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The Power of Trees — a visit to Kew Gardens

Botanical art at Kew sparked fresh thoughts on trees, conifers, climate, and why artists may be nature’s best storytellers.

3d ago

The Power of Trees — a visit to Kew Gardens

3d ago

Never ignore a holly

The tree looked lonely, growing from the base of a crag high above the Lakeland town of Ambleside. It was a female holly (Ilex aquifolium)…

Apr 6

Never ignore a holly

Apr 6

Badgers — I am starting to like them

What is it about badgers? I know I am supposed to love the animals and offer them protection and space. Yet somehow they appear to have an…

Mar 23

Badgers — I am starting to like them

Mar 23

Ups and downs of chainsaws

The other day I received my chainsaw certification. I am now licensed to chop. Yet somehow, I feel uncomfortable. First, I am not sure I…

Feb 26

Ups and downs of chainsaws

Feb 26

The Hidden Ecology of Dry-Stone Walls

Introduction

Feb 12

The Hidden Ecology of Dry-Stone Walls

Feb 12

A Fungus on a Fallen Tree

“I can smell them,” said my companion as we walked purposefully across my land in the UK’s Lake District.

Jan 20

A Fungus on a Fallen Tree

Jan 20

Remembering 7 October 2023: A War Surgeon’s Reflections on Gaza

On 7 October 2023, a new chapter of the Israel-Palestine conflict began, plunging the already fragile region into another cycle of…

Oct 29, 2024

Remembering 7 October 2023: A War Surgeon’s Reflections on Gaza

Oct 29, 2024

Great Gable — climate change and dishonesty

Whenever I climb the Lake District’s Great Gable (899 metres), I usually have whisky on my mind. This time it was climate change although I…

Sep 1, 2024

Great Gable — climate change and dishonesty

Sep 1, 2024

Haweswater — forest, raptors, and butterflies

Modern Haweswater

Jun 30, 2024

Haweswater — forest, raptors, and butterflies

Jun 30, 2024

Skelghyll Woods and Champion Trees

Trees relax me

Jun 20, 2024

Skelghyll Woods and Champion Trees

Jun 20, 2024

Richard Villar

Richard Villar

Richard Villar is a travel writer, doctor, mountaineer, committed environmentalist, and rewilder. He is widely sought as a public speaker.

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