closer to nature, closer to you

A full moon hung across the heavens like a pregnant belly

Kien Nguyen

Always remember we are under the same sky, looking at the same moon

Maxine Lee

You can see the moonlight reflected on particular stumps in the recesses of the forest, as if she selected what to shine on

Thoreaux

Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven

Rabindranath Tagore

This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, There is rapture in the lonely shore, There is society where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar

Lord Byron

There is nothing so beautiful as the free forest

Edmonia Lewis

The forest is a pillow for a wanderer

Matshona Dhliwayo

In the woods we return to reason and faith

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike

Paulo Coelho

I love the forest. It is the place where you hear yourself better

Fahadh Faasil

Every forest branch moves differently in the breeze, but as they sway they connect at the roots

Rumi

Believe me, for I know, you will find something far greater in the woods than in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you cannot learn from the masters

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

And we will meet in the woods far far away from this hustle and bustle… and share love and sunshine

Avijeet Das

And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul

John Muir

A seed stores a forest; a mind stores a universe

Matshona Dhliwayo

A forest shares a history which each tree remembers even after it has been felled

Anne Michaels

A forest is a living thing like a human body…each part dependent on all the other parts

Louis L’Amour

With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon who could not be happy?

Oscar Wilde

There’s something enchanted about the night. All those heavenly bodies, shooting stars, the crescent moon, celestial phenomenon

Luanne Rice

Sited on the edge of a private 16 acre birch wood overlooking the Hillfoot town of Dollar and the Ochil Hills Nova is designed for relaxing and resetting. The hut is a comfortable “beyond glamping” space that’s easily accessible, with superb views, and just a few steps from the door and you’re amongst the flora and fauna of native woodland.

Watch the shifting sky over the Devon valley, soak in hot spring water in the outdoor wood fired bath tub, BBQ on the open fire; wander and explore the forest.

The largest migration in human history has been the move indoors, yet our mind, body and senses evolved over hundreds of thousands of years as part of nature so it’s not surprising that studies from around the world show spending time in nature, especially amongst trees, is good for our immune system, overall well being, and creative thinking.

In contrast to much of everyday life where time races by and a feeling of busy-ness often fills waking hours, spending time in a simple hut, closer to nature can bring a feeling of “time abundance”.