Blog: folklore

People are silhouetted by backlight on an evening in an orchard - the person closest to the camera has feathers in their hat

Wassail!

Monday 2 February 2026

Wassail Butler Adam Warren explores the history of Wassailing through this year's popular event at Diglis Fields in Worcester...

Wilder Worcestershire
community
folklore

Wild clematis seeds - wispy white 'hairs' erupting from green seeds

Old man's beard

Wednesday 3 September 2025

Climb into the natural history and folklore of wild clematis...

summer
Autumn
folklore

Purple heather and yellow gorse flowers by Mark Robinson

The folklore of heaths

Wednesday 23 July 2025

From cleansing to protection, Ion takes a closer look at the folklore of our common heathland plants...

heathland
folklore

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