South of England events

Added by Mandy Haggith at 19:07 on 21 September 2025

Thanks to everyone who has come to one or other of the Scottish launch events for The Lost Elms. There will be an event in Brighton (which has a really important elm story) at Waterstones, at 7pm on Monday 12 October. The link for booking to come to this event is here. It is very exciting to learn t...

Launch events for The Lost Elms

Added by Mandy Haggith at 16:10 on 04 August 2025

Seven launch events are planned for my new book, The Lost Elms. Hopefully everyone who wants to help bring this book into the world will be able to make one of them. If you'd like me to talk about the book nearer to you, please ask! 12 noon, Saturday 9 August. White Shore, Culag Woods, Lochinver. A ...

Responses to The Lost Elms

Added by Mandy Haggith at 15:32 on 04 August 2025

The Lost Elms is being picked up by reviewers and the media. Here are some links to these. It's wonderful to discover that readers are enjoying it - and as the reviewer in The Guardian said, that my enthusiasm about these wonderful trees is infectious. The Independent's non-fiction book of the mont...

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'...