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Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia is a perennial plant of damp woodlands, mainly on lime-rich soils. Its crown of understated green flowers can be found blooming among bluebells and primroses in May and June. With its whorl of four egg-shaped leaves, it is known as the ‘herb of equality’ because all of its parts are considered equal and harmonious. This symmetry appealed to medieval herbalists who used it in marriage rituals and believed it could guard against witches. Herb-Paris is an indicator of ancient woodlands, is very scarce in Scotland and West Wales, and absent from the south-west of England.

Photograph by John Beatty

About John Beatty

For thirty years, John has ventured across the world returning with stories of his experiences of the wilderness which few have encountered. He has drunk tea with Thangboche’s High Lama in the Kumbu, collected shells from Pacific beaches, run with wilderbeests in the ancient dusts of Serengeti, hiked to hidden springs of Grand Canyon, encountered walrus’, wolves and streams of caribou in the low islands of Aleutian Alaska. His travels are infused with adventure and wonderment, from Galapagos to the Andes, Namibia, Mongolia and the Amazon Basin. Closer to home, John has photographed almost all wild land locations in Britain, from the windswept tors of Cornwall to white strands of the Outer Hebrides.

As a photographer of wilderness it is the drama of landscape, its biodiversity and wild weather that attracts him most. Major expeditions including seven months spent in Antarctica, a winter in Spitzbergen and an historic four hundred mile traverse of the Greenland Icecap, John's assignments have taken him to some of the wildest lands on Earth.

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