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13/09/2026

Thanks mama 🪽✨🤣🩵
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09/09/2026

THOSE BLACK SPOTS ⚫️
It’s not dirt 👀🍃
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It’s tar spot, a fungus that turns the leaves of the sycamore into a pollution indicator!
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tar spot seems to be more sensitive to traffic fumes. So in places with more pollution, it’s often less common 🌿
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So when you find a sycamore leaf covered in black spots, the tree be like “I might not look great, but it’s a nice place to live!” 🤣
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It’s not a replacement for an air quality monitor but it’s a brilliant reminder that nature is always on the ball! ⚽️✨🤌🏼
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Next time you spot a sycamore, flip the leaves over and investigate.
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Black spots or clean leaves?
What did your tree reveal? 🔎🍃
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07/09/2026

The Nature TARDIS hiding just outside Glasgow 👀🌿
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Lenzie Moss looks unassuming from the outside, but step inside and you’ll find something much bigger than you expect. A lowland raised peat bog located in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire.
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Sooo, It’s basically a living time capsule, layer upon layer of plants have built up here over thousands of years, perfectly preserved by the water.
Buts it’s more than just soggy ground, you’re literally standing on ancient history! Bogs store massive amounts of carbon and provide homes for a variety of wildlife 🌍
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And Autumn is a brilliant time to explore. Keep your eyes peeled for colourful fungi, fluffy cotton grass, loads of wildlife and tiny bog plants.
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It’s roughly 4/5km for the full loop (shorter paths available) Mostly flat, but expect mud, puddles and wonky bits. Main paths and the boardwalk are great for buggies, but sturdy wheels are best. Lenzie Station is right beside the Moss if you’re not a driver!
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Have you been? Would you take the kids? Let me know in the comments!👇🏼
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07/09/2026

Ever wondered why you sometimes find rowan trees growing in old Scottish graveyards? 🌿
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It wasn’t simply for decoration.
As my previous posts have mentioned Rowan has a long history in Scottish folklore as a protective tree, believed to guard against witches, enchantment and malevolent spirits, that protection wasn’t just for the living.
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Rowan was also planted around burial places, with the belief that it could protect the dead and keep harmful forces away from their graves.
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There wasn’t one official rule saying rowan had to be planted in graveyards. It comes from much older Scottish folk traditions around protective trees, boundaries and the supernatural.
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So when you spot a rowan beside an old graveyard, you might be looking at more than just a tree. 🌿
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06/09/2026

You did not disappoint with your Rowan stories on my last post. Thank you so much, I love reading all the wee comments! So here are my 3 VERY good reasons NOT to chop down your rowan tree 🌳
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🌿 It’s a native Scottish tree worth protecting.
🐦 It’s brilliant for wildlife and nature, providing food and shelter.
🔮 And according to Scottish folklore, chopping down a rowan could bring BAD LUCK, as you might be releasing to stored neg back into the world 👀
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Basically, don’t destroy our (super)natural containment unit 🤣🌿
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WHO YA GONNA CALL? 👻😂
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05/09/2026

In Scottish folk tradition, rowan was a tree of protection, planted around homes and used in charms against harm, witches and bad luck.
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also has a beautiful reel up just now about Rowans, great minds think alike an all that.
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But rowan isn’t just magical in our stories. Its autumn berries are an important food for birds including fieldfares, redwings, mistle thrushes and waxwings. 🐦
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A little tree with a lot of stories, and a very important place in the autumn landscape.
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Now you know what to look for, how many in gardens will you spot too 👀
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03/09/2026

Came home to my deedee storyboard T-shirt behind the door. Super soft and the 3XL is sumptuous.
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Patiently awaiting a wee blahem print, Brian, limmy. if you hear me. thank you 🫶🏼
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25/08/2026

I don’t pick brambles in the rain 🌧️
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Wet berries are more likely to be soft, split and mouldy. I’d rather not be picking through a soggy hedge while all the bugs are sheltering from the rain too! 😂🌧️
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I also like to give the berries a chance to dry off before picking, wee bit of sunny weather can make the difference to your berries and I only take what I’ll actually use, leaving plenty behind for the birds, insects and other creatures who rely on the hedgerow.
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So wait for a dry spell, pick a few of the lovely ripe ones, and move along 🌿🫐
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Foraging law in Scotland, you can pick wild berries for your own personal use under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, but forage responsibly, don’t damage plants, respect wildlife, land and access restrictions ✨👌🏼
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