20th October 2024
Upon Windmill Hill – To The Trees Edition #56
In the cosy half dark of a mid-October evening, as the last of the crickets crick, the old ash decides in haste that it is time to let go. At…
23rd September 2024
Autumn Equinox – To The Trees Edition #55
The last warm days of Summer drift into the first cool nights of Autumn conjuring romantic misty mornings. We find ourselves lost, somewhere in between the seasons, half shrouded beneath…
19th August 2024
Thank You The Apple – To The Trees Edition #54
Barely had Summer cast its rays upon my crown as Autumn's first breaths started to brush across my cheek. The evenings now start to grow noticeably shorter and cooler and…
21st July 2024
The Summer That Never Arrived – To The Trees Edition #53
The tree walking season is in full swing, the past few weeks have seen numerous excursions into the countryside accompanied by a whole host of interesting characters - There have…
19th June 2024
An Ode to Wilf Peddle – To The Trees Edition #52
At least the pastures have benefitted from the wet weather! In places the grasses, parsley, buttercups and hogweed reach up around my underarms. Repeatedly saturated in the perpetual downpours the…
25th May 2024
May / June Update – To The Trees Edition #51
As it's been such a busy month, I have had little time to write, so this month's newsletter will consist of a handful of smaller treats for your enjoyment. …
24th April 2024
The Mighty Oak and the Mighty Wren – To The Trees Edition #50
Oaks of Stone Down As I unpick the introduction to this month's article, I stand at the moment of oak's bud burst, a significant turning point that for me marks…
25th March 2024
An Ode to Blackthorn – To The Trees Edition #49
In some of the darkest nooks and crannies of Glastonbury, the blackthorn grows so slow and old that it has become draped in a full regalia of lichen. At this…
24th February 2024
Spring’s Beginning – To The Trees Edition #48
Spring’s first exhalation carries through the lanes of Avalon trailed by a delicate lace of tentative bird song that, along with the early blossoms of plum and thorn, come to…
24th January 2024
Grandmother Lime – To The Trees Edition #47
Grandmother lime is a small-leaved lime, 'Tilia Cordata', registered on the ancient tree inventory with veteran status. Her vast trunk has swelled to an impressive 5.4m and shows all the…
