The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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Latest blog posts on The Hazel Tree

  • Torinturk and the fort of the black dog
  • Before the rain
  • St Brendan’s Seat
  • Blackthorn: the darkest wood
  • Fincharn Castle on Loch Awe

Latest blog posts for RSGS

Alexander Kellas - 'the most modest man that ever travelled the Himalayas'
Jane Digby el-Mezrab: from ballroom conquests to bedouin camps
Sir Everard im Thurn and an expedition to 'The Lost World'
Straight up the Prow: Roraima by the hardest route
  • Geology

    Herkimer diamonds

    April 11, 2015 /

    Prized for their clarity, these double-pointed crystals have some fascinating bubbles trapped inside!

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    Ardnamurchan’s volcano

    April 23, 2015

    Celestine: crystals as blue as the sky

    April 19, 2014

    Celebrating the texture and colour of rocks

    June 12, 2018
  • Geology

    Carnelian

    September 27, 2014 /

    Ranging from pale yellow to deep orange-red, this semi-precious stone was a popular choice in Victorian jewellery

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    Coastal relics from the last Ice Age

    April 14, 2014

    Enhydro agate – a secret water chamber

    January 6, 2014

    Celestine: crystals as blue as the sky

    April 19, 2014
  • Geology

    Celestine: crystals as blue as the sky

    April 19, 2014 /

    The softest shade of sky blue, these lovely crystals are said to promote harmony and wisdom

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    Ossian’s Cave in Glen Coe

    November 26, 2015

    Celebrating the texture and colour of rocks

    June 12, 2018

    Ardnamurchan’s volcano

    April 23, 2015
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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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