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The June Drop
When the orchard sighs and the boughs let go… In early summer, as the sun strengthens and green turns to gold at the edges, many fruit...

woodlarker
Jun 51 min read
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Communing with trees
Communing with trees. The Old Ways Remembered. In the hush of woodland or the edge of a hedgerow, there stands an ancient truth: trees...

woodlarker
May 241 min read
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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...

woodlarker
Aug 3, 20239 min read
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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,...

woodlarker
May 21, 20239 min read
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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...

woodlarker
Apr 10, 20235 min read
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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...

woodlarker
May 16, 20225 min read
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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...

woodlarker
May 14, 20222 min read
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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,...

woodlarker
May 7, 20223 min read
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