Step into the enchanted forest with Witch's Forest: Trees in Magic, Folklore and Traditional Remedies, the newest edition in the highly successful series including Witch's Garden and The Magic of Mushrooms.
Known through time as wild places imbued with power and mystery, forests conjure stories of magical mischief and otherworldly creatures. Explore the long-established links between humans and trees through a folkloric lens, from birch broomsticks to the Tree of Life.
Known in stories throughout the world as dark and wild places where witches make mischief and eerie creatures dwell, forests are also places of sanctuary for ancient beliefs, folk remedies and the most enchanting species of trees.
Witch's Forest is a beautifully illustrated, captivating journey through the magical woodland and its natural stories, from birch broomsticks and the sacred olive to alder doorways and the Tree of Life.
About the Author
Sandra Lawrence is a journalist and author. She writes for the Evening Standard, Guardian, Financial Times, Times, Londonist.com and the English Garden. She is the London columnist for British Heritage magazine and is on the Q&A panel of experts for History Revealed magazine.
Author: Sandra Lawrence. 208pp. 200 colour illustrations. 210 x 150 mm. Hardback, ISBN 9781787399068, Welbeck in association with RBG Kew, 2022.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are home to the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. Founded in 1840, Kew's archives store millions of specimens, botanical illustrations and books. Kew's mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi, for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.