From our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man's effect on Britain is everywhere.
Packed with over 250 maps and photographs, compellingly written and argued, in The Making of the British Landscape: How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today, Francis Pryor will permanently change the way you see your surroundings.