READ ME
2026-01-11
I am trepidatiously excited to announce that I am working on and simultaneously releasing a new serialised novel during 2026 titled Read Me.Continue Reading
Here Be Trees
2025-12-07
I have launched a Substack for my creative environmental writing. Subscribe to receive extracts and even serialised content from published books, plus new content.Continue Reading
Seeing the Paper for the Trees
2024-08-19
The following article by Gabriel Hemery was first published in the Summer 2024 edition of The Author, the journal of the Society of Authors.Continue Reading
Explore 325 of the best woodlands in Wales
2024-06-06
Work on The Forest Guide: Wales is progressing well. The guide will feature 325 of the best woodlands to visit in Wales to enjoy spectacular scenery, rich wildlife and hidden histories.Continue Reading
Celebrating the Autumn Equinox with Trees
2023-09-23
My article in Gardens Illustrated celebrating the autumn equinox with the trees came out this week. It was also published to coincide with the forthcoming publication of my next book, The Tree Almanac 2024Continue Reading
A seductive mix of science, history and culture
2023-09-21
I am excited to announce that the foreword to my next book, The Tree Almanac 2024, has been penned by the brilliant Tracy Chevalier, who writes that the book is ‘a seductive mix of science, history and culture’.Continue Reading
Welsh Woods Wanted
2022-11-22
Nominate a copse, wood or forest for inclusion in The Forest Guide: WalesContinue Reading
An Epic Poem
2022-05-21
The Legend of Parousia should be read aloud with gusto, as a troubadour might in a moonlit forest clearing while her listeners gather among the shadowed tree boles.Continue Reading
Moon Glade
2021-11-21
The moon glade, gathering
My stealthy shadow, lighting
The wood and me, brightly
Flashing in amber glow, a warning
Its crepuscular namesake, hiding
Cryptically beneath the holly, stirring
Its wings a blur, zig-zagging
On the waning of the Woodcock Moon. Continue Reading
When I Fall
2021-11-15
When I fall I dream my leaves will brighten Recalling a life lived well To nurture future souls Gabriel Hemery, November 2021Continue Reading
Recipient of the Roger Deakin Award
2021-11-01
I have been honoured to receive the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors in support of my writing.Continue Reading
The Miracle of Berriedale
2021-10-26
A visit to Britain’s most northerly natural woodland on the Isle of HoyContinue Reading
Woodland Names in Britain
2021-04-04
From Aaron Hole to Zigzag, Britain is blessed with an amazing variety of names for its copses, woods, and forests. Continue Reading
Calling Woodland Owners in Britain
2021-01-23
My research is progressing well for The Forest Book. I now have a database of some 10,000 woodlands but I’m keen to hear from more private woodland owners.Continue Reading
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