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
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
Apr 10, 20235 min read
A Wild Harvest of Ramsons
An amble deep into the forest is always full of unexpected finds. Unless you leave the well-trodden path there's so much of the woodland...
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woodlarker
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...
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woodlarker
May 18, 20221 min read
Birdsong and Cow Parsley in the Breeze
Birdsong and cow parsley, filmed today along an old holloway in southern Britain. What could be more perfect? And, just for good measure,...
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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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woodlarker
May 14, 20222 min read
Dragon's Breath: Yew Pollen
With Spring comes the flowering of the male yew trees with small orange-toned flowers that are really never noticed unless you get closer...
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woodlarker
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...
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woodlarker
May 7, 20223 min read
Garlic Mustard: Food for Free on the Holloway
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is an easy to spot plant with vibrant heart shaped green leaves that are toothed around the edges,...
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woodlarker
May 5, 20221 min read
7 Woodland Scenes to Make You Smile!
There's nothing more uplifting than a stroll in the woods. With the birds singing, and especially when the sun is shining, there's always...
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woodlarker
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...
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