Andrew Bibby: The Borders - The Lands We Share

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The Borders: The Lands We Share

NEW. Published February 2025

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Andrew Bibby walks south from Edinburgh through the Scottish borders until he gets to the Cheviots and England… and then carries on walking until he reaches North Yorkshire and the river Swale. His journey is one of discovery into the distinctive landscapes of the border lands, and the author draws on themes as varied as social history, folk tradition, land usage and land ownership to help him to make sense of what he sees.

This is a book which celebrates the beauty of the border countryside by interpreting why it looks the way it does. Andrew Bibby looks beneath the superficial to reveal how human interaction with the land has shaped the landscapes we know today – and how, particularly as a consequence of climate change, these landscapes are already being radically changed once again.

"This is a delightful book, a very personal, yet also very universal walk through the beautiful lands of the Scottish Borders, Northumberland and the North Pennines… Andrew brings the landscape alive" - North-East Bylines

The book is available from bookshops, online, or from the publishers Gritstone Publishing.

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