The Hazel Tree

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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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    Bird’s foot trefoil

    August 2, 2014

    So many birds!

    May 7, 2020

    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016
  • 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 spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022

    The majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013
  • 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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    Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, Isle of Mull

    January 13, 2024

    Torinturk and the fort of the black dog

    May 22, 2022

    Rosebay willowherb

    August 25, 2017
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