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woodlarker
Feb 161 min read
Winter's Claim
Today, in the stillness between bare branches, I found the brown hare, still, quiet, taken by the season. A shape once swift, now resting...
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woodlarker
Feb 91 min read
The Black Dog and the White Death: Sussex's Haunting Folklore.
The lonely stretch of land known as Black Dog Hill, between Ditchling and Westmeston, carries an unsettling legend. It is said that a...
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woodlarker
Jan 21 min read
Jack Frost: The Enigmatic Winter Sprite
In the rich tapestry of English folklore, Jack Frost emerges as a fascinating character. This mischievous sprite is credited with...
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spiritofold
Sep 20, 202410 min read
Boundary Dogs And Land Wights
A true story of a modern day sighting of an otherworldly creature or boundary dog, similar to a grim, hellhound or black shuck.
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spiritofold
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Magpie Superstition
Dive into the superstitions behind magpies - from the omen of seeing a single one, to the rhymes telling the meanings of seeing several.
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woodlarker
Apr 28, 20249 min read
A Sighting of Will O' the Wisp
Discover our recent encounter with a glowing will-o'-the-wisp in the forest and explore the folklore behind this eerie phenomenon.
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woodlarker
Dec 9, 202313 min read
Folktale: The Winchester Valkyries
Wait for a quiet gap in your day or evening, pull up a chair, and light a few candles. If you like folklore, unusual tales, or learning...
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woodlarker
Aug 23, 202320 min read
Preserving the Old Ways Part 1: Foraging and Jam Making
Ripe damsons waiting to be foraged There’s something very soul-satisfying about ambling along ancient tracks, and even more so when...
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woodlarker
Aug 3, 20239 min read
Nettles: Folklore of Wergulu
Did you know there's a common plant growing in the UK which can be foraged and harvested for free, and that has superfood status? Those...
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woodlarker
Jul 1, 20237 min read
The Medieval Salisbury Giant
We had a trip to Salisbury today. For anyone reading this from afar, Salisbury (pronounced Solls-bury ) is a small city here in southern...
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woodlarker
May 21, 20239 min read
The Folklore of Spring
If there’s one certainty to everything in life it’s that time keeps ticking on. Amid the mad rush (or quiet stillness) of the everyday,...
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woodlarker
Jun 10, 20225 min read
Old Tales of Wrens and Kings
Chicken of the woods fungus on tree stump in early May Yesterday, we visited a favourite lane. It's the one which has the old ivy-covered...
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woodlarker
May 16, 20225 min read
Deep Warnings in the Old Names of Flowers
I've been thinking about something recently and it begins with a few recurring themes I keep coming across in plant lore. It's about the...
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