Videos
I create videos from our wood. Some of them are video blog posts where I talk about a topic. These are shown as Woodland Conversations. Alongside the video you will also find the transcript.
I also include videos from the webcams. These are shown as Tales from the Wood. I love checking the cameras to see what animals have appeared. I edit to bring out the best and add some music. Join us at the wood and you too may get to see a deer, hare or even an owl. I’ve seen them all while sat quietly. And the pesky squirrels …
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. https://youtu.be/RLZUzGPNeKE
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 was in...
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...
Time for a review
Hi, it's Dr. Denise Taylor and I'm here at the wood and I wanted to talk to you about a review of the year. Now, generally you would do this at the six-month mark, but a bit like New Year's resolutions you can do them at any time. And if we look back to the beginning...
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...
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...
When life is busy
https://youtu.be/0PZ3UGmjs2Q 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...
Dealing with things
https://youtu.be/1Wa2NLVzzwI 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...
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. https://youtu.be/M_9V4qpzyIc
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 https://youtu.be/qdI8rP79Qlw
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...
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...
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...
Being visible
https://youtu.be/GB6Np87aAxA 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...
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...
Introducing our wood
https://youtu.be/AYKGeeHtMpA Hi, I'm introducing you to different aspects of the wood, and this one here is a bench that I love to sit on. And as you can see, there's a lovely view. Now, this is a great time of year because there's not many leaves on the trees. It's...
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...
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 https://youtu.be/4l6QC_WvZQM
Wild life from the wood – Hares
I love hares - I start with two playing together and they come up close to the camera. I have also spliced a number of clips together https://youtu.be/OyzMpTOwmik
Being busy – rest, relax, recharge
Rest - Relax - Recharge? Do you find it easy to take a time out? To take time just to be? What works for you? https://youtu.be/KWkAhv3Yy1c
A personal story – Birthday Reflection
This video tells you about how I spent my 65th birthday https://youtu.be/WBdP63a-iSk
A personal story – Birthday plans
Planning my big birthday celebration in the wood. https://youtu.be/4aXyAELd-5U On 29th August I’ll be 65. This was the age men got their state pension and, as female, I should have had mine for 5 years. But things changed and I’ll now get mine in a year. Recently I’ve...
Closing My Second Vision Quest
A Vision Quest is a Rite of Passage and involves 4 days and nights on a solo fast (no food or tent). A year later you close your Vision Quest. This is my immediate thoughts after 24 hours without food. https://youtu.be/agrC6kJfwaQ Yesterday I closed my second Vision...
Life endings and death … Life is full of endings …
Life is full of endings – the end of a day, end of a book, end of a period of study, end of a relationship, and the end of life. When I reflect on retirement, I also consider the related areas of ageing and dying. Spending time in the natural world we notice this...
Pay Attention to our Senses
In this video I talk you through a practical exercise to get more in touch with your senses, and then to look inside - everything you need is in the video. Enjoy https://youtu.be/ClXH7bHVnbM
The Importance of optimism
A video from our wood - We need to remain optimistic and to have positive views of ageing - it will help us to live onger! Join me in the wood as I discuss this. https://youtu.be/s1mSVbxrE80
Life is full of transitions: Reflection on Transitions
A video from the wood. I created this a couple of days after my graduation ceremony. Life is full of transitions - from the young graduates starting out in life, to major transitions along the way, including on retirement. We can all wonder - where are we going with...
Fluid and Crystallized intelligence
A video from the wood https://youtu.be/9AIh2nTR1NU
Woodland Conversation: Take a time out
Another video from the wood to inspire https://youtu.be/XrNam3h2vWw
A walk in the wood on Easter Sunday
Showing the glorious bluebells https://youtu.be/SnqXJPW3mnw
Will you call yourself retired?
A video from our wood https://youtu.be/1QyA-rtB19U
Wildlife at the wood – Deer at night
In this short video, watch a deer in the wood, watch it carefully listen - I wonder what it notices. Music: www.bensound.com https://youtu.be/m8r-EjXoSA4
Woodland nature – I love ferns
The joy of finding some ferns in a winter wood when you didnot think they appeared till the spring. https://youtu.be/I4kH4lIE72c
Watching the deer strolling in the wood
A selection of trailcam footage of deer in the daytime. First time for adding music. https://youtu.be/OXa0XEnuykc
Woodland: I wish it was a stream
With all the rain in the wood we seem to have a stream, I don't know how long we will have it for, but it is lovely, come and see ... https://youtu.be/MIhiTVgzPnM
A December walk in our wood
Come with me on a walk in the wood, I hope you find it relaxing and can't wait for you to join us later this year https://youtu.be/SYCBujxbqVo
From our wood: Daytime in the wood
Daytime footage of fox, hare, roe deer and muntjac. Not sure what happened to the muntjac- look at the marks on its back, has it been attacked? https://youtu.be/azlSnKrxp40
Trailcam footage of deer, hare, fox and muntjac
Deer, Hare, Fox and Muntjac - all captured on one day in the wood https://youtu.be/xlc1MTAWX3I
A visit to our wood after Storm Arwen
A walk around base camp after the storm https://youtu.be/Y711NSCMYr4
Who are you? Who is Your Authentic Self
A video from our wood, talking about being your authentic self I’m interested in the question “who am I?” and “who is my authentic self?” Because there's so many different roles that we play, and so many different personas. I ask you some questions to get you...
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