Publication day! 🥳

I wrote this historical novel with trans writer Milo Clenshaw.
It happens to publish at the time of the Supreme Court ruling and some shocking transphobia out there online.

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Buy the book here
blackandwhitepublishing.com/products/murra…

And by the way if you want to read our full forest series but the paywall is the barrier, there is a great offer subscription offer on at the moment

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Here's some of what campaigner David Lintott had to say about the Stobo Hope plantation... 🌲 🌲

Read more on the @heraldscotland.bsky.social forestry series
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2502125...

I love the Edinburgh Remakery for what it does with e-waste and repair.

Here's something though for the geeks, collectors and 'dumb tech' lovers (or just people like myself old enough to get rapturous about a green screen) - a retro tech auction. 💾👨‍💻

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2498858...

Is science starting to show the flaws in tree planting and regeneration as a Net Zero strategy?
For Winds of Change newsletter, I've looked at a couple of studies from the James Hutton Institute
and what they are saying not just about trees, but about soil 🌳
heraldscotland.com/opinion/249104…

First Winds of Change 🌬️ newsletter for 2025 and I thought I would focus on a few nature hope stories from a trip I made last year.
Wildcats 🐈, seed collecting and dragonskin lichen...
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www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2484...

This week I'm looking at division and debate over Galloway National Park. I'll be digging into No and Yes campaigns.Who are they and what are they saying?

Starting with this newsletter from D&G Council last week, where they voted to call for a referendum.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2479...

Only £575mn of the £1.8 bn Scottish Government Heat in Buildings pot has been spent.
Will today's budget reaffirm commitment to the spending? Campaigners at @existinghomes.bsky.social hope so...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476970...

"I always thought stalking was a privileged thing. Then. once we moved here I started to understand the conservation element of it.”

Fascinating visit to a community deer stalking scheme at Beinn Eighe. Locals learn to stalk, take home deer for their larder.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2474240...