Bench Part 2. Rothbury Cottage Care - what an exceptionally fine bench for residents..
...and for all staff, visitors, patients. The Save Rothbury Community Hospital Campaign Team is so proud and happy to present this...
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Katie Scott
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Introducing..The Fastigate (or Irish) Yew.
As it is near to St Patrick's Day, let's take a look at this rather intriguing tree. Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' (Irish Yew). This fine...
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Katie Scott
- Feb 28
- 1 min
How to turn a tree into a beautiful bench! A photo-essay.
First of all, find a suitable tree! This is a mighty oak, on the Dueshill Estate, felled by Storm Arwen. Kindly gifted by the owner. The...
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Katie Scott
- Feb 24
- 2 min
A lovely little new spring time walk for us all to enjoy!
Hilary Dunn, Chair of Whitton and Tosson Parish Council, unveiling the sign for the new Grand Fir Walk on Simonside. In September 2022...
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Katie Scott
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Holly has spiky leaves, right?
We all like to bring these beloved evergreen branches into our homes at Yule. We recognise their shiny dark green leaves, edged in...
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Katie Scott
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Mother Nature's Icy Creations
Walking down the river path, towards Thrum Mill, on Tuesday 17th January, 2023, what an array of beautiful, magical, sights - signs of...
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Katie Scott
- Jan 10
- 2 min
STUNNING, AFFORDABLE, PHOTOS OF TREES!
Blaeberry Hill Birch Wood. Copyright: Graham Cadwallader. I am very happy indeed to have come across a most amazing local website, which...
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Katie Scott
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
What are they doing to our Rothbury trees?!
Well, that got your attention, didn't it? THANK YOU MIKE and team. Our wonderful Rothbury Gardeners have been taking a good look at the...
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Katie Scott
- Dec 12, 2022
- 3 min
The difference between life... and a cold, hungry, death for our wildlife.
Did you notice the apple tree on Garleigh Road in the Autumn? It seemed such a shame that all the apples had been allowed to fall, and...
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Katie Scott
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
'The darkest hour is just before the dawn'...
THE COLD MOON approaches... The last full moon of 2022 will be on Thursday 8th December. This one is called 'The Cold Moon'. Originating...
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Katie Scott
- Oct 9, 2022
- 1 min
Walking towards the light: Dawn Walk for the Samaritans, 9.10.22
The Samaritans responding to the latest ONS data on suicide rates: "These latest figures are just more worrying evidence that not enough...
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Katie Scott
- Oct 2, 2022
- 1 min
Do you have a favourite?
Or a tree that is very special to you? On this website, Rothbury Trees, several people were kind enough to write about a tree which holds...
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Katie Scott
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
Tree Trails and Tales
I am so proud to announce that the Rothbury Tree Trail is now live. After a year's work, it is up and available for all to download, and...
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Katie Scott
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
Are you ready for - The Launch of the Rothbury Tree Trail?!
Collecting all the information, writing up the histories, choosing, then writing, the right stories, choosing the best voices, taking...
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Katie Scott
- Aug 23, 2022
- 1 min
What do Kathryn Tickell, Rod Clements, James Tait, Hannah Lamb...
John Homer, and Chrissie Buckley, and Rothbury Highland Pipe Band all have in common? ANSWER These are the magnificent musicians who have...
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Katie Scott
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
In the jungle, the mighty jungle...
On Wednesday evening Rothbury Tree Wardens went to the verge along from Beggar's Rigg to replace the tree guards. We have a rota of folk...
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Katie Scott
- Jun 28, 2022
- 11 min
The Craa Trees - ASH, 'The Venus of the Woods'.
The remaining Craa Tree at Beggar’s Rigg Spring 2022 There were once three very special ash trees growing at Beggars Rigg. David Dippie...
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Katie Scott
- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
We need to talk about...
TREE GUARDS. A great many trees and hedges were planted, all over Rothbury, several years ago. Tree protection was put on them, but no...
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Katie Scott
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
Guest Blog: Cragend Farm
Ten Years at Cragend Farm Tree Project 2011-2021. Planting Ten Trees of Ten varieties. Salix alba Caerulea (Cricket...
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Katie Scott
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
How many days till Christmas?!
I caught up with our most ingenious, hard-working, and prolific of the Rothbury tree wardens, Alan Winlow, recently. Alan has long talked...
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