British trees , Wildlife & Nature The power of the elder June 21, 2019 1234 Views 14 Comments A guardian of half-forgotten places, the elder's magic is both old and dark...
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Wild cherry: the last snow of spring April 19, 2019 1553 Views 12 Comments One of our most beautiful flowering trees is "wearing white for Eastertide"...
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Sycamore: colonist or custodian? October 06, 2017 3164 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 2614 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 2247 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
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The fire of the ash August 09, 2016 3623 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 2482 Views 23 Comments I've never walked through a woodland quite like this one: the ancient hazel wood of Ballachuan on the island …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Rainforests of Britain and Ireland’ by Clifton Bain April 21, 2016 1022 Views 4 Comments You might remember that, back in the summer of last year, I wrote about the oak woods of Taynish in …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The fragrance of juniper November 29, 2015 3982 Views 19 Comments Since the end of the last Ice Age, juniper has been colonising open areas of land and offering shelter to …
Wildlife & Nature Autumn colours in Killiecrankie October 18, 2015 1964 Views 34 Comments Lit by the slanting sun, the woods along the River Garry are burnished with bronze, yellow and gold
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The spirit of the alder August 23, 2015 4004 Views 28 Comments Lover of riverbanks and boggy places, the alder forms a close bond between earth and water. No wonder …
Poetry Early summer gold June 12, 2015 459 Views 6 Comments Walking around Taynish woods in the early summer sunshine, I was reminded of these words by the American poet Robert …
Reviews A new treasure: ‘Trees and How They Grow’ by G Clarke Nuttall May 25, 2015 787 Views 14 Comments At a show last weekend I picked up this gorgeous old book from a second-hand book stall. Written by Gertrude Clarke Nuttall, …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature A wand of hazel February 20, 2015 3794 Views 22 Comments For their valuable source of food and their versatile building material, hazel trees have been prized since the dawn of …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The darkness of the yew October 26, 2014 3435 Views 0 Comment Evergreen, toxic, and able to live for thousands of years… it's no wonder the yew tree was revered in ancient …
