Britain has lost a lot of things lately: international standing; economic credibility; its collective shit. But we&#8217;ve also mislaid something more fragile, dank and extraordinary than even Liz Truss&#8217;s premiership: our precious and hitherto largely unknown temperate rainforests.
In his new book, <a href="https://lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2022/10/17/the-lost-rainforests-of-britain-book-book-tour/">The Lost Rainforests of Britain</a>, author and campaigner Guy Shrubsole sets out to right that wrong. He&#8217;s mapped every last rainforesty remnant, uncovered centuries old cultural ties to them, and outlined a compelling case for reversing their decline.
Now listen, before you get excited, don&#8217;t go expecting pumas and parrots and leeches and wotnot, like in &#8216;proper&#8217; rainforests. But as Guy patiently explains, Blighty&#8217;s special areas &#8211; cold and wet rather than hot and wet, like all the places you&#8217;d actually want to go on holiday &#8211; are jam packed with extraordinary flora and fauna none-the-less.
Or at least they were, until Dave showed up with his size 9s.
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