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 →
Helen Johnson met Jocelyn Burnand, a botanical artist who is publishing a book of paintings of flowers of Swaledale, for Dalesman Magazine. 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 observes spring life emerging in spring in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire 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 →