Trailcam footage

Trailcam footage of deer with fawns and a hare There’s the work me, and the me who loves spending time in nature. I love checking the trailcams in the wood In another part of the wood we see a hare, Then a couple of muntjac at night, then one in the day. A roe at […]

Pay attention to our senses

I talk about the importance of paying attention to our senses … what we can see, hear, feel, touch and smell. All from the wood

Thrive

 Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor down at the Wood. And I want you to thrive, not just survive. I think there’s a book somewhere that I’ve read with a title around that. Anyway, I used to know somebody and his standard answer to: how are you getting on? How are you? was plodding on. I […]

BUCKET LIST

 I was asked recently, what was my bucket list, and it took me back a step, because it’s not something that I’ve thought about for a long time. A lot of people have bucket lists, which is, you know, all the things you want to do before you die. And it involves a lot of […]

Who Am I?

Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor on this beautiful, sunny day down in the wood, and I just want to ask you the question, who am I? Who are you? Often people define themselves, um, related to the work that they do or their role. You know, I’m a mum, I’m a daughter, I’m a wife, […]

Being visible

Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor, and today I want to talk about being visible. There’s a lot written about people of around my age, mid- fifties upwards and about how we feel invisible, how we’re not seen, and we fade into the background. I don’t think I fade into the background, and I don’t think […]

Take a time out – time in nature

Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor and I’m on my bench at the wood, and it’s so nice being here. The blue bells are now dying off and everything is green. There is so much grass around. The leaves are out. There’s all this growth, but it’s the green. I just love being in nature. The […]

Introducing our wood

A long life?

Would you like to know how long you have to live? When are you going to die? As I researched for my book – Rethink Retirement – I followed a link to access The  Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator. Let me talk you through my experience and you some reflective questions. Hi, it’s Dr. […]

From the wood: A pesky squirrel

The squirrels have been eating the bird food. We have now bought squirrel proof feeders, but they still try