Wildlife & Nature For the love of mistletoe November 30, 2014 What lies behind our long-standing affection for mistletoe's pure white berries?
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The darkness of the yew October 26, 2014 Evergreen, toxic, and able to live for thousands of years… it's no wonder the yew tree was revered in ancient …
Wildlife & Nature The plants of Dollar Glen September 15, 2014 Following my feature on the Trees of Dollar Glen, I'm taking a look at its lovely array of wild plants …
Wildlife & Nature The trees of Dollar Glen August 25, 2014 At Dollar Glen in Clackmannanshire, a steep-sided gorge contains an emerald world where the trees bend their mossy branches to …
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 …
Uncategorized Trees of life April 21, 2014 “What a marvelous cooperative arrangement – plants and animals each inhaling each other’s exhalations, a kind of planet-wide mutual mouth-to-stoma …
Wildlife & Nature The Fortingall Yew: symbol of eternity March 26, 2014 This yew tree in a Perthshire churchyard may be 5,000 years old: it's astounding to think how much human …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The Scots pine: keeper of the forest February 12, 2014 Continuing my series on British trees, we're heading up into the Highlands to stand beneath a beautiful Scots pine...
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The holly bears the crown November 26, 2013 Glowing with colour when the year is at its darkest, holly was once thought to symbolise immortality
Wildlife & Nature Cherry galls on oak leaves November 18, 2013 Look at this beautiful little orb on an oak leaf! Intriguing but certainly not innocent, it's caused by a …
Wildlife & Nature A festival of fungi November 02, 2013 Encouraged by the damp autumn, these weird and wonderful fungi are having a ball in the woodlands at the moment! …
Photography A tree of fire October 05, 2013 Autumn has set light to this beautiful old mountain ash, photographed in the hills above Braemar.
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The enchantment of the rowan September 09, 2013 The mountain ash is one of our best-loved native trees: beautiful in every season, with more than a hint …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The majesty of the beech April 16, 2013 Beeches evoke the true beauty of the British landscape, with their majestic shape and vivid autumn colours.
Photography Frost in Cwm Cynfal February 15, 2013 On a cold Welsh hillside, a ruined bothy is bathed in sunlight.
Wildlife & Nature The memory of trees December 04, 2011 These majestic old Scots Pines stand above Loch Tay, with magnificent views of mountains and heather moor in all directions.
