The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • 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!

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    The power of the elder

    June 21, 2019

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022
  • The fragrance of juniper

    November 29, 2015 /

    Since the end of the last Ice Age, juniper has been colonising open areas of land and offering shelter to all kinds of wildlife. Now, it looks like it could do with a little help...

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    Wild cherry: the last snow of spring

    April 19, 2019

    The power of the elder

    June 21, 2019

    A wand of hazel

    February 20, 2015
  • The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015 /

    Lover of riverbanks and boggy places, the alder forms a close bond between earth and water. No wonder our ancestors revered its magic

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    The majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013

    Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015

    The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014
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    "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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