Review of 'The Flora Sheffielder' and The Peak District Journal of Natural History and Archaeology,
by Julie Bunting
This review is by Julie Bunting, and was published originally in
The Peak Advertiser, the Peak District's local free newspaper,
on 8th April 2002, and is reproduced with Julie's kind permission.
TWO NEW JOURNALS
The two latest journals from
Wildtrack Publishing will appeal to all who
have an interest in the ecology, natural history and archaeology of the Peak
District.
'The Flora Sheffielder' is the title of a book supporting an interactive
project for local people in and around the Peak. The aims of the new venture
are simple - to encourage and record cultural knowledge of plants, such as
gardening, herbal medicine and folklore. In fact editors Ian D. Rotherham
and Janet Alton want to hear about anything to do with plants and people.
Taking a similar approach to the hugely successful Flora Britannica run
nationally, they hope to learn more about such topics as the way we use
herbs for cooking, also local knowledge of the region's flora, especially
from older people who perhaps remember using herbal cures for illnesses. The
ten-year project depends very much on input from readers. The first journal
gets off to a fascinating start with 14 subjects as diverse as Some Uses of
Garlic, St John's Wort, Memories of Herbal Cures and Two Smelly Ones ...
'The Flora Sheffielder' volume 1 part 1 is available or to order from
bookshops and other outlets, price £3.60 (to order, quote ISSN 1476 0940).
'The Peak District Journal of Natural History and Archaeology', edited by
Melvyn Jones and Ian D. Rotherham, is now in its second edition. This annual
publication is devoted to all aspects of wildlife, nature, history and
archaeology, and related conservation issues. The editors describe their aim
as an academically robust publication but also interesting and relevant to
the more casual reader.
Volume 2 of the journal contains titles dealing with the presence of deer
in the region, ancient coppice woods, the Peak's millstone industry - with a
reappraisal of the industry in the Hathersage area - and the impressive
Ashblack slug! With almost 100 pages and a wealth of illustrations, 'The
Peak District Journal of Natural History and Archaeology' (vol 2) is also
available locally price £11. To order, quote ISSN 1360 4422.
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[Created 28 Mar 2002. Last updated 24 Oct 2008 - 11:02 by Rosemary Lockie]