English elms: the trees that are all around us which we don’t see.
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Tag: Guardian Country Diary
Seeking salmon in Taunton town centre
The River Tone at Taunton flows brown beside shopfronts, cafes and the Brewhouse theatre, sliding smoothly under footbridges, easing by[…]
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Exmoor ponies gathered from the moor
A wild ride on Exmoor: A Guardian Country Diary piece on gathering the Tippbarlake Herd of Exmoor ponies. You can[…]
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Hedgelaying in Stoke Abbott
All the twists and turns of laying a hedge at Little Giant Wood. A piece for the Guardian’s Country Diary[…]
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A walk on Hardown Hill
‘Old Bottom’ has filled up with autumn rain and it’s time to head for Hardown Hill. A piece for the[…]
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