Do you remember that scene in Blackadder (series 2, Money), where Percy creates ‘a nugget of purest green’? Well, I’m in search of a whole glen full of the stuff. And by ‘green’ I mean the Scots pine ...

This Thursday we celebrate National Tree Day, and schools can claim one of 2,000 free Scots Pine saplings and access ready-to-use classroom resources, nature activities, and facts about trees. Primary ...

Pine trees have always confused me. The confusion dates back to my days as a student at Kew Gardens when, every Friday for three years, we would be faced with 20 plant specimens to identify with their ...

Climate change exposes ecosystems to strong and rapid changes in their environmental boundary conditions mainly due to the altered temperature and precipitation patterns. It is still poorly understood ...