BeckyB
@beckybawden.bsky.social
Being free in nature and in the wilds
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It's been a loooong time since I posted a 'snowy flask and legs' pic 😆 So a welcome return to the snow, and to coffee stops in the snowy hills 🙂 Lovely bike & hike up Carn a' Mhaim today, although as is tradition on my first snowy walk of the season, I was shocked at how cold it was in the wind 😉🥶
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It's been a loooong time since I posted a 'snowy flask and legs' pic 😆 So a welcome return to the snow, and to coffee stops in the snowy hills 🙂 Lovely bike & hike up Carn a' Mhaim today, although as is tradition on my first snowy walk of the season, I was shocked at how cold it was in the wind 😉🥶
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What a contrast! Wild winter adventures above Glen Feshie in the #Cairngorms today, and then down to a lovely, peaceful and sunny Caledonian pinewood below.
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
What a contrast! Wild winter adventures above Glen Feshie in the #Cairngorms today, and then down to a lovely, peaceful and sunny Caledonian pinewood below.
The Mountain Bothy Association (MBA) will be @KendalMountainFestival this year!
Come say hi to us by the Festival Bothy fireplace in the charity teepee next Saturday and Sunday (22-23 Nov). We're there to answer questions about bothies, what the MBA’ve been doing this year & how to get involved :)
Come say hi to us by the Festival Bothy fireplace in the charity teepee next Saturday and Sunday (22-23 Nov). We're there to answer questions about bothies, what the MBA’ve been doing this year & how to get involved :)
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Mountain Bothy Association (MBA) will be @KendalMountainFestival this year!
Come say hi to us by the Festival Bothy fireplace in the charity teepee next Saturday and Sunday (22-23 Nov). We're there to answer questions about bothies, what the MBA’ve been doing this year & how to get involved :)
Come say hi to us by the Festival Bothy fireplace in the charity teepee next Saturday and Sunday (22-23 Nov). We're there to answer questions about bothies, what the MBA’ve been doing this year & how to get involved :)
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Ex-bothy at Culra to be demolished next week
The Mountain Bothy Association is planning for the replacement of the old bothy at Culra, which was closed some years ago due to the presence of asbestos. Next week contractors will commence demolition...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/ex-both...
The Mountain Bothy Association is planning for the replacement of the old bothy at Culra, which was closed some years ago due to the presence of asbestos. Next week contractors will commence demolition...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/ex-both...
Ex-bothy at Culra to be demolished next week
The Mountain Bothy Association is planning for the replacement of the old bothy at Culra, which was closed some years ago due to the presence of asbestos. Next week contractors will commence demolitio...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Ex-bothy at Culra to be demolished next week
The Mountain Bothy Association is planning for the replacement of the old bothy at Culra, which was closed some years ago due to the presence of asbestos. Next week contractors will commence demolition...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/ex-both...
The Mountain Bothy Association is planning for the replacement of the old bothy at Culra, which was closed some years ago due to the presence of asbestos. Next week contractors will commence demolition...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/ex-both...
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Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Heads up - it's been a long wait this year but don't be complacent - looks like proper winter conditions are finally arriving on the hills. Think about the kit you need and remember to check the MWIS Mountain Weather Information Service or @metoffice.gov.uk mountain forecasts.
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Heads up - it's been a long wait this year but don't be complacent - looks like proper winter conditions are finally arriving on the hills. Think about the kit you need and remember to check the MWIS Mountain Weather Information Service or @metoffice.gov.uk mountain forecasts.
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This egret looked at me like it was judging every life decision I’ve ever made.
Can’t argue with that, to be honest.
#egret #birdportrait #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotographyuk #birdsofinstagram #britishwildlife #wetlandwildlife #aylward_photography #birds
Can’t argue with that, to be honest.
#egret #birdportrait #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotographyuk #birdsofinstagram #britishwildlife #wetlandwildlife #aylward_photography #birds
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This egret looked at me like it was judging every life decision I’ve ever made.
