Publications

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How a Landscape Works 

This book brings together new research and interpretations of a world-famous site.

Examining the 'social landscape' from medieval peasants and the Earls of Abingdon, to citizen scientists and artistic interpretations of the woods; and provides an account of a piece of countryside and the changes that are typical of much of Britain.

Since the woods, grassland and farmland of the 1000 hectare Wytham Estate in Oxfordshire, England, came to the University of Oxford in 1943, the Estate has been the subject of an immense amount of research.The pioneering studies of Charles Elton and colleagues laid some of the foundations of ecological science in the 1950s while students today gather insights using the latest technology from DNA analysis to remote sensing from drones and satellites.

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Edited by Peter Savill, Christopher Perrins, Keith Kirby, and Nigel Fisher

Wytham Woods: Oxford's Ecological Laboratory

For the first time, this book tells the Wytham story in a way that is accessible to both scientist and general reader alike. It provides a fascinating overview of what the Woods are like, their history, composition (both plant and animal), and how their wildlife has changed over time.

This iconic location has been the subject of a series of continuous ecological research programmes dating back to the 1920s, a level of continuity of research effort that is extremely rare. Hence there is a strong emphasis on the significance of the scientific research that has been done there and how this has contributed to ecological thinking elsewhere.

Other publications

For the Guide Book, Writers in Residence Series, and other products inspired by Wytham Woods, we have a small selection of products in the online shop inspired by, and of the Woodland, by visiting artists and writers.