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Levison Wood

The Great Tree Story

Hay Festival 2025, 

Head into the forest with explorer Levison Wood as he shares the profound influence forests have had on our planet and civilisation. Having spent a lifetime exploring wild places and witnessing environmental challenges and conservation efforts around the world, Wood now turns his attention to the forest in The Great Tree Story, and will discuss the book and his experiences of woodlands around the world.

Wood is a bestselling author, photographer and explorer. He has written seven other books, including Walking the Himalayas, which won Adventure Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards.

In conversation with journalist, woodsman, lifelong cyclist and author, Robert Penn.