Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
Tim Laurie is a landscape archaeologist who has devoted years to studying ancient woodlands and trees in three Pennine Dales. After years of dedictated study, Tim gave me an interview Continue Reading →
I love to see bats flitting around the house when they emerge on the first warm night of spring. It’s a sign that winter’s ending, with a promise of warm Continue Reading →
Bob Gallon has worked on the Bell Estate in Thirsk for all his working life, and has witnessed sixty years of change in farming. Farming in the 1940s Bob Gallon Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met artist David Beresford, who paints landscapes around his home in Lower Wharfedale, Yorkshire, for Yorkshire Ridings Magazine, Sept 2014 issue. Continue Reading →
May in Appleton Wiske is a whirlwind season of fast, exuberant growth. Blink and you will miss it. Trees that were bare come into full leaf; verges that were flat Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson looks at hedges on her walks round Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson looks at early buds breaking in Appleton Wiske, and recalls that the weather was very different last January. Continue Reading →
For Dalesman Feb 2014, Helen Johnson met David Winfield, an artist who is painting landscapes on John Bell’s farm, in all seasons and moods. Continue Reading →
It’s the darkest time of the year, and most of us humans prefer to stay indoors, close to the heat and light of a fire. Much of the wildlife we Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met Chris Wadsworth, who works with heavy horses, for Countryman Magazine.
Chris explained how he uses his horses to extract logs from forests, and for non-chemical bracken control. Continue Reading →