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Author_Tony Waltham
Blue John
Carboniferous
Castleton
Category=RBG
Category=WNW
Caverns
Caves
Chatsworth
Chert
Chrome Hill
Crag
Crinoid
Dark Peak
Derbyshire
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Eyam
Fossil
Geology
Kinder Scout
Limestone
Millstone Grit Group
Monsal Dale
Namurian Delta
National Park
Parkhouse
Pennies
Quaternary
Treak Cliff
walk
White Peak
Product details
- ISBN 9781785008740
- Weight: 375g
- Dimensions: 165 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jun 2021
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book is one of a popular and exciting series that seeks to tell the story of some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes. Written with the general reader - the walker, the lover of the countryside - firmly in mind, these pages open the door to a fascinating story of ancient oceans, deltas, mineralization and tundra landscapes. Over millions of years the rocks that now form the spectacular terrains of the White Peak and the Dark Peak were laid down on the floors of tropical seas and deformed by plate tectonics before being shaped by streams and rivers. The white limestone was fretted into its own distinctive landscape above hidden cave systems; then generations of miners and farmers modified and contributed to the landscapes we see today. With the help of photographs that are largely his own, geologist Tony Waltham tells the remarkable story of the Peak District, explaining just how the landscapes of limestone plateau, grit moors and river valleys came to look as they do. Including suggestions for walks and places to visit in order to appreciate the best of the National Park's landforms, this accessible and readable book opens up an amazing new perspective for anyone who enjoys this varied and beautiful area.
Tony Waltham is a geologist who has long studied limestone landscapes, above and below ground, whilst teaching a university in Nottingham. With the Peak District forming his nearest upland, he still loves to visit its sites and walk its hills and valleys.
