The Lost Elms is out!

Added by Mandy Haggith at 17:28 on 05 July 2025

My new book, The Lost Elms, has been published by Wildfire. It's a lovely-looking book and I'm very proud of it. My first venture into creative non-fiction since Paper Trails, back in 2009, this is a highly personal book, but it's also densely researched with chapters on the trees' ecology, practica...

Peat, Diesel and Seaweed completes

Added by Mandy Haggith at 18:24 on 05 June 2025

The research project that I have been working on for the past couple of years, 'Peat, Diesel and Seaweed', is now complete. This has been a conversation about some hidden aspects of climate change with my local community. It has been a partnership with Northwest 2045, a network of organisations here...

Post-Feral

Added by Mandy Haggith at 17:44 on 25 May 2025

For 25 years, Bill and I have lived off-grid on the croft here in Assynt, in sheds and caravans. It is time to upgrade to a lower maintenance and more comfortable way of life, so we are embarking on the process of building our small, eco-retirement home. I'm writing a weekly blog called 'Post-Feral'...