the Crows Nest

Welcome to the Crows Nest

This is a repository for precious items of value to those who care to poke through,…
Wortcunning Walks at Penbryn.

Wortcunning Walks at Penbryn. Beteen Imbolc or Gwyl Forwyn and Samhain or Nos Galan Gaeaf, I…
Ground Ivy

This creeping vine has nothing to do with ivy, so its most common name: ‘ground ivy’…
Passing through winter

As soon as the Winter has peaked, the Earth energy shifts. The need to bud and…
Coltsfoot – Tussilago farfara

The coltsfoot flowers (Tussilago farfara) are soon to be blooming on their strange scaly stems. They can…
Making tinctures

Making Tinctures. Tinctures are used to store herbs until needed and to enable their easy administration.…
The Wood-wide Web

Trees share nutrients and other compounds with each other via a network of microrrhizal connections. A…
Treading lightly

The onus is on us who love the natural world to treat it right. We cannot…
Bay Leaf

The bay leaf is a marvellous magical herb and great to collect at this time of…
The Original Spider

The Original Spider. When it was time, the Original Spider gave birth to everything. She breathed…