Reflections on being ourselves

 Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor on this beautiful sunny afternoon in the wood.  And this morning I went and visited a different wood and it’s really interesting to see what other people are doing. This is a community wood and there was a group of wood owners and we all went there. I learnt a […]

Trailcam footage

The latest from the trailcam, there is some good footage of a fox, and also hare, roe and muntjac deer and some birds from basecamp. We do get animal visitors to base camp – this time a glimpse of a deer.

Nature as Nurture

Hi, it’s Dr Denise and I’m standing at the edge of our wood. One of the good things about this time of year is you can actually see the field because there’s less leaves in the way. I haven’t been here for a week, and when I came here last Sunday, I was glad I […]

We need to show self compassion

Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor from my wood and today I want to talk to you about self-compassion and it’s something that I’m personally not very good at. I’m a lot better helping other people than showing it to myself. I remember one time working with somebody, helping me address some issues in my life […]

Time for a review

When plans go awry

Hi, it’s Dr. Denise and I just want to talk to you about how plans can go awry.  We can make plans and we can think that certain things are going to be happening, but they don’t always happen. Stuff will interfere. I was talking to a fellow woodland owner and that person was saying […]

Lacking motivation?

 Hi, it’s Dr. Denise, and the message today is for anybody who’s going to be having four- or six-weeks holiday this summer and feels a need to be productive. I’ve had a message from a friend who is a university lecturer and has got all these plans for the research she, she was going to […]

When life is busy

My life has been busy of late has yours? I think sometimes we just forget that we human beings and become human doings, and there was just so much to do, so much to focus on … and it can lead to stress, and tension and pressure, and sometimes we have to say, enough, I’ve […]

Dealing with things

Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor, and I’m coming to you from my wood. I so enjoy coming and getting outside my normal environment, out into the fresh air and to spend time walking around the wood and just seeing how the changes are since I was last here a couple of weeks ago. We’ve got […]

Who was at basecamp?

We start at basecamp with 2 birds of prey and 2 deer wandering around our camp. The second was just a few hours before we arrived. We also see a hare and 2 jaybirds.