A short film featuring the forthcoming Tall Trees Short Stories Read More
Good to Leaf Through
The Forest Has Something to Share
Leaf devils have been spotted playing with their children in the forest . . . Read More
A Nature Walk
I’m often asked about the equipment I use for nature watching, my photography and to make my sound recordings. Earlier today I made a short film during which I reveal how much I manage to fit in a small bag. Read More
Let your imagination grow
I’m pleased to release a short promo film for my forthcoming collection of short stories. Tall Trees Short Stories is a collection of 25 extraordinary tales exploring the natural world and our relationship with it, written by environmentalist and celebrated tree author Gabriel Hemery. Publishing 30th June as an ebook and paperback, and available from… Read More
An evolutionary moment for humans?
On Thursday 16 April 2020, for ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sir David Attenborough’s remarkable new film is to be premiered around the world – David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet. 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
Film of book launch
A short film featuring an extract from the launch of GREEN GOLD at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on 26th April. Read More
Interview at The Edinburgh Bookshop
Last week, while in Edinburgh for the launch of my book Green Gold at the Royal Botanic Garden, I was lucky to be invited to one of Scotland’s leading independent bookshops. The Edinburgh Bookshop is a treasure trove for book lovers, nestling in the heart of the city’s ‘Holy Corner’. Read More
New Sylva exhibition film
Sarah Simblet talks about her part in creating The New Sylva in a film sponsored by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) to celebrate the opening, today, of the Sylva Exhibition. Read more about the exhibition at RBGE
Unwrapping the first copy of The New Sylva
A short film made by author Gabriel Hemery as he unwraps the first bound copy of The New Sylva. Read More
Time lapse film of a drawing in the making for The New Sylva
Time lapse film of artist Sarah Simblet working on a drawing for The New Sylva book. Made from 600 photographs taken over the course of 6 hours. The drawing is of a stand of sugi or Japanese red cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) growing in Brechfa Forest Gardens, Wales. Read More
Trees are in our blood
Our Forests member Jonathon Porritt, explains why he thinks it is that we love our forests and trees so much we are willing to fight to protect them. Watch the film.
