The Hazel Tree

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  • The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014 /

    Evergreen, toxic, and able to live for thousands of years… it's no wonder the yew tree was revered in ancient times.

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    The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015

    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014
  • Ghosts of St Andrews

    October 17, 2014 /

    A spooky tour of St Andrews, where it seems that every street and every building has its own spectral inhabitant. Would you wander around here after dark? I'm not sure I would!

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    December 8, 2015

    The Devil’s Arrows: shafts of darkness

    August 12, 2015

    Glengarrisdale and Maclaine’s skull – a mystery re-exhumed

    August 21, 2022
  • In a nutshell: the oystercatcher

    September 12, 2014 /

    A lovely strand of folklore is attached to this much-loved shore bird

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    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016

    For the love of mistletoe

    November 30, 2014

    Burnet rose

    July 12, 2021
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