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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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    The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015

    Sycamore: colonist or custodian?

    October 6, 2017

    New book: Voices of the Earth

    September 2, 2025
  • 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 ivy green

    November 20, 2022

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022

    The power of the elder

    June 21, 2019
  • 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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    Ossian, Fingal and the Falls of Lora

    July 19, 2023

    An old story of Craignish

    February 4, 2020

    Book review: ‘Island of Dreams’ by Dan Boothby

    September 18, 2016
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