Category Archives: spiritual value

St. Boniface, Avatar and West Ham United – in the realm of sacred trees

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Miles King

It’s not often that a giant magical tree stars in a Hollywood mega blockbuster film. And what could possibly connect it to a key story in the transformation of Northern Europe from pagan-worshippers to Christians? These are the kinds of … Continue reading →

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Leaving Footprint, starting something new

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Miles King

Today is my last day at Footprint Ecology. I’ve had a very interesting 18 months here, working on a number of management plans, a variety of Habitat Regulations Assessments, the protection of Lodge Hill and Rampisham Down, researching and writing … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Miles King

          Remembrance Sunday Dorchester We went to the Remembrance service in Dorchester on Sunday. I never used to go as a child, or as an adult, until the last few years. I suppose my own experience … Continue reading →

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A State of Mind

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Miles King

Today is an important anniversary for me. It’s a year to the day since I went to my GP and he diagnosed me with anxiety and depression. I had known there was something wrong for a long time but had … Continue reading →

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Today’s Blog

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Miles King

Here’s the link to today’s blog, which is on Mark Avery’s website.  

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Biodiversity Offsetting – some further thoughts

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Miles King

Today’s blog appears on the Woodland Trust Blog site. http://wtcampaigns.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/biodiversity-offsetting-some-related-issues/.

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Sacrifices, ancient and modern

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Miles King

We like to think we live in such settled, civilised and rational times.  It wasn’t so long ago though  – up to  the 19th Century – that farmers feared the effect of evil spirits on their  livestock and made Land … Continue reading →

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Nature Encounter: Red Squirrel.

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Miles King

By Paul Whippey (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons It was a week after my brother died, we were in the Isle of Wight, where I was surveying strandline vegetation. I had gained access to a private wood, part … Continue reading →

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