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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    Glengarrisdale and Maclaine’s skull – a mystery re-exhumed

    August 21, 2022

    The fragrance of juniper

    November 29, 2015

    The whirlpool of Corryvreckan

    July 7, 2012
  • 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 power of the elder

    June 21, 2019

    The fragrance of juniper

    November 29, 2015

    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 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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    A walk to St Columba’s Bay

    May 4, 2025

    Inverlochy Castle

    October 24, 2020

    A tree of fire

    October 5, 2013
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