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
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
Nominate a copse, wood or forest for inclusion in The Forest Guide: WalesContinue Reading
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
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 I dream my leaves will brighten Recalling a life lived well To nurture future souls Gabriel Hemery, November 2021Continue Reading
I have been honoured to receive the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors in support of my writing.Continue Reading
A visit to Britain’s most northerly natural woodland on the Isle of HoyContinue Reading
From Aaron Hole to Zigzag, Britain is blessed with an amazing variety of names for its copses, woods, and forests. Continue Reading
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
My next work of non-fiction is a guide to Britain’s forests, woods and copses.
I’m keen to hear from woodland owners who would like to register, while the public can also nominate a woodland they would like to see included.Continue Reading
I am looking for readers willing to review my next book. Reviewers should be prepared to write a fair and balanced review, and to post this on a book platform such as . . .Continue Reading
I was inspired to write the poem You People after following a one-sided vitriolic ‘debate’ on Twitter last year. Continue Reading
I was delighted to have my article about the life of Scottish plant hunter John Jeffrey, and my recently published fictional biography entitled Green Gold, featured in the Spring/Summer edition of Scottish Forestry, the journal of the Royal Scottish Forestry Society. The article highlights the life of Scotsman John Jeffrey,Continue Reading
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