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Category Archives: Nature, wildlife and environment

Plants, animals, the whole of living creation and how we treasure it.

Landscape archaeology of ancient woodlands with Tim Laurie

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Helen Johnson
Rowan and yew cling to a limestone outcrop

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 →

Posted in Features, Nature, wildlife and environment, People, Yorkshire | Tagged environment and landscape, flowers, trees, plants and fungi, nature conservation, nature study, people

Bats

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Helen Johnson
John Drewett - Bat Man

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 →

Posted in Features, Nature, wildlife and environment, People, Yorkshire | Tagged buildings and architecture, environment and landscape, nature conservation, wildlife

Artist Jocelyn Campbell in Dalesman, October 2014

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Jocelyn-Campbell-sketching-wildflowers-in-her-garden-198x300

Helen Johnson met Jocelyn Burnand, a botanical artist who is publishing a book of paintings of flowers of Swaledale, for Dalesman Magazine. Continue Reading →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, Nature, wildlife and environment, People | Tagged art and craft, Dalesman Magazine, flowers, trees, plants and fungi, nature study, people, Yorkshire

Yorkshire Ridings Magazine, Sept 2014, artist David Beresford

Posted on August 8, 2014 by
David Beresford takes inspiration from his garden and surrounding landscape

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 →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, Nature, wildlife and environment, People, Yorkshire | Tagged art and craft, environment and landscape, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 May 14

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
cow parsley under trees

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 →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Nature, wildlife and environment | Tagged Appleton Wiske, environment and landscape, nature study

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 16 Apr 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Horse chestnut bud about to unfurl

Helen Johnson observes spring life emerging in spring in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Nature, wildlife and environment | Tagged Appleton Wiske, nature study

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 17 Feb 14

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A blue tit perched in a hedge

Helen Johnson looks at hedges on her walks round Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Nature, wildlife and environment | Tagged Appleton Wiske, environment and landscape, flowers, trees, plants and fungi, nature study, weather

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 Jan 14

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A misty morning in Appleton Wiske

Helen Johnson looks at early buds breaking in Appleton Wiske, and recalls that the weather was very different last January. Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Nature, wildlife and environment | Tagged Appleton Wiske, environment and landscape, flowers, trees, plants and fungi, nature study, weather

Dalesman February 2014: In the Field of View

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Views to the Hambleton Hills constantly change

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 →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, Food and farming, Nature, wildlife and environment, People, Yorkshire | Tagged art and craft, Dalesman Magazine, environment and landscape, farming, rural way of life, weather, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 19 Dec 13

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Helen Johnson
A starling feeds on apples left in the tree

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 →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Nature, wildlife and environment | Tagged Appleton Wiske, environment and landscape, nature study, wildlife

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