Katie Scott Sep 24, 20211 minWe just have to get up back up again, eh?So, what happened to the Facebook page, Trees of Rothbury? It was a very strange experience to be trolled by people using fake profiles...
Katie Scott Sep 24, 20211 minAnd there's more!As you know, my ‘If this tree could talk’ series is a growing sequence of stories about the history of Rothbury, which links places and...
Katie Scott Sep 13, 20211 minWho knew of the miniature worlds within our ancient trees?Who knew what life-forms an old tree can maintain? We all love trees, we love the feel of the different textures of bark, we love the...
Katie Scott Aug 1, 20211 minWhat links Dippie Dixon to Rothbury's Iconic Chestnut Tree?I have spent a great deal of time researching this story, for my If This Tree Could Talk series. I found out a lot and I had help from...
Katie Scott Jul 31, 20211 minAnyway, what actually IS a 'Tree Warden'?!I am so delighted to report that NCC has agreed and Rothbury now has the first tree warden scheme in Northumberland! Congratulations to...
Katie Scott Jul 17, 20212 minClever Coppicing - 5000 year old knowledge!Who knows how old Coppicing is? it is an age-old technique that involves harvesting stems from a tree while allowing it to remain...
Katie Scott Jul 6, 20211 minThe Great Pause. A Time to Feel; A Time to Heal.I have always felt a certain awe, wonder, and power when I am amongst trees - especially in woodland or forest. Do you feel this also?...
Katie Scott Jul 4, 20211 minCan trees hold back the mighty River Coquet?I have spent quite a lot of time with Alan Winlow lately. He has shown me woodlands which need tree protectors removing. He has pointed...
Katie Scott Jun 29, 20211 minA real mother of a treeJust look at this fungus growing on an ancient beech trunk. This beech has been felled and stands - still alive in some ways - on a road...
Katie Scott Jun 24, 20213 minThe tragedy which goes by the name of Ash DiebackMeet Nick Johnson, from the Northumbria Veteran Tree Project. We have been online friends for a while, but it was great to meet with him...
Katie Scott Jun 21, 20211 minLovely Laburnum!I've been meaning to get a picture of the laburnum on the village green for a while. But today it was just perfect. Rothbury was busy,...
Katie Scott Jun 19, 20211 minIf only trees could speak!I am delighted to share with you the first article on one of the trees which might be on the Rothbury Tree Trail. I have written about...