Going back to school in your 40s
Last week a large envelope fell through my letterbox.
Land Agent Life
Insights and stories on nature, conservation, and rural life from a land manager living and working in the Scottish Highlands.
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest posts
The Tree Nerds Glossary (Part 2)
An A–Z of Tree-mendous Terminology
The Tree Nerds Glossary (Part 1)
An A–Z of Tree-mendous Terminology
Wonders of the Woods: Saving Scotland's Rarest Forest Flowers
How the fortunes of of two of our smallest and most vulnerable pinewood specialists are being reversed through some big conservation efforts.
The Women Who Inspired Me to Write
How the work and wisdom of three talented women helped me find my voice
The Shifting Sands of Culbin Forest: From Desertification to Landscape-Scale Recovery
Once a barren expanse of sand, a century of innovative intervention has transformed Culbin into a thriving and productive forest.
Rural Reads: Trees & Forests
A mini-series celebrating the best of rural writing, with recommendations and reviews that each explore a different theme
Confessions of a Pecker Twitcher
Birthdays, birds and bankruptcy.
The 'Deer Garden' Experiment
How an alternative approach to gardening in the presence of deer developed into a way of working alongside nature, not against it.
Rural Reads: Nature Conservation
A mini-series celebrating the best of rural writing, with monthly recommendations and reviews that each explore a different theme