The Lost Rainforests of Britain

Written by Guy Shrubsole

Narrated by Guy Shrubsole

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2023 The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year As seen on Countryfile

‘If anyone was born to save Britain’s rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole’ Sunday Times

Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary Prize

Temperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain, inspiring Celtic druids, Welsh wizards, Romantic poets, and Arthur Conan Doyle’s most loved creations. Though only fragments now remain, they are home to a dazzling variety of luminous life-forms.

In this awe-inspiring investigation, Guy Shrubsole travels through the Western Highlands and the Lake District, down to the rainforests of Wales, Devon, and Cornwall to map these spectacular lost worlds for the first time.

This is the extraordinary tale of one person’s quest to find Britain’s lost rainforests – and bring them back.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Release date: Oct 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9780008527983

Guy Shrubsole

Guy Shrubsole is an environmental campaigner and writer. He is the author of Who Owns England?, an instant Sunday Times bestseller, and The Lost Rainforests of Britain, which won the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation. For the past decade Guy has campaigned on the climate and nature crises, working for organisations ranging from Friends of the Earth and the Right to Roam campaign, to Defra. He lives in Devon.

Reviews for The Lost Rainforests of Britain

[Nicole · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love that he doesn’t shy away from directly addressing the political element that impacts British rainforests as well as their impact on Britons culturally, spiritually and so on. Lots of information to rabbit hole later.