The Mexican Pyramids, Water and the Cosmos
A Guest Blog by Olly Pearson During a recent expedition to Mexico with a leading researcher in megalithic sites, we focused our attention on an…
A Guest Blog by Olly Pearson During a recent expedition to Mexico with a leading researcher in megalithic sites, we focused our attention on an…
There are no plants that like being trampled on by humans or animals, but there are some that specialise in surviving in these tough zones.…
The colour of grass can indicate the depth of the soil. Towards the end of summer, especially hot dry ones, the colour of the grass…
A guest blog by Catherine Speakman (Tess of the Vale) History seeps into the soil with the fall of every leaf. All over the world…
The bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) is a perennial bluish-purple bell-shaped wildflower of the Lily family (Liliaceae). It is a European plant, common in the British Isles.…
I’m back from a short natural navigation exercise. It didn’t go to plan, but that is always part of the plan. I’d hate to stop…
The common alder – Alnus glutinosa – is a small tree that grows up to about 25 metres. It is native in the UK and…
My thanks to Nik Huggins for the following guest post. Covid-19 has fundamentally changed the way we interact with nature. In a few short weeks,…
by Tristan Gooley Time outdoors has become precious and there’s a joy in this. We’re all about to get better at appreciating the beauty and…
Hydrangeas are nature’s litmus test, by which I mean they can tell us the pH of the soil they are growing in. There are actually…
The wind, rain and sun do not affect all sides of trees equally. This creates patterns on the trees’ bark that we can use to…
The ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal – when you know what to look…
Walking through a narrow, predominantly damp and shady deciduous woodland yesterday afternoon I was suddenly greeted by sunshine on my right cheek and a group…
The wind brings with it the character of the land, or water, it passes over. It adopts signature scents and temperatures and if the land…