The Wild Places (book)

The Wild Places
Author	Robert Macfarlane
Subject	Geography
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Penguin Books
Publication date	2007
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	340
Awards	Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature
ISBN	978-1-86207-941-0
Preceded by	Mountains of the Mind
Followed by	The Old Ways

Last updated March 12, 2025

The Wild Places is a 2007 book by British writer Robert Macfarlane about the author's journey to explore and document the remaining wilderness of the British Isles.^[1] The book is separated into 15 chapters, each a description of Macfarlane's journey to a particular type of wild place, such as "Island", "Valley", and "Moor".^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Macfarlane, Robert (2008). The Wild Places . New York: Penguin. ISBN 9780143113935.
↑ Motion, Andrew (25 August 2007). "Mapping nature's heartlands". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
↑ The Wild Places [Paperback]. ASIN 1847080189.
↑ Nicolson, Adam (31 August 2007). "The Wild Places, by Robert Macfarlane". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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[1] Macfarlane, Robert (2008). The Wild Places . New York: Penguin. ISBN 9780143113935.

[guardian-2] Motion, Andrew (25 August 2007). "Mapping nature's heartlands". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.

[amazon-3] The Wild Places [Paperback]. ASIN 1847080189.

[independent-4] Nicolson, Adam (31 August 2007). "The Wild Places, by Robert Macfarlane". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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