Can’t argue with that, to be honest.
#egret #birdportrait #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotographyuk #birdsofinstagram #britishwildlife #wetlandwildlife #aylward_photography #birds
Can’t argue with that, to be honest.
#egret #birdportrait #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotographyuk #birdsofinstagram #britishwildlife #wetlandwildlife #aylward_photography #birds
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Crofting…
#WeekendVibes #Sundayfeeling #autumn #farming #crofting #GoodVibesOnly #StormHour #jefinuist #outerhebrides #scotland #Stunday
#WeekendVibes #Sundayfeeling #autumn #farming #crofting #GoodVibesOnly #StormHour #jefinuist #outerhebrides #scotland #Stunday
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Ooo, forgot to say we did still have some snow on the ground at 10am yesterday morning 🙂❄️ #rangerdailydiary
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Ooo, forgot to say we did still have some snow on the ground at 10am yesterday morning 🙂❄️ #rangerdailydiary
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Your organisation can enjoy a volunteering day out with the John Muir Trust, offering a chance to connect as a team and make a real difference for nature.🌲🌿
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Your organisation can enjoy a volunteering day out with the John Muir Trust, offering a chance to connect as a team and make a real difference for nature.🌲🌿
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
👇 Don’t just take our word for it - see how Absolute Escapes got on during their day with us! eu1.hubs.ly/H0pcQ900
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From a lonely place to die to views to die for. The murder of Sgt Arthur Davies. #Cairngorms
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Scene of the crime
There’s not, to be honest, much of a view from the site. The foreground is all low-growing heather and heath, with a couple of rounded heathery hills framing an unremarkable glen disappearing down …
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October 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
From a lonely place to die to views to die for. The murder of Sgt Arthur Davies. #Cairngorms
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La lune est toujours belle
🌙✨❤️
#moon #luna #lune #moonamour #selenophile #StormHour #autumn #OuterHebrides #Scotland
🌙✨❤️
#moon #luna #lune #moonamour #selenophile #StormHour #autumn #OuterHebrides #Scotland
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
La lune est toujours belle
🌙✨❤️
#moon #luna #lune #moonamour #selenophile #StormHour #autumn #OuterHebrides #Scotland
🌙✨❤️
#moon #luna #lune #moonamour #selenophile #StormHour #autumn #OuterHebrides #Scotland
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Distance between
October 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Distance between
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out to greet the newly returned barnacle geese, present in number (1 leucistic member) - right to the horizon, wavering in heathaze, line upon line of geese (mostly pink footed)
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
out to greet the newly returned barnacle geese, present in number (1 leucistic member) - right to the horizon, wavering in heathaze, line upon line of geese (mostly pink footed)
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This #WorldMigratoryBird day why not join us on a trip down memory lane…
Read on to hear about some of RSPB science’s work on migratory species in the last few years 🪶
#ResearchRewind
Read on to hear about some of RSPB science’s work on migratory species in the last few years 🪶
#ResearchRewind
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This #WorldMigratoryBird day why not join us on a trip down memory lane…
Read on to hear about some of RSPB science’s work on migratory species in the last few years 🪶
#ResearchRewind
Read on to hear about some of RSPB science’s work on migratory species in the last few years 🪶
#ResearchRewind
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10th October and it’s World Mental Health Day. Keep talking. Keep listening. Keep being kind (to yourself and others). We are Nature and I’ve found this is where I heal best. Love to you all.
October 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
10th October and it’s World Mental Health Day. Keep talking. Keep listening. Keep being kind (to yourself and others). We are Nature and I’ve found this is where I heal best. Love to you all.
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Next Tuesday (14/10), Ron Kenyon joins us at Charlotte Road to discuss a year in which he climbed all of the Lake District's Wainwrights wihtout using a car.
