Britain & Ireland’s best wild places : 500 ways to discover the wild

"Britain and Ireland are full of wonderful wild places: storm- battered headlands, hidden waterfalls, tumbledown cottages, haunted ruins, forgotten woods, rusting sea-forts. Travel writer and avid walker Christopher Somerville has spent the last twenty-five years traversing the wilderness of Britain and Ireland, traveling through fields and green lanes, forests, mountains, and lonely coasts. Here he presents his five hundred favorite untamed places-each one a natural treasure. Whether you're a serious hiker or an armchair traveler, this is the book for you."--Publisher's website. Read more... "Storm-battered headlands, hidden waterfalls, tumbledown cottages, the ruins of haunted chapels deep in forgotten woods, medieval Green Men, old mines and quarries being recaptured by nature, rusting sea-forts tottering on sandbanks ... Britain and Ireland are full of wild places, some remote, many often astonishingly close to home. Christopher Somerville has travelled through fields and green lanes, in forests and mountains and on lonely coasts, seeking out his favourite 500 untamed treasures. This book will show you how everyone can discover a piece of the wild for themselves."--Publisher description The West Country -- The South Country -- The home counties -- East Anglia -- Wales -- The South Midlands -- The North Midlands -- Yorkshire -- The North-West -- The North-East -- The borders and Central Scotland -- The Highlands and The Isles -- Ireland.