Category: Woodland walks
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On a day so beautiful even the trees danced…
We had a picnic lunch on a log under this tree today, and I looked up to see the branches swaying in the wind, just as if they were dancing, lifting up their skirts like teasing can-can dancers, so lightly I could almost hear them laughing. And then when we got home, I realised I…
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The view from a hill – Octavia Hill, Toys Hill and Ide Hill
The Octavia Hill Centenary Hill is not so much a garden, but a walk involving three hills – Toys Hill, Ide Hill and the woman who connects the two – Octavia Hill. She was a social reformer and nature lover who left her house to the organization she founded – The National Trust, who still…
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Reading and Writing … at the Chelsea Fringe
I’m delighted to be – virtually – taking part in the exciting Chelsea Fringe Festival this year. I’ll be posting from a selection of London gardens and parks – some well-known, some you may have overlooked – with photographs, a little bit of gossip, and for each one, I want to offer you a poem…