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|title=The Ash and the Beech
|sort=Ash and the Beech, The
|publisher=Vintage
|date=June 2013
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099587238</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0099587238</amazonus>
|website=http://richardmabey.co.uk/
|video=
|summary=A delightful, poetic summary of the natural history of the beech tree in Britain.
|cover=0099587238
|aznuk=0099587238
|aznus=0099587238
}}
''The Ash and The Beech'' is an updated version of Mabey’s popular ''Beechcombings'', which has been given a new foreword and afterword by the author in light of the recent issues concerning ash die-back, which currently threatens Britain’s ash population. Mabey expands on this topic by examining the history of British trees, particularly the Beech and how it has managed to survive and adapt over the centuries despite threats from war, felling, disease and storms. He raises some important and thought-provoking ideas and questions whether our constant intervention in such cases serves to do more harm than good.

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