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Enchanted Forests by Boria Sax

This is an immensely rich cultural history of woodlands and covers a huge range of subjects, which makes it constantly fascinating and stimulating. Whether writing about folklore, cathedrals, contemporary environmental…

By Ian Tattum October 30, 2023WordsNo Comments

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Nature Tales For Winter Nights, edited by Nancy Campbell

As the nights draw in amid the endless rummaging for the thick socks and scarves, Winter is a time of year that not just embodies the colder months of the…

By Tom Stanger October 11, 2023BooksNo Comments

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Finland as a hiking destination

Finland as a hiking destination I believe every country in the world offers great opportunities for hiking. The nature, climate, and also hiking culture varies from one country to the…

By Jouni Laaksonen July 8, 2023WordsNo Comments

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The Language of Trees edited by Kate Holten

The Language of Trees is a beautifully produced book and is full of riches. The collection has been curated and designed by writer, artist and activist Katie Holten and melds…

By Ian Tattum July 8, 2023BooksNo Comments

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The Granite Kingdom by Tim Hannigan

In conversation with the author of this book, I once described my early impressions of Cornwall as a kind of ramshackle Eden. My first two visits were in the late…

By Ian Tattum May 4, 2023Books1 Comment

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The Jay The Birch And The Limpetshell by Richard Smyth

This marvellous book is subtitled ‘Finding Wild Things With My Kids’ but I wouldn’t let that put you off even if, like me, you have never had any children of…

By Ian Tattum April 21, 2023BooksNo Comments

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Pan: The Great God’s Modern Return by Paul Robichaud

With a new focus on Gothic prevailing in new literature I’m often left wondering as to where the genre first started. Albeit it could be argued that Gothic literature owes…

By Tom Stanger April 6, 2023BooksNo Comments

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Birds and Us by Tim Birkhead

For me, a new title by Tim Birkhead has been a must-read ever since I came across his The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Birds a few years…

By Ian Tattum August 3, 2022BooksNo Comments

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Magic at the Minack

All eyes turned to the sea where, just to the left of the actor’s head, a basking shark was swimming, quite leisurely, past. Welcome to the Minack Theatre in the…

By Gayle Wood July 31, 2022WordsNo Comments

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Rhythms of Nature by Ian Carter

Yesterday I was in the marvellous Etches Collection in Kimmeridge. Along the walls are examples of marine fossils and explanations about what we know about the lives of the animals…

By Ian Tattum June 27, 2022BooksNo Comments