The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

  • Jo Woolf
  • Books
  • Contact
  • Jo Woolf
  • Books
  • Contact
  • Jo Woolf
  • Books
  • Contact
  • Sycamore: colonist or custodian?

    October 6, 2017 /

    Often seen as an intruder in old woodlands, the sycamore still deserves a second glance for its beauty - and older specimens could tell a tale or two about bloodshed and drama!

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    The power of the elder

    June 21, 2019

    The magic of the birch

    February 14, 2013

    The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015
  • Old Castle Lachlan: loyalty and loss

    October 23, 2016 /

    Ghosts of horses tend to come in different guises, some of them benevolent and some of them more inclined towards the Apocalypse. The story that is linked with Old Castle Lachlan is moving and gentle, touched by the sadness of Culloden

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    Walking to the Field of the Heads

    July 10, 2018

    The old pinewoods in Glen Orchy

    October 17, 2025

    World’s End Close, Edinburgh

    October 10, 2014
  • The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016 /

    The ash is a beguiling tree, elegant in all seasons, and mother to a host of legends

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    The ivy green

    November 20, 2022

    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 2013

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022
678910

Latest books

"To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature."

Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
All content - © 2026 Jo Woolf - Ashe Theme by Royal-Flush