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Words of the wetlands
Marsh, mire, fen, wash, level, sump, carr — the languages and dialects which skirt the Southern North Sea abound in labels for the watery realm between…
Oct 12 • 
Hannah Booth
Looking into the abyss of time
The origins of modern geology on Scotland's North Sea coast
Sep 21 • 
Hannah Booth
All the colours of the sea
What is the colour of the sea?
Sep 7 • 
Hannah Booth
Sails beyond the sea
Some thoughts on harnessing the wind in the week of SAIL Amsterdam
Aug 24 • 
Hannah Booth
The surprising side of the North Sea's oyster revival
An intriguing news story from Belgium recently caught my eye.
Aug 17 • 
Hannah Booth
Body clocks all at sea
Listening out for the many rhythms of life
Aug 3 • 
Hannah Booth
At the mercy of shifting sands
Bruges, Dunwich and the dynamic seabed
Jun 29 • 
Hannah Booth
Catching the drift
The exotic woods that shaped the North Atlantic
May 23 • 
Hannah Booth
A fond farewell to the wintering curlew
And a race against time at sea
Mar 9 • 
Hannah Booth
In between the tides
Remnants of Norse law in Orkney and Shetland
Jan 11 • 
Hannah Booth
The original "jet-setters"
The long and far-reaching story of Yorkshire's "Black Amber"
Dec 14, 2024 • 
Hannah Booth
A cautionary tale from an unfamiliar landscape
Cornelius Vermuyden and the draining of the Fens
Dec 2, 2024 • 
Hannah Booth
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