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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    Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015

    The majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013

    Wild cherry: the last snow of spring

    April 19, 2019
  • 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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    Kildalton Cross: guardian of another time

    March 11, 2012

    Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023

    Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard

    February 16, 2016
  • 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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    Thank you

    January 5, 2025

    An exciting new project: a book about Britain’s trees

    January 21, 2019

    The cuckoo in his mantle grey

    May 26, 2024
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Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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