Amy-Jane Beer

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“... "wild service" ... is an ethos ... giving back to nature — but also, obviously, it's the name of {{w|Torminalis|one of our wonderful, native trees}}. ... it's, after all, the tree of generosity and hospitality that used to be grown on the grounds of {{w|pub}}s, because beer was {{w|Torminalis#Uses|brewed and flavoured with the berries ... called "chequers"}}. So when you see a pub called "The Chequers", it's named for this wonderful {{w|Torminalis|wild service tree}} ...”

“Water reveals how small our lives are in time as well as space. Less than 0.025% of the water on our planet exists in all the world’s rivers, lakes, marshes and biological {{w|organism}}s combined. A river is water’s chance to flicker and dance under the sun before it returns to the deep, dark ocean, is frozen in {{w|ice}} or stored away underground, sometimes for hundreds of millennia. Flowing water moves mountains, it hollows and builds land. It provides the medium in which the chemistry of life recycles and reorganises energy and matter.”

“19TH JULYSACRED GROVESAncient RomeThe Roman term {{w|lucus}} (plural luci) referes to a class of woodland with special religious significance. Luci took the form of sacred groves or clearings, often featuring special trees and springs. They were places of celebration, communion and ritual offering. Well-documented examples include {{w|Lucus Feroniae}} in {{w|Etruria}} (now {{w|Capena}} in {{w|Lazio}}) and {{w|Lucus Pisaurensis}} (now the {{w|Adriatic Sea|Adriatic}} city of {{w|Pesaro}}). The {{w|Lucaria|festival of Lucaria}} was celebrated within such groves on 19th and 20th July.”