The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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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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    New book: Voices of the Earth

    September 2, 2025

    The marsh fritillary

    June 26, 2013

    Wood sorrel

    April 6, 2013
  • 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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    The enchantment of the rowan

    September 9, 2013

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022

    The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013
  • 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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    Brown trout painting – now finished!

    January 25, 2014

    Back to the Garvellachs

    October 1, 2024

    The Kyle of Tongue: a battle, a hero’s grave and a cow with a gold coin

    September 15, 2025
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"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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