Life at Walnut Tree Farm
Deakin, Rufus2019
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In 1970 Roger Deakin acquired Walnut Tree Farm, a semi-ruined Elizabethan farmhouse deep in the countryside of northern Suffolk, on the edge of Mellis Green, the largest area of common grazing land in England. Leaving swinging London behind, Deakin bought the farm in a spirit of 'back to the land' fervour; and, in the coming decades, lovingly restored it. Deakin lived here until his death in 2006, dredging the moat (in which he swam daily), planting woods and buying more of the surrounding fields, where he grew hay and wild flowers. Walnut Tree Farm became a place of pilgrimage and inspiration for nature-lovers, writers, intellectuals and artists, while Deakin's 'Waterlog' has become a much-loved classic of nature writing and gave impetus to the wild swimming movement.
Main title:
Life at Walnut Tree Farm / Rufus Deakin & Titus Rowlandson.
Author:
Deakin, Rufus, authorRowlandson, Titus, author
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2019.
Collation:
254 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 19 x 20 cm
ISBN:
9781788547819 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
333.72092333.72333.7209DEAB DEA
Language:
English
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BRN:
1898071
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