Wildlife & Nature
Plant galls
You might have noticed strange, bulbous growths on oak leaves or rose stems. These curious structures, called galls, are nature’s hidden laboratories — formed when [...]
Poems
House Fire
IT is now nearly 2026. Next year (2027) it will be fifty years since my rebuilt croft house on the west coast was burned to the ground
Local News
Remembrance Day celebrations
The season of Remembrance was busy, with wreath-laying and Acts of Remembrance at the War Memorials within the Branch area on the Sunday.
Local News
Communities’ struggle for green energy infrastructure ownership
With political parties placing community ownership of renewable energy at the heart of their election agendas, the question remains: why is it so difficult for [...]
Wildlife & Nature
Carnivorous plants
Dave Browne, member of the Carnivorous Plants Society, shares with us how he ended up ‘captivated’ by these plants, which blur the line between flora [...]
