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  • Lesser celandine: greeting the sun

    March 15, 2016 /

    Star-like flowers of pure yellow welcome the first spring sunshine

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    Plant-hunting in Sutherland

    July 23, 2025

    Marsh marigold: the yellow plant of Beltane

    April 29, 2016

    Enchanter’s nightshade

    July 4, 2019
  • 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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    Trespassing

    February 6, 2018

    New book: Voices of the Earth

    September 2, 2025

    Before the rain

    April 10, 2022
  • Windflowers – tears of Aphrodite

    May 17, 2013 /

    According to a Greek legend, wood anemones - or windflowers - sprang up where the tears of Aphrodite fell. A lovely story, although she must have wept quite a lot, poor girl!

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    The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013

    Snowdrops: welcome signs of spring

    February 21, 2013
    Bone Caves Inchnadamph

    The Bone Caves of Inchnadamph

    June 23, 2026
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