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Become an expert in everything from tree planting to dry stone walling, woodland management to fencing, footpaths, hedging and more.

The definitive guides to practical conservation work

TCV’s Practical Conservation Handbooks have been the definitive ‘how to’ guides to managing the countryside and green spaces for decades. Over 1,000 pages of fantastic background information, advice and instruction, written by experts, illustrated and clearly laid out in a step-by-step format.

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Step by step

All the processes in the handbooks are explained in an easy to follow, step-by-step way using plain English.

Clearly illustrated

Over 2,000 line drawings accompany the text, adding clarity to text descriptions. More illustrations coming.

Definitive

Written by experts, these handbooks have long been considered the definitive conservation guides.

Updated

The content and illustrations in each book will be regularly updated to keep pace with standards and practices.

Background

Before each book dives into the 'how to', it covers a thorough and wide-ranging introduction to each subject.

Printable

Take wherever you go. Accessible with an internet connection, pages can also be printed for use in the field.

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Used by the National Trust across the UK as best practice guidance for all their Ranger community

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About "Dry Stone Walling"... Great book. Full of detailed drawings and text explaining in detail how the walls are constructed. Covers walls from all around the country. Very well written and nicely produced. Probably one of the best books on the subject.

About "Fencing"... Great book with all the detail you need regardless of fencing ability. Very intuitive with detailed diagrams and descriptions.

About "Footpaths"... Excellent! Clear and concise and exactly what I needed and will need in the future. I highly recommend this book!

About "Dry Stone Walling"... It is an excellent manual with clear illustrations showing both best practice and the pitfalls to avoid. It goes from basics right through to advanced features and covers the range of British walling styles. A brilliant book.

About "Hedging"... this is simply the best book it covers everything from the history of hedging to the present day. Hedge laying is a dying trade & to find a book which covers all the technique is a real bonus.

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