The Folklore of Woodland Trees: Alder, Birch & Blackthorn
Trees are some of humanity's best friends, providing oxygen, storing carbon, and even improving the soil where they grow. Some are flashy and famous in folklore, like the oak or the hawthorn. Others ...
10 Feb 202425min
Folklore of Woodland Plants: Cowslips, Forget-Me-Nots, Lily of the Valley, Primroses & Red Campion
Certain plants evoke particular areas, like grasslands, meadows, hedgerows, or gardens. Others are full of the mystery of the forest, splashing colour across the woodland floor. Bluebells are famous f...
3 Feb 202420min
The Ambiguous Nature of Fairies with Morgan Daimler
In this month's episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I'm thrilled to bring you a chat with Morgan Daimler! Morgan is an independent folklorist who studies and writes about fairies in historic and m...
28 Jan 20241h 12min
The Ghosts of Culloden Moor: Lost Soldiers on the Battlefield
Culloden Moor is perhaps one of the saddest sites in the British Isles, the battlefield that played host to a massacre. It was also the last battle to take place on mainland Britain. The Battle of Cu...
27 Jan 202419min
Legends of Denbigh Moors: Ghosts, Snow and the Tylwyth Teg
The Denbigh Moors, or Mynydd Hiraethog, lie in north Wales. At its highest point, it's higher than Exmoor. The moors are a wild, desolate place, home to various types of wildlife. Yet if you believe ...
20 Jan 202419min
Exmoor Folklore: Witches, Ghosts, and Fantastic Beasts
The name 'Exmoor' conjures mental images of ponies, undulating moorland, and Lorna Doone, R D Blackmore's 1869 novel. It crosses the Somerset and Devon border, hugging the north Devon coast, and take...
13 Jan 202429min
Newcastle's Town Moor: Fairs, Witches, and Common Land
If you say 'moor' to most people, they might think of Wuthering Heights, Dartmoor, or Bodmin. You probably won't immediately think of the Town Moor that lies immediately north of Newcastle upon Tyne'...
6 Jan 202419min
50 Berkeley Square: The Most Haunted House in London
If I asked you to name "the most haunted house in London", you probably wouldn't pick Berkeley Square as your location. Yet for almost a century, No. 50. Berkeley Square had quite the supernatural re...
30 Dec 202318min
