The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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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 majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013

    The enchantment of the rowan

    September 9, 2013

    The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013
  • The Fortingall Yew: symbol of eternity

    March 26, 2014 /

    This yew tree in a Perthshire churchyard may be 5,000 years old: it's astounding to think how much human history it has witnessed in its lifetime.

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    Early Purple Orchid

    May 26, 2014

    Stronefield: a mill, an abandoned settlement, and a lost Jacobite’s cave

    August 15, 2021

    Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, Isle of Mull

    January 13, 2024

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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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