The Animals of Farthing Wood, the first book in the series, was first published by John Goodchild Publishers in the
United Kingdom in the first half of 1979 as two separate paperbacks. The first was known as
Escape from Danger and the second was known as
The Way to White Deer. They were later released as one novel. The original book was meant to be a stand-alone book, with the animals reaching White Deer Park at the end. The success of the book led to a further six novels detailing the adventures of the animals once they reached White Deer Park, and a prequel showing how Farthing Wood came to be destroyed. The cover illustrations for this original series were painted by Portal artist Frances Broomfield. Dann revealed in an interview with the "Green Action" radio programme on
Q96 that the two-book version was special-issue for a children's book club that operated through British primary schools and included some illustrations left out of the original.
In the Grip of Winter was published in 1981, ''Fox's Feud
was published in 1982, and The Fox Cub Bold
was published in 1983. An omnibus edition of all three books was published in 1994 by Hutchinson. The Siege of White Deer Park
was first published in 1985, In the Path of the Storm
was first published in 1989, and Battle for the Park'' was first published in 1992. Those three books were made into a second omnibus in 1995 by Hutchinson. In 1994, the last book in the series,
Farthing Wood: The Adventure Begins, was released. ==See also==