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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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Jan 29, 20232 min read

The Quickening

Do you ever look at the land around you and imagine how it used to look thousands of years ago? Filter out all the modern clutterings and...

Jun 10, 20224 min read

Old Tales of Wrens and Kings

Yesterday, we visited a favourite lane. It's the one which has the old ivy-covered tree stump which had, several weeks ago now, sprouted...

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May 28, 20227 min read

The Folklore of Crossroads

Years ago now, I was walking on the South Downs on a new-to-me footpath. It was pretty and I'd been strolling for a while, lost in...

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May 10, 20221 min read

Scenes From the Green Lanes

Spring is in full force in the green lanes here in southern Britain and the weather is really warming up. It's such a change in just a...

May 1, 20228 min read

Walking Back Through Time

This week, we visited a beautiful and intriguing place. I stumbled upon it a couple of years ago and fell in love, then came back to it...