Latest Feature , Wild flowers , Wildlife & Nature Meadowsweet August 16, 2019 575 Views 14 Comments Over the centuries, meadowsweet has played an important part in our natural remedies, our traditions and our folklore...
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Wild cherry: the last snow of spring April 19, 2019 1549 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 3061 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
Latest Feature Festive greetings… December 21, 2018 2591 Views 25 Comments Sending you the warmest of wishes on the winter solstice
Wildlife & Nature Back to Ballachuan September 10, 2018 3717 Views 6 Comments Hazel nuts and all kinds of weird and colourful fungi litter the floor of this ancient hazel wood
Wildlife & Nature Fresh leaves in old woodlands May 08, 2018 6438 Views 11 Comments The woodlands are bursting into leaf, and spring flowers are everywhere. It's hard to stay indoors...
Latest Feature Welcome to my new website! April 02, 2018 3650 Views 30 Comments I'm proud to present a new look and a new logo for The Hazel Tree
Wildlife & Nature Trespassing February 06, 2018 3108 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 3151 Views 27 Comments Often seen as an intruder in old woodlands, the sycamore still deserves a second glance for its beauty - and …
Wildlife & Nature Three favourite woodlands for autumn colour September 17, 2017 2246 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 1660 Views 0 Comment Fluttering on impossibly slender stalks, aspen leaves whisper a message that seems to flow from the Earth itself
Wildlife & Nature Devil’s-bit scabious August 24, 2016 1215 Views 0 Comment These pretty blooms of late summer are an important food source for butterflies and bees
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The fire of the ash August 09, 2016 3608 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 2479 Views 23 Comments I've never walked through a woodland quite like this one: the ancient hazel wood of Ballachuan on the island …
Wildlife & Nature Marsh marigold: the yellow plant of Beltane April 29, 2016 1325 Views 12 Comments Lighting up wetlands and boggy places, kingcup flowers are dazzling in their brilliance
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The fragrance of juniper November 29, 2015 3972 Views 19 Comments Since the end of the last Ice Age, juniper has been colonising open areas of land and offering shelter to …
