Tag: Trees
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It might seem odd to start a new series with a tree few have heard of (I certainly hadn’t until a few weeks past) but…
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A journey through the diverse and beautiful trees and shrubs of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. While I can separate the more familiar British species, your oaks, birches and…
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As butterflies and newts are spotted in December, earlier than nature intended, scientists warn that species are losing their seasonal cues as winters warm and seasons…
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Yesterday I joined a walk on Wimbledon Common led by Peter Fiennes, author of an absorbing and beautiful book on trees. Oak, Ash and Thorn…
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Last week I bought a book. A slim book, with a green and white cover. It was called ‘The Tree’ and was written by John…
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One of the oldest wooden artefacts ever discovered by modern humans was made from Yew – a spearhead found in Essex dated at approximately 450,000 years…
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Trees: where I live in northwestern Europe, we all encounter at least a few of them each day. We walk past them or we walk…