Tag: birch
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January Herb Walk
Breakheart Quarry was our chosen location for our January herb walk as a space of renewal, a good place to start the new year. This 54 acre area of land has been a community space now for over 15 years. In nature’s terms this is still young, a gradual recolonisation taking place so we expected…
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Begin with Birch
Ground never remains bare for long, nature will soon move in. One of the first trees to establish itself is often birch. Young birch trees will grow quickly and provide the shelter that enables the rest of the habitat to develop. This is one of the reasons birch has traditionally been associated with new beginnings.…
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November Herb Walk
It was summer when we sat together in the garden discussing plans to start a monthly herb walk. ‘Should we continue through winter?’ someone asked, clearly aware that many of the medicinal plants and flowers are not so evident in the fields and hedgerows of winter. Quickly the consensus was ‘yes’. Yes, because it sets…
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September Herb Walk
With a very wet start to September here in our corner of Gloucestershire, we were glad to have clear skies for our first-Saturday-of-the-month herb walk. The meeting point was the post box at Cam Tesco, familiar enough to most locally, unlike our actual destination: Rackleaze Nature Reserve. Unsurprisingly there was a ‘I don’t know Rackleaze’…