The Hazel Tree

The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • 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 history it has witnessed in its lifetime.

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    The wild pansy, or heartsease

    March 31, 2014

    In a nutshell: the oystercatcher

    September 12, 2014

    So many birds!

    May 7, 2020
  • The primrose: herald of spring

    March 6, 2014 /

    In March, the sweet yellow heads of primroses start to appear in the hedgerows. As one of the first signs of spring, they make a heartwarming sight!

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    The harebell

    March 2, 2012

    Early Purple Orchid

    May 26, 2014

    Wood sorrel

    April 6, 2013
  • 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...

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    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023

    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 2013

    Wild cherry: the last snow of spring

    April 19, 2019
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"To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature."

Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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