Catkins The winner of Purdey’s PAWS Awards… and introducing Clyde! April 04, 2018 The much-anticipated result may be a shock for some! And I'd like you to meet a new friend...
Latest Feature Welcome to my new website! April 02, 2018 I'm proud to present a new look and a new logo for The Hazel Tree
History A morning in Kilmartin Glen March 17, 2018 A quiet walk around some of my favourite places - Nether Largie and Temple Wood
History Caisteal nan Coin Duibh – ‘the Castle of the Black Dogs’ February 11, 2018 With sweeping views across the sea from the Craignish peninsula, this hill fort seems to be half-immersed in legend
Wildlife & Nature Trespassing February 06, 2018 Renewing my love of hazels, and the spells that they weave...
Catkins Purdey’s PAWS Awards 2018 February 01, 2018 It's that time of year again! Polish your whiskers and get ready to cast your votes in Purdey's PAWS …
Latest Feature The Hazel Tree – now on the west coast! January 31, 2018 A new home for us, and for The Hazel Tree, on the coast of Argyll
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Sycamore: colonist or custodian? October 06, 2017 Often seen as an intruder in old woodlands, the sycamore still deserves a second glance for its beauty - and …
Wildlife & Nature 12 Trees in Autumn October 01, 2017 Celebrating the variety of seasonal colour in our best-loved deciduous trees
Wildlife & Nature Three favourite woodlands for autumn colour September 17, 2017 Looking forward to the glorious colours of these woodlands in Argyll and Perthshire
Wildlife & Nature Rosebay willowherb August 25, 2017 'Fireweed' or 'bombweed' lights up roadside verges and waste ground with a blaze of late summer colour
Photography Windows: Culross Palace July 31, 2017 Distinctive dormer windows in the roof of Culross Palace
History , Megalithic sites Standing stone near Loch Ederline July 27, 2017 Checking fields at random around Kilmartin Glen will reveal any number of cairns and standing stones. This one, right …
History , Scottish castles Blackness Castle July 22, 2017 There's nothing romantic about this castle on the Firth of Forth: armed to the teeth, with walls 18 feet …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilbride Kirk, Lerags July 04, 2017 In this mossy graveyard close to Loch Feochan, many generations of MacDougalls have been laid to rest
