British trees , Wildlife & Nature The power of the elder June 21, 2019 1435 Views 14 Comments A guardian of half-forgotten places, the elder's magic is both old and dark...
History Looking for the yew of Easragan May 20, 2019 1351 Views 14 Comments The quiet shores of Loch Etive have an age-old connection with bow-makers and Bannockburn
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Wild cherry: the last snow of spring April 19, 2019 1724 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 3229 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 3845 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 3803 Views 6 Comments Hazel nuts and all kinds of weird and colourful fungi litter the floor of this ancient hazel wood
Poetry ‘Song of the trees’ December 14, 2017 2703 Views 24 Comments An evocative and heartwarming poem by Joy Mead
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Sycamore: colonist or custodian? October 06, 2017 3231 Views 27 Comments 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 2661 Views 18 Comments Celebrating the variety of seasonal colour in our best-loved deciduous trees
Wildlife & Nature Three favourite woodlands for autumn colour September 17, 2017 2279 Views 18 Comments Looking forward to the glorious colours of these woodlands in Argyll and Perthshire
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The song of the aspen December 05, 2016 1722 Views 0 Comment Fluttering on impossibly slender stalks, aspen leaves whisper a message that seems to flow from the Earth itself
Poetry 'Tree is a fractalscape' by Sudeep Adhikari August 12, 2016 475 Views 0 Comment A thought-provoking poem by Sudeep Adhikari from Kathmandu
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The fire of the ash August 09, 2016 3694 Views 0 Comment The ash is a beguiling tree, elegant in all seasons, and mother to a host of legends
Wildlife & Nature Ballachuan hazel wood May 11, 2016 2575 Views 23 Comments I've never walked through a woodland quite like this one: the ancient hazel wood of Ballachuan on the island …
Poetry ‘The Sisters – Olive trees of Noah’: poem by Sudeep Adhikari May 05, 2016 1385 Views 9 Comments Just recently I was contacted by a poet named Sudeep Adhikari, who wondered if I would like to publish a …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Rainforests of Britain and Ireland’ by Clifton Bain April 21, 2016 1064 Views 4 Comments You might remember that, back in the summer of last year, I wrote about the oak woods of Taynish in …
