Download or read book Silent Fields written by Roger Lovegrove and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-02-22 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales from the Middle Ages, shedding a new light on the history of our much-loved wildlife.