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Category: A Year in the Woods

Fallen horse chestnuts lie on the ground, one breaking open to show the green of the inner casing and burnished nuts within.

A Year in the Woods: October

November 28, 2021

The leaves are turning and falling and the prevailing sense of the wood is damp and dense and darkening. The squirrels glut themselves on the first of the falling nuts, the mushrooms begin to appear, and the streams and mill pond swell with the autumn rains. Just past the equinox when the shortness of the … More A Year in the Woods: October

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A pale purple blue sky is visible through the tree canopy. The wood itself is bathed in grey green light.

A Year in the Woods: June

July 14, 2021

June is the month where I see quite a lot of 4 o’clock in the morning thanks to a body which really likes waking up with the sun. Not that I’m complaining since it means that I pretty much get the woods to myself and, if I’m quiet, see the young rabbits and foxes and … More A Year in the Woods: June

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Close up of Wild Garlic Flowers

A Year in the Woods: May

May 31, 2021

I know that May is supposed to be the beginning of summer but to me it is the pinnacle of spring. This is the month where the trees don their gowns of blossom to dance with the breeze and the meadows fill with flowers. It is the month of bees, birdsong, and the bright joy … More A Year in the Woods: May

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Close up of Lady's Smock (also known as Cuckoo Flower)

A Year in the Woods: April

April 30, 2021

April is my favourite month of the year and not just because it is my birthday month. It’s because this is the month when spring is properly sprung and the mix of flowers and the greenness of the new budding leaves is lush enough to drown in, should you be so inclined to do so. … More A Year in the Woods: April

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A branch full of white cherry blossom against the background of leafless trees.

A Year in the Woods: March

March 31, 2021

This the month when I start to feel human again after the long grey of winter. The life in the soil is bubbling up everywhere, pushing at my feet, opening me up in much the same way it unfurls the petals of newly opening wildflowers. The air is redolent with the early pollen of the … More A Year in the Woods: March

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A fence post, and the bramble growing over it, are dusted with frost. Out of focus in the background it is clear the the field is also covering in frost.

A Year in the Woods: January

January 29, 2021

This is the month when the bones of the wood become visible. The autumn colours have been washed away and the cold has withered all but the hardiest of the plants. Patches of holly and other evergreens provide the bright spots in the otherwise muted browns and greys that winter has painted over the wood. … More A Year in the Woods: January

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