Latest Feature , Wildlife & Nature So many birds! May 07, 2020 354 Views 12 Comments Thrushes, blackbirds and robins are in full song, and their babies are everywhere...
Latest Feature , Wildlife & Nature Leafburst April 14, 2020 571 Views 14 Comments A gentle wander around some of the beautiful trees that are putting forth fresh leaves in the spring sunshine
History , Latest Feature , Wildlife & Nature Remembering the magic of mistletoe December 08, 2019 1612 Views 14 Comments Mistletoe traditions have been described as some of northern Europe's last surviving remnants of plant magic
History , Latest Feature , Wildlife & Nature Finding the Faery Isles October 27, 2019 1750 Views 16 Comments Is there some ancient magic about these tiny wooded islets in Loch Sween?
Wild flowers , Wildlife & Nature Meadowsweet August 16, 2019 2400 Views 16 Comments Over the centuries, meadowsweet has played an important part in our natural remedies, our traditions and our folklore...
Wild flowers , Wildlife & Nature Enchanter’s nightshade July 04, 2019 2323 Views 10 Comments Haunting damp, shady places, this shy woodland flower has a spellbinding beauty
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The power of the elder June 21, 2019 2849 Views 14 Comments A guardian of half-forgotten places, the elder's magic is both old and dark...
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Wild cherry: the last snow of spring April 19, 2019 2762 Views 12 Comments One of our most beautiful flowering trees is "wearing white for Eastertide"...
Wildlife & Nature An exciting new project: a book about Britain’s trees January 21, 2019 4247 Views 35 Comments I'm delving into the traditions associated with Britain's trees for this new book to be published by the National Trust
History , Wildlife & Nature The road to Loch Avich October 06, 2018 4141 Views 14 Comments A back road through glorious autumn countryside... leading eventually to Loch Avich and the 'Castle of the Red-haired Girl'
Wildlife & Nature Back to Ballachuan September 10, 2018 4333 Views 6 Comments Hazel nuts and all kinds of weird and colourful fungi litter the floor of this ancient hazel wood
Wildlife & Nature Rain June 13, 2018 3999 Views 14 Comments After weeks of dryness and warmth, the trees can sense a change in the wind
Wildlife & Nature Fresh leaves in old woodlands May 08, 2018 6683 Views 11 Comments The woodlands are bursting into leaf, and spring flowers are everywhere. It's hard to stay indoors...
Wild flowers , Wildlife & Nature Golden saxifrage April 06, 2018 3993 Views 12 Comments A pretty wayside plant that loves to have its feet in water
Wildlife & Nature Trespassing February 06, 2018 3390 Views 21 Comments Renewing my love of hazels, and the spells that they weave...
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Sycamore: colonist or custodian? October 06, 2017 3972 Views 27 Comments Often seen as an intruder in old woodlands, the sycamore still deserves a second glance for its beauty - and …
