Ancient woodland landscapes in Swaledale
Tim Laurie is a landscape archaeologist who has devoted years to studying ancient woodlands and trees in three Pennine Dales. After years of dedictated study, Tim gave me an interview Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
Plants, animals, the whole of living creation and how we treasure it.
Tim Laurie is a landscape archaeologist who has devoted years to studying ancient woodlands and trees in three Pennine Dales. After years of dedictated study, Tim gave me an interview Continue Reading →
I love to see bats flitting around the house when they emerge on the first warm night of spring. It’s a sign that winter’s ending, with a promise of warm Continue Reading →
May in Appleton Wiske is a whirlwind season of fast, exuberant growth. Blink and you will miss it. Trees that were bare come into full leaf; verges that were flat Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson observes spring life emerging in spring in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson looks at hedges on her walks round Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson looks at early buds breaking in Appleton Wiske, and recalls that the weather was very different last January. Continue Reading →
It’s the darkest time of the year, and most of us humans prefer to stay indoors, close to the heat and light of a fire. Much of the wildlife we Continue Reading →
Nature notes, birds, insects, weather at the change of the year in Appleton Wiske Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson looked at October seeds, fruits and berries in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson found knopper galls and spangle galls under oak trees in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →