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Reading the landscape

Learning to ‘read’ and understand the landscape is both an important part of permaculture design and a fascinating pastime. It enables you to understand what makes a particular landscape the way it is, how it works and how it changes through time.

Related Books

The Old Straight Track
How to Read the Landscape
The Living Landscape - How To Read and Understand It

Videos

Geoff Lawton - Reading the Permaculture Landscape

Patrick Whitefield: Tree Identification Walk Part 1

Websites

How Snow shows microclimates
ARTICLE : The Old Straight Track by Alfred Watkins – walking through the past - theguardian.com
ARTICLE : Reading the Landscape – Surfing and Permaculture (VIDEO) - Permaculturenews.org
Our vision for A Living Landscape from the Wildlife Trusts
Reading the Landscape by Patrick Whitefield
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