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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    April 19, 2019

    The majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014
  • 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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    July 5, 2021

    The wild pansy, or heartsease

    March 31, 2014

    Cherry galls on oak leaves

    November 18, 2013

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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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