places of enchantment Watercolour by Kim McNett www.kimsnaturedrawings.com Resurgence Review of Peatlands: A Journey Between Land and Water by Alys Fowler This is not just a book about bogs. It’s a book about love: love for the land, the planet we live on, and the people we share it with. Fowler has a very engaging writing style: “I want – I need – you to love these spaces.” I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that the end of the book brought a lump to my throat, as if I’d just finished an absorbing novel full of characters to whom I’d become attached. Which is a testament to the quality of her writing. I had never thought of peatlands as places of enchantment. Mysterious and intriguing, yes, even fascinating. But Fowler has shone a light into these “dark places”, which are not really dark at all, but full of life, history and wisdom, and of secrets that could save us all, if only we will listen. Read more >Resurgence< STEPHANIE BOXALL
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 The Westray Goddess, the
oldest human form found in Scotland. (Orkney Archipelago)
"We cannot surrender to the doomsday narrative that haunts us because
it serves to make us give up on our dreams, and within our dreams lie the memories of the Earth and our ancestors." Ailton Krenak Ancestral Future land art
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