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The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature by Richard Fortey

The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Page (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.8listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 10.8 hours of listening.

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30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature is an audiobook by Richard Fortey: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Page, released December 6, 2016, on the World and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.8 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Page
Released
December 6, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781681683942

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature as an audiobook?

The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature?

The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature is narrated by Michael Page.

Is The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.