A new study has revealed there are more sites of ancient woodland than we thought…especially in central Northumberland. Now you have a chance to come and meet one of the most engaging and enthusiastic woodland experts.
Max Adams will be the guest speaker at our WoodNet event next month. He will explore their importance in the landscape, ecology, key features and management. Max is a critically-acclaimed author, archaeologist, woodsman and teacher. His journeys through the landscapes of the past and the present, of human geography, music, art and culture are a continuing source of inspiration in his writing.
Born in London, Max was educated at the University of York, where he read archaeology. After a professional career which included the notorious excavations at Christchurch Spitalfields, and several years as Director of Archaeological Services at Durham University, Max went to live in a 40-acre woodland in County Durham for three years.
Max continues to manage woodland, and still lives on the north-west edge of County Durham, in a slightly more conventional dwelling. Max is also a musician, playing drums, harmonicas, Appalachian dulcimer and low-key whistle. He was a Royal Literary Fund Fellow from 2010-2012 and he is a Visiting Fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University – where he also teaches Creative Writing.
The event, the latest in our WoodNet series, is at the Jubilee Hall in Rothbury on Wednesday May 21 and you can book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ancient-woodland-there-maybe-more-than-we-thought-tickets-1333721369519