The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • A December walk through Ballachuan hazel wood

    December 7, 2020 /

    The magic of an ancient woodland in winter

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    Looking for a fairy portal

    December 27, 2021

    Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan

    November 22, 2019

    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023
  • Book review: ‘The Rainforests of Britain and Ireland’ by Clifton Bain

    April 21, 2016 /

    You might remember that, back in the summer of last year, I wrote about the oak woods of Taynish in Knapdale.   These are one of the last remnants of Britain’s temperate rainforests, having flourished in the mild, moisture-laden climate of the west coast for around 7,000 years.  It’s an enchanting, invigorating place:  in spring, as you walk in dappled shadow beneath the freshly-emerging canopy of leaves, you feel as if you’re breathing the same air as Argyll’s ancient ancestors. I was therefore delighted to come across a new book entitled ‘The Rainforests of Britain and Ireland – A Traveller’s Guide’.  Written by Clifton Bain and published by Sandstone Press, it…

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    New book: Britain’s Landmarks and Legends

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    Leafburst

    April 14, 2020

    Purdey’s PAWS Awards 2021 – the results!

    March 13, 2021
  • Bluebell enchantment

    April 16, 2015 /

    As our woods start to shimmer with a heavenly blue haze, I'm looking at some of the folklore attached to these beautiful flowers

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    New book

    "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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