As well as personal recollections, Ron will be sharing advice on how to tackle the fells by bus, bike, foot and ski ➡ tinyurl.com/2t7j9cxb
As well as personal recollections, Ron will be sharing advice on how to tackle the fells by bus, bike, foot and ski ➡ tinyurl.com/2t7j9cxb
October 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Next Tuesday (14/10), Ron Kenyon joins us at Charlotte Road to discuss a year in which he climbed all of the Lake District's Wainwrights wihtout using a car.
As well as personal recollections, Ron will be sharing advice on how to tackle the fells by bus, bike, foot and ski ➡ tinyurl.com/2t7j9cxb
As well as personal recollections, Ron will be sharing advice on how to tackle the fells by bus, bike, foot and ski ➡ tinyurl.com/2t7j9cxb
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Here's the updated visual representation of my weather dataset. Shows the last 177 calendar months in the Lomond Hills vs my long-term average (Dec 2010 on the far left, Sept 2025 on the far right).
Blue = colder than average
Green = equal to average
Red = warmer than average
Blue = colder than average
Green = equal to average
Red = warmer than average
October 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Here's the updated visual representation of my weather dataset. Shows the last 177 calendar months in the Lomond Hills vs my long-term average (Dec 2010 on the far left, Sept 2025 on the far right).
Blue = colder than average
Green = equal to average
Red = warmer than average
Blue = colder than average
Green = equal to average
Red = warmer than average
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Sunday is #Stunday!
My Sky at night…
Aurora Borealis
28.09.2025 (04.00 BST)
#NightPhotography #AuroraBorealis #aurora #NorthernLights #StormHour #OuterHebrides #SCOTLAND
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
My Sky at night…
Aurora Borealis
28.09.2025 (04.00 BST)
#NightPhotography #AuroraBorealis #aurora #NorthernLights #StormHour #OuterHebrides #SCOTLAND
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
September 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Sunday is #Stunday!
My Sky at night…
Aurora Borealis
28.09.2025 (04.00 BST)
#NightPhotography #AuroraBorealis #aurora #NorthernLights #StormHour #OuterHebrides #SCOTLAND
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
My Sky at night…
Aurora Borealis
28.09.2025 (04.00 BST)
#NightPhotography #AuroraBorealis #aurora #NorthernLights #StormHour #OuterHebrides #SCOTLAND
#PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
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Autumn in the lakes
September 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Autumn in the lakes
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& you worry fire at first but it levels & does not rise, a slinking hover of water vapour: the sun cooling & sunset weakens as dawn does; a clear sky but too bright for young shard of moon - Skiddaw appears S & SW holds a tainted wear before fading
September 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
& you worry fire at first but it levels & does not rise, a slinking hover of water vapour: the sun cooling & sunset weakens as dawn does; a clear sky but too bright for young shard of moon - Skiddaw appears S & SW holds a tainted wear before fading
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⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the autumn #equinox, 19:19 (UK) 22nd Sept, when the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are equally illuminated. Today the day length in 🏴Scotland is ~the same as in 🇳🇿New Zealand 🤓🧪🔭
📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
September 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the autumn #equinox, 19:19 (UK) 22nd Sept, when the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are equally illuminated. Today the day length in 🏴Scotland is ~the same as in 🇳🇿New Zealand 🤓🧪🔭
📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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Snow!❄️
Not what we expected on a September trip to Torridon, but a good reminder to prepare the pack for winter.
Great to be out with @redropescot.bsky.social pals. A cold wind, but we got lots of ☀️ too.
Not what we expected on a September trip to Torridon, but a good reminder to prepare the pack for winter.
Great to be out with @redropescot.bsky.social pals. A cold wind, but we got lots of ☀️ too.
September 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Snow!❄️
Not what we expected on a September trip to Torridon, but a good reminder to prepare the pack for winter.
Great to be out with @redropescot.bsky.social pals. A cold wind, but we got lots of ☀️ too.
Not what we expected on a September trip to Torridon, but a good reminder to prepare the pack for winter.
Great to be out with @redropescot.bsky.social pals. A cold wind, but we got lots of ☀️ too.