Latest Feature Midwinter wishes December 24, 2020 Warm wishes and some inspiring books for winter reading
Wildlife & Nature An exciting new project: a book about Britain’s trees January 21, 2019 I'm delving into the traditions associated with Britain's trees for this new book to be published by the National Trust
Reviews Book review: ‘Island of Dreams’ by Dan Boothby September 18, 2016 At the end of August I went to the Edinburgh Book Festival to see a joint talk by two authors …
History Innerpeffray: Scotland's oldest free lending library August 14, 2016 By the quiet waters of the River Earn is an unexpected treasurehouse of books. Step inside and prepare to …
Reviews Book review: ‘Scotland’s Merlin’ by Tim Clarkson July 14, 2016 “And in the battle of Arfderydd my torc was of gold…” From ‘Yr Afallennau’ (‘The Apples’), a poem in the …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Rainforests of Britain and Ireland’ by Clifton Bain April 21, 2016 You might remember that, back in the summer of last year, I wrote about the oak woods of Taynish in …
Reviews ‘Bonnie Scotland’ by A R Hope Moncrieff and Harry Sutton Palmer January 11, 2016 “The tartans are dyed by the blood of a hundred battlefields, as by memories of green braes and purple moors.” …
Reviews A new treasure: ‘Trees and How They Grow’ by G Clarke Nuttall May 25, 2015 At a show last weekend I picked up this gorgeous old book from a second-hand book stall. Written by Gertrude Clarke Nuttall, …
Reviews Book review: ‘Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age’ by Tim Clarkson January 23, 2015 This fascinating new book by Tim Clarkson, an expert on early medieval Scotland, throws some light on the little-known Kingdom …
Reviews Book review: ‘Moonwalker – Adventures of a Midnight Mountaineer’ by Alan Rowan October 20, 2014 Climbing Scotland's highest mountains is a serious challenge for any walker… but would you climb them at night? Alan …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Old Straight Track’ by Alfred Watkins July 14, 2014 One of my very favourite books… for many people, 'The Old Straight Track' will need no introduction. This is …
Reviews Book review: ‘The New Sylva’ May 07, 2014 In 1664, horticulturalist John Evelyn published 'Sylva', a comprehensive study of Britain's trees; and in 2014, to mark the …
Reviews Book review: ‘In Search of the Dark Ages’ by Michael Wood February 02, 2014 I've just finished 'In Search of the Dark Ages' by Michael Wood, and I can totally recommend it as a …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Scottish Malcontent’ by Colin Macaulay October 03, 2013 Set in Edinburgh in the late 1700s, when the flame of the Jacobite rebellion was still glimmering in Scottish hearts, …
Reviews Book review: ‘Keepers: The Ancient Offices of Britain’ September 24, 2013 If you’re at all interested in history and pageantry, or if you love British eccentricity, you will adore this book …
