Tag Archives: cultural landscapes

Golden Autumn Days

Posted on September 27, 2022 by moselman

At the end of the summer, it never ceases to amaze me how, every year, so many folks look to the approaching winter with a sense of foreboding, quite forgetting that the most beautiful season of the year has yet … Continue reading →

Posted in History & Culture, In Europe, In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged autumn, autumn colours, autumn holidays, Caledonian Pine Woods, cultural landscapes, fields, landscapes, nature, outdoors, spirit of place, trees, woodlands | 2 Comments

Above the treetops: In the Bayerischer Wald

Posted on April 17, 2021 by moselman

I always love to find ways of exploring, appreciating and experiencing nature and forests from new perspectives. One of the best places I’ve been to recently in this respect, must surely be the “Baumwipfelpfad” (Treetop Walkway) at the Lusen National … Continue reading →

Posted in In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged Baumei, Baumwipfelphad, bavaria, Bayerischer Wald, Bayerischer Wald National Park, canoeing, cultural landscapes, Czech Republic, forest bathing, Großer Falkenstein, Großer Rache, hiking, Lusen National Park Centre, mountain biking | Leave a comment

In Alpine Meadows

Posted on April 10, 2021 by moselman

We tend to associate biodiversity with some of our great, undisturbed wilderness areas of the Earth like the Amazon Rainforest or the Rockies. In Europe, however, many of our most species rich habitats are cultural landscapes which have arisen as … Continue reading →

Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Alms, alpine meadows, alps, Apline plants, biodiversity, cultural landscapes, Iberia, mountains, Picos de Europa, Tyrol | Leave a comment

Green Shoots from Old Roots – Reimagining cultural landscapes

Posted on April 6, 2021 by moselman

Given its proximity to where we live, the upland plateau of the Eifel, located to the South of Aachen is one of our most popular choices for day trips. In recent years it has become increasingly frequented as a tourist … Continue reading →

Posted in Aachen & Euregio, History & Culture, In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged Aachen, ancient woodlands, biomass, biomass energy, cultural heritage tourism, cultural landscapes, ecotourism, Eicherscheid, Eifel, Eifel National Park, European beavers, European Village Renewal Award, firewood, Flurhecken, folk tales, Green Tourism, Haushecken, hedges, hollow ways, Mützenich, Monschau, Monschauer Heckenlandschaft, Natura 2000, rewilding, River Rur, Simmerath, sustainable development, woodlands | Leave a comment

Scottish Light and Land:

Posted on January 30, 2021 by moselman

There’s something unique about Scottish light and how it compliments the landforms – just like the Scottish people (and indeed people everywhere), landscapes too have their changing moods, their storms and periods of calm when they shine radiantly like the … Continue reading →

Posted in In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged Assynt, Cairngorms, cultural landscapes, Highlands, In Scotland, legends, Loch Lomand and the Trossachs National Park, nature, outdoors, Perthshire, Skye, spirit of place, Stirling, woodlands | Leave a comment

Season of Mists

Posted on October 12, 2015 by moselman

Autumn is my favourite time of year to be out and about exploring the woods, fields, moors and meadows of the surrounding countryside. As well as the vibrant red, gold and orange hues of wild cherry, maples, birches and beech, there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Aachen & Euregio, In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces, Urbanism, Wild Places | Tagged autumn, autumn colours, biodiversity, birch, conkers, cultural landscapes, fly-agaric, foraging, Hohes Venn, mushrooms, norway maple, steuobstwiesen, street trees, sweet chestnuts, Urban Greenspace, urban trees, wild cherry, wild harvests | Leave a comment

Down in the Orchard

Posted on October 10, 2015 by moselman

Over the last few weeks we’ve noticed a lot of fruit going unpicked in local orchards and decided eventually to do something about it. Today we knocked on the door of a local orchard owner who was only too happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Aachen & Euregio, History & Culture, In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces | Tagged Aachen, ancient trees, apples, biodiversity, birds, cultural landscapes, fruit growing, healthy eating, invertibrates, local distinctiveness, local produce, nature conservation, orchards, organic produce, pears, sense of place, streuobstwiesen, sweet chestnuts | 2 Comments