A visit to Kew Gardens' Shirley Sherwood Gallery unexpectedly transported me into the living world of trees - through the brushstrokes of botanical artists. What began as an appreciation of art unfolded into a reflection on conifers, climate resilience, biodiversity, and why we must rethink our assumptions about woodland ecosystems.

Week 45 Nobody likes me, everybody hates me I think I’ll go eat worms![i] Although these words have been spoken or sung in many different...