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  • Bluebell enchantment

    April 16, 2015 /

    As our woods start to shimmer with a heavenly blue haze, I'm looking at some of the folklore attached to these beautiful flowers

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    Heath spotted-orchid

    June 14, 2012

    Early Purple Orchid

    May 26, 2014

    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 2013
  • A wand of hazel

    February 20, 2015 /

    For their valuable source of food and their versatile building material, hazel trees have been prized since the dawn of time. But hazel nuts are believed to contain wisdom, and a little bit of magic as well...

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    The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014

    Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022
  • For the love of mistletoe

    November 30, 2014 /

    What lies behind our long-standing affection for mistletoe's pure white berries?

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    Bird’s foot trefoil

    August 2, 2014

    The Fortingall Yew: symbol of eternity

    March 26, 2014

    The fragrance of juniper

    November 29, 2015
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