The Hazel Tree

The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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Craig Phadrig and its kings

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Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness

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Birdsong and light

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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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  • 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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    The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy

    November 13, 2021

    The brochs of Glenelg

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    The plants of Dollar Glen

    September 15, 2014
  • 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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    Devil’s-bit scabious

    August 24, 2016

    The Hill o’ Many Stanes

    April 10, 2025

    Meadowsweet

    August 16, 2019
  • 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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    Inveraray Cross

    August 30, 2013

    St Mary’s College in St Andrews

    September 23, 2014

    Winchester’s Round Table: inspired by a legend

    July 2, 2013
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