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OverviewThis book brings to public attention some of the most evocative and threatened features of the landscape of southern England. Water meadows work with nature to improve agricultural productivity, whilst providing rich habitats for wildlife such as water voles, waders and grass snakes. They are areas of low-lying grassland which are regularly 'drowned' - artificially irrigated - at certain times of the year, to stimulate the early growth of grass in the spring. Only a few remain in operation today, though they played a crucial role in Britains past farming economy. Their archaeological remains can be found all over southern England, with Hampshire and Wiltshire having perhaps the best surviving examples. In this book leading archaeologists and scientists - together with one of the last practising 'drowners' - explore the ecology and history of water meadows. They ask when and where the art of floating originated, and explain its hydrology. They also investigate water meadows conservation status and potential for the future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hadrian Cook , Tom WilliamsonPublisher: Windgather Press Imprint: Windgather Press Dimensions: Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9781905119127ISBN 10: 1905119127 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 01 December 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsIntroducing Water Meadows - Tom Williamson and Hadrian Cook; The Floated Water Meadows of Wessex: A Triumph of English Agriculture - Joe Bettey; The Archaeology of Water Meadows - Christopher Taylor; Floating in Context: Meadows in the Long Term - Tom Williamson; The Later History of Water Meadows - Hadrian Cook and Tom Williamson; Drowning by Numbers: The Functioning of Bedwork Water Meadows - Roger L. Cutting and Ian Cummings; The Effects of Floating on Plant Communities - Ian Cummings and Roger L. Cutting; The Hydrology, Soils and Geology of the Wessex Water Meadows - Hadrian F. Cook; The Management of Water Meadows: Four Hundred Years of Intensive Integrated Agriculture - Kathy Stearne; Water Meadow Management Today: The Practitioner's View - Peter Martin and Kathy Stearne;Agri-Environment Schemes and Water Meadow Conservation - Kathy Stearne and Andrew Fielder; Conclusion - Tom Williamson and Hadrian Cook; Bibliography; IndexReviewsextremely readable' -- Gavin Bowie Southern History 2007 A fascinating and informative book for those interested in their local history as well as those with a particular interest in the water meadow itself.' -- Barry Huntingford The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 2008 An excellent book which should be of interest, not only to landscape historians and archaeologists, but to a much wider audience.' -- Graham Brown Landscape History Vol. 29 2007 Essential reading for anyone with an interest in river habitats... an invaluable contribution.' -- Michael Heaton Wild Trout Trust News Autumn 2008 extremely readable' -- Gavin Bowie Southern History, 2007 A fascinating and informative book for those interested in their local history as well as those with a particular interest in the water meadow itself.' -- Barry Huntingford The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 2008 An excellent book which should be of interest, not only to landscape historians and archaeologists, but to a much wider audience.' -- Graham Brown Landscape History, Vol. 29, 2007 Essential reading for anyone with an interest in river habitats... an invaluable contribution.' -- Michael Heaton Wild Trout Trust News, Autumn 2008 extremely readable' -- Gavin Bowie Southern History 2007 A fascinating and informative book for those interested in their local history as well as those with a particular interest in the water meadow itself.' -- Barry Huntingford The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 2008 An excellent book which should be of interest, not only to landscape historians and archaeologists, but to a much wider audience.' -- Graham Brown Landscape History Vol. 29, 2007 Essential reading for anyone with an interest in river habitats... an invaluable contribution.' -- Michael Heaton Wild Trout Trust News Autumn 2008 Author InformationHadrian Cook teaches and writes on environmental science, environmental policy and landscape history. He was educated in the universities of Sheffield, London and East Anglia and taught in schools before taking up a teaching appointment at Wye College and Imperial College within the University of London. He presently teaches at Kingston University and in adult education. Tom Williamson was born in Hemel Hemstead in Hertfordshire, and was brought up in Bushey, before reading history and archaeology at Jesus College, Cambridge. Since 1984 he has taught at the University of East Anglia. He is now Professor of Landscape History there, and has written widely on landscape archaeology, agricultural history and the history of landscape design. He has a particular interest in the landscape history of Hertfordshire. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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