Friday, April 19, 2024
birch

Birch and pine

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. The mild autumn led to a dogwood hedge in Withybed breaking into flower in...
yew

Dark month, dark trees

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. We have a wildlife star in Alvechurch now – an albino (white) grey squirrel!...
sloes

As black as any sloe

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. September at last brought cooler weather, but we’ve certainly had a summer this year!...
apples

September harvest

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. The hot dry summer had quite an effect on wildlife, though not always in...
heather and gorse

Hazel & heather

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. Summer so far is warm and dry, but there is lots of sun, so...
holly

Prickly heat

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. Now we are properly into summer, but we had some lovely early summer spells...
oak

King of the woods

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. What an odd year we’ve been having. Late April brought sudden warmth and sun,...
Aptly-named boat

Till May be out

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. Usually the start of May brings the hawthorn blossom, though I suspect this year...
Autumn ash

The tree of life

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar. Our relatively average winter turned into a harsh cold one in late February, holding...

The tree of balance

Mary Green continues her series on trees in the Celtic calendar.