Posts Tagged: green society
How important are river catchments in defining bioregions?
I am currently working on a podcast series about the Highland Boundary Fault. As part of this I recently interviewed Clare Cooper and Marian Bruce in Marian’s farmhouse on the edge of the town of Aylth, north-west of Perth. The
How important are river catchments in defining bioregions?
I am currently working on a podcast series about the Highland Boundary Fault. As part of this I recently interviewed Clare Cooper and Marian Bruce in Marian’s farmhouse on the edge of the town of Aylth, north-west of Perth. The
Art and the Bioregion
Maisie Ingram, a student at Glasgow School of Art, recently stayed at the cabin in Ferry Wood and produced a series of paintings, including this one. The artistic temperament is well suited to bioregioning. One takes ones time, immersing oneself,
Art and the Bioregion
Maisie Ingram, a student at Glasgow School of Art, recently stayed at the cabin in Ferry Wood and produced a series of paintings, including this one. The artistic temperament is well suited to bioregioning. One takes ones time, immersing oneself,
Gaia Story – 4 – The Theory Named
Lovelock was fond of going on walks with the novelist William Golding, who lived in the same village. On one of these perambulations he shared his hypothesis with his friend, who, after mulling it over, “suggested that anything alive deserves
Gaia Story – 4 – The Theory Named
Lovelock was fond of going on walks with the novelist William Golding, who lived in the same village. On one of these perambulations he shared his hypothesis with his friend, who, after mulling it over, “suggested that anything alive deserves
Edgeland Chronicles by me (Ed Tyler)
I have published a book about bioregionalism: not an academic thesis but a fictional fantasy set in the mid-21st Century and featuring the people living in the archipelago off the NW coast of Europe, which, in 2023, consists of the
Edgeland Chronicles by me (Ed Tyler)
I have published a book about bioregionalism: not an academic thesis but a fictional fantasy set in the mid-21st Century and featuring the people living in the archipelago off the NW coast of Europe, which, in 2023, consists of the
Spirals on the beach
A few weeks ago Carina and I were walking along the beach near Muasdale when we met up with a local aquaintance, who was delighted to tell us he’d seen a rock uncovered by the tide with spirals carved into
Spirals on the beach
A few weeks ago Carina and I were walking along the beach near Muasdale when we met up with a local aquaintance, who was delighted to tell us he’d seen a rock uncovered by the tide with spirals carved into
Rock Art: Ancient acts of bioregioning
Here is one of the many ancient rock carvings found around the Kintyre peninsula. Some archaeologists think that they are located at transition points between lowland and upland, perhaps as waymarkers at what were then regarded as liminal spaces (more
Rock Art: Ancient acts of bioregioning
Here is one of the many ancient rock carvings found around the Kintyre peninsula. Some archaeologists think that they are located at transition points between lowland and upland, perhaps as waymarkers at what were then regarded as liminal spaces (more
Caledonian pinewoods
Recently I was in the Tyndrum area and made a pilgrimage to one of the Caledonian pinewoods immortalised in Steven and Carlisle’s famous book. The two men, academics at Aberdeen University, identified in the 1950’s the threat to Scotland’s remaining
Caledonian pinewoods
Recently I was in the Tyndrum area and made a pilgrimage to one of the Caledonian pinewoods immortalised in Steven and Carlisle’s famous book. The two men, academics at Aberdeen University, identified in the 1950’s the threat to Scotland’s remaining
Exploitation: an Elephant in the Room
A lot has been said about the Climate Change being “the elephant in the room.” It’s the topic that lies behind everything spoken, but is invisible; not talked about despite being so important. Well, hopefully the Paris Agreement has changed
Exploitation: an Elephant in the Room
A lot has been said about the Climate Change being “the elephant in the room.” It’s the topic that lies behind everything spoken, but is invisible; not talked about despite being so important. Well, hopefully the Paris Agreement has changed
Gardening, reasoning and feeling compassion
I recently read something by the great science fiction writer Ursula K Le Guin, writing in the Guardian review. She said: “The idea, so powerful in 2oth Century literature, that the slow processes of creation are less interesting, less real,
Gardening, reasoning and feeling compassion
I recently read something by the great science fiction writer Ursula K Le Guin, writing in the Guardian review. She said: “The idea, so powerful in 2oth Century literature, that the slow processes of creation are less interesting, less real,
Joining the solar revolution
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are going up on our house in mid-Kintyre. We are right by the coast despite being at a high latitude: this helps our solar gain as coastal areas get more sunshine hours than inland areas. We
Joining the solar revolution
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are going up on our house in mid-Kintyre. We are right by the coast despite being at a high latitude: this helps our solar gain as coastal areas get more sunshine hours than inland areas. We
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