The Hazel Tree

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  • The Birnam Oak

    May 11, 2015 /

    Did this majestic tree - or the forest in which it stood - inspire Shakespeare with an idea for 'Macbeth'?

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    Fresh leaves in old woodlands

    May 8, 2018

    A walk to St Columba’s Bay

    May 4, 2025

    Lesser celandine: greeting the sun

    March 15, 2016
  • Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015 /

    With angelic buds and evil thorns, the hawthorn stands at the threshold of the Underworld

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    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022

    The power of the elder

    June 21, 2019

    The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014
  • Book review: ‘The New Sylva’

    May 7, 2014 /

    In 1664, horticulturalist John Evelyn published 'Sylva', a comprehensive study of Britain's trees; and in 2014, to mark the 350th anniversary, a modern-day version has been created. This is a book to cherish for generations to come!

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    Orkney: the Brough of Birsay

    October 30, 2023

    Dunaverty and St Columba’s Footprints

    November 29, 2020

    Kilneuair Chapel

    January 1, 2021
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