The Hazel Tree

The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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Christmas wishes

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Winter trees in Glen Roy

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From the River Awe to Loch Etive

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The old pinewoods in Glen Orchy

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The Kyle of Tongue: a battle, a hero’s grave and a cow with a gold coin

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New book: Voices of the Earth

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Plant-hunting in Sutherland

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Calanais

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A walk to St Columba’s Bay

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  • In a nutshell: the daisy or ‘day’s eye’

    May 31, 2014 /

    Known as the 'day's eye', because the flowers open only in full sunlight and close up again at dusk. Perhaps we should feel guilty about mowing their heads off!

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    Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, Isle of Mull

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    Piddocks – anything but boring

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    Cherry galls on oak leaves

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  • Early Purple Orchid

    May 26, 2014 /

    With spikes of the richest, deepest magenta and leaves that are strangely blotched with purple, this is one show-stopping flower!

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    Ardvreck Castle

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    Sycamore: colonist or custodian?

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  • Castle Coeffin: guarding a broken heart

    May 24, 2014 /

    An ancient stronghold overlooking the Sound of Mull... infused in its ivy-clad walls is an irresistible legend.

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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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