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
  • Wildlife & Nature

    The primrose: herald of spring

    March 6, 2014 /

    In March, the sweet yellow heads of primroses start to appear in the hedgerows. As one of the first signs of spring, they make a heartwarming sight!

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    Piddocks – anything but boring

    August 21, 2013

    The dog rose

    August 15, 2015

    So many birds!

    May 7, 2020
  • Wildlife & Nature

    Wildlife of the Caledonian forest

    February 26, 2014 /

    A close look at five of the best-loved species of Scotland's ancient pine forest, with images by wildlife photographer Mike Read.

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    The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014

    The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015

    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016
  • British trees,  Wildlife & Nature

    The enchantment of the rowan

    September 9, 2013 /

    The mountain ash is one of our best-loved native trees: beautiful in every season, with more than a hint of magic.

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    A wand of hazel

    February 20, 2015

    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016

    The power of the elder

    June 21, 2019

"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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