Diary - Little Toller Books

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Dreamland by Nancy Campbell
Evening mist rises from the canal, veiling the willows on the opposite bank. Fairy lights come on in the apple trees.
August 11, 2022
Diary, Essay, The Clearing
Stories in the Woods by Martin Maudsley
Like a rolling river, seasonal changes can pass us by unless we intentionally immerse ourselves in the outdoor elements; feel the flow.
August 2, 2022
Diary, Essay, Film, The Clearing
At the Very End of the Road by Phillip Edwards, an extract
…fine nebulae of plovers high above loose weavings of lapwings above tighter sprays of redshanks…
June 14, 2022
Diary, Essay, Poetry, The Clearing
A Rewilding Diary by Emily Warner
My work in Glen Affric has also been a tale of collaboration: friends, field-assistants and family giving themselves wholly to my fieldwork for chunks of time.
November 30, 2020
Diary, The Clearing
Daily Photo by Bob Gibbons
I think these are amongst the most gorgeously elegant birds that I know. This is a black-necked Stilt* feeding along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico in winter.
June 29, 2020
Diary, Photography, The Clearing
Corvid Tales on Covid Days by Suzanne Joinson
Even now, if you listen carefully you can hear the ghost of Boney in the trees.
May 12, 2020
Diary, The Clearing
Magic Places by Sara Hudston
I look up from my desk now and see a male bullfinch nipping blackthorn buds, his smart coral and charcoal plumage vivid against white blossom.
April 20, 2020
Diary, The Clearing
Hortus Conclusus during a Pandemic by Suzanne Joinson
Now the lockdown is in full force I read Hortus in bed every night.
April 8, 2020
Diary, The Clearing
Running for the Trees by Suzanne Joinson
It seems to me that in these last days the trees have expanded. Their presence – always noble and impressive – has increased, deepened.
March 24, 2020
Diary, The Clearing
Seeking the trees: a rewilding diary by Emily Warner
the deer are the engineers of the forest, they hold the key to its destiny, yet themselves rely upon it…
January 21, 2020
Diary, The Clearing
Ring of Downs: Extracts by Maryanne Grant Traylen
Dog imprisons the thing, clamping it into his quivering, jaunty jaw…
October 23, 2019
Diary, The Clearing
A Rewilding Diary by Emily Warner
the whisper of shoals of fish at our ankles and the tug of the water around our chests.
July 31, 2019
Diary, The Clearing