When is a forest not a Forest, and a wood not a copse but a spinney? I’ve put together a list of collective nouns for trees. Read More
Collective Nouns for Trees
Government launches consultation on a Tree Strategy for England
Farmers, foresters and land managers, experts and environmental organisations, and members of the public are invited by government to give their views on the future creation and management of our trees, woodlands and forests in England. Read More
An English Rainforest
Nestling among the barren wilderness of Dartmoor is one of three rare wild woods. Piles Copse is a woodland mainly comprising pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The trees, festooned with mosses and lichens, are rich in biodiversity. It is an English rainforest, and a relic of woodland which once covered much of the hilly region. Read More
Rewilding Dartmoor
For my short story in Arboreal (Little Toller Books, 2016) I decided to write from the perspective of an old man looking back on the transformation of Dartmoor due to the withdrawal of farming subsidies and application of visionary environmental policies. I drew a couple of sketches that didn’t make it into the book. Read More
Plant a tree for every year of your life
All human beings should plant one tree for every year that they live on earth. If we did so, what might we achieve? Read More
Tree Charter: a voice for trees and people
Our life on Earth is entwined with trees, even if we’re not always aware of their importance. It often takes a special moment for us remember the significance of something we can so easily take for granted. The Year 2017 is one such moment for trees and forests in the UK, this being the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest. Read More
A growing woodland 2015
The same year that I started planting Paradise Wood, a new forest and centre for forestry research in Oxfordshire, I started recording a view of the former arable farm from the nearby vantage point of the Wittenham Clumps. 2015 is the 19th year of photographing the same view of the landscape, albeit with some gaps… Read More
Ash trees at dawn in the Cumbrian mountains
A growing woodland 2012
The same year that I started planting Paradise Wood, I started recording a view of the former arable farm from a nearby vantage point – 2012 is the 17th year. Read More
