I visited the Giant's Ring nr Belfast yesterday. In the centre of a Neolithic henge stands a dolmen, which is estimated to be around 4700 years old. The circular earthwork wrapping around the tomb really does transform the landscape into an arena, creating an undeniable air of reverence.

Scenes from a crunchy, glistering Saturday in Harrold, Bedfordshire

Because we can't have enough hauntingly beautiful trees in our feed, here's another misty photo from Salcy Forest, Northamptonshire at the weekend

At the close of the darkest day - winter #solstice dusk near Woodford, Northamptonshire

It was empowering to be surrounded by these lofty giants growing in Salcy Forest. There's an intimacy to be found in misty mornings, when reduced visibility seems to draw the world that little bit closer.

I peer into the murk of an old windmill through clouds of cobwebs and dust. Melancholy hangs heavy in this dark, circular room. In quiet sanctity, an aged millstone is illuminated by the weakening sun, patiently waiting for the wind to turn the lumbering sails one last time.