Chris Fitch
@chrisfitchchris.bsky.social
✍️ Writer for hire
📚 Author of Wild Cities, Subterranea, Atlas of Untamed Places etc
https://linktr.ee/wildcities.book
📚 Author of Wild Cities, Subterranea, Atlas of Untamed Places etc
https://linktr.ee/wildcities.book
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"Finally, I felt it. The thrill of discovering wildness in a city"
The lovely people at @forestandbird.bsky.social let me write about how a month in Wellington inspired me to write a whole book celebrating urban nature
www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/wi...
The lovely people at @forestandbird.bsky.social let me write about how a month in Wellington inspired me to write a whole book celebrating urban nature
www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/wi...
Wild Cities
Suffering from self-diagnosed "nature deficient disorder" Chris Fitch set out on a global journey to discover the myriad ways citizens are greening their urban spaces and reaping multiple wellbeing be...
www.forestandbird.org.nz
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"Finally, I felt it. The thrill of discovering wildness in a city"
The lovely people at @forestandbird.bsky.social let me write about how a month in Wellington inspired me to write a whole book celebrating urban nature
www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/wi...
The lovely people at @forestandbird.bsky.social let me write about how a month in Wellington inspired me to write a whole book celebrating urban nature
www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/wi...
Reposted by Chris Fitch
With NASA soon set to send a crew around the Moon again for the first time in half a century, it will be notable to see how this generation of earthlings reflects on the images sent back.
In Dec 1968, Apollo 8 crew returned with perhaps the most iconic and impactful image in history...
In Dec 1968, Apollo 8 crew returned with perhaps the most iconic and impactful image in history...
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
With NASA soon set to send a crew around the Moon again for the first time in half a century, it will be notable to see how this generation of earthlings reflects on the images sent back.
In Dec 1968, Apollo 8 crew returned with perhaps the most iconic and impactful image in history...
In Dec 1968, Apollo 8 crew returned with perhaps the most iconic and impactful image in history...
New cover ✨
Paperback on the way, out in April
Paperback on the way, out in April
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
New cover ✨
Paperback on the way, out in April
Paperback on the way, out in April
Tired: nostalgia for 2016 😒
Wired: nostalgia for 2006 😍
Wired: nostalgia for 2006 😍
January 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Tired: nostalgia for 2016 😒
Wired: nostalgia for 2006 😍
Wired: nostalgia for 2006 😍
Reposted by Chris Fitch
I made this work in 2012. I filled a humming top with plastic objects found in the stomach of one albatross chick on Kure Atoll (Northwestern Hawaiian islands). 340 g. Cigarette lighters, plastic fragments, toys and mainly bottle caps.
There is a reason why the lids no longer come off the bottles!
There is a reason why the lids no longer come off the bottles!
September 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I made this work in 2012. I filled a humming top with plastic objects found in the stomach of one albatross chick on Kure Atoll (Northwestern Hawaiian islands). 340 g. Cigarette lighters, plastic fragments, toys and mainly bottle caps.
There is a reason why the lids no longer come off the bottles!
There is a reason why the lids no longer come off the bottles!
Reposted by Chris Fitch
ANALYSIS: World’s biggest historic polluter by far – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty
Historic CO2 1850-2025
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
ANALYSIS: World’s biggest historic polluter by far – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty
Historic CO2 1850-2025
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Historic CO2 1850-2025
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🇨🇳🔥🔥🔥
🇷🇺🔥🔥
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
I'm in this photo and I don't like it
January 2, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I'm in this photo and I don't like it
2006-08 really was the sweet spot for technology. Mobile phones, email, the internet, early Facebook... before smartphones and algorithms ruined everything
January 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
2006-08 really was the sweet spot for technology. Mobile phones, email, the internet, early Facebook... before smartphones and algorithms ruined everything
Wake Up Dead Man is such a strong sequel to Knives Out. Probably for the best that we all pretend Glass Onion never happened
December 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Wake Up Dead Man is such a strong sequel to Knives Out. Probably for the best that we all pretend Glass Onion never happened
As soon as the presenter says some variation of 'as you can see...' you realise, oh, this isn't for me, the listener. I'm not welcome. It's so alienating
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
As soon as the presenter says some variation of 'as you can see...' you realise, oh, this isn't for me, the listener. I'm not welcome. It's so alienating
Reposted by Chris Fitch
Cool to see this in the middle of a busy town!
In het kleine strookje natuurgebied tussen de Burgemeester Jamessingel en de Winterdijk is opnieuw een bever gespot. En zelfs gefilmd en gefotografeerd. En dat is en blijft toch bijzonder natuurlijk.
December 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Cool to see this in the middle of a busy town!
Also there's a new Wild Cities podcast episode out, the first for *cough* 6 months...
It's an interview I did with the 10Adventures podcast, on what travelling the world taught me about making cities into more ecological spaces, and why it matters 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/6wwv...
It's an interview I did with the 10Adventures podcast, on what travelling the world taught me about making cities into more ecological spaces, and why it matters 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/6wwv...
How Nature Can Save Our Urban Lives (10Adventures)
open.spotify.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Also there's a new Wild Cities podcast episode out, the first for *cough* 6 months...
It's an interview I did with the 10Adventures podcast, on what travelling the world taught me about making cities into more ecological spaces, and why it matters 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/6wwv...
It's an interview I did with the 10Adventures podcast, on what travelling the world taught me about making cities into more ecological spaces, and why it matters 🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/6wwv...
"A truly uplifting read."
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"A truly uplifting read."
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Reposted by Chris Fitch
Just spoted some pigeons hanging out on a Waitrose sign.
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just spoted some pigeons hanging out on a Waitrose sign.
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
It's not really enshittification, but Spotify has stopped remembering to play pods at 1.2x which, sigh, it's just a micro-hassle that didn't previously exist
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's not really enshittification, but Spotify has stopped remembering to play pods at 1.2x which, sigh, it's just a micro-hassle that didn't previously exist
The original sin of Wicked was splitting it into two films. From that point, the second one was always going to be weaker, thinner, more in need of filler. In that context, it's pretty much as good as anyone could do.
Except, they apparently forgot that their source material is THE WIZARD OF OZ!
Except, they apparently forgot that their source material is THE WIZARD OF OZ!
November 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The original sin of Wicked was splitting it into two films. From that point, the second one was always going to be weaker, thinner, more in need of filler. In that context, it's pretty much as good as anyone could do.
Except, they apparently forgot that their source material is THE WIZARD OF OZ!
Except, they apparently forgot that their source material is THE WIZARD OF OZ!
I gave a talk at @kneppwilding.bsky.social. A huge honour, and a real treat. Thanks for all the questions, it was a great debate.
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I gave a talk at @kneppwilding.bsky.social. A huge honour, and a real treat. Thanks for all the questions, it was a great debate.
So many podcasts have become worse now they're all being filmed
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
So many podcasts have become worse now they're all being filmed
If conservatives don't want people to think they promote violence, maybe they should stop using their speeches to tell their supporters to fight all the time
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If conservatives don't want people to think they promote violence, maybe they should stop using their speeches to tell their supporters to fight all the time
Conveniently, 2025's best pastel de nata was from the same bakery as 2024's best pastel de nata, meaning this article from last year remains almost entirely relevant a full 12 months later
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
Where to eat Lisbon’s best pastel de nata
The Portuguese custard tart is a Lisbon classic, and where to find the best is hotly debated by locals and visitors alike. As the winner of the Best Pastel de Nata 2024 competition is announced, we ea...
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Conveniently, 2025's best pastel de nata was from the same bakery as 2024's best pastel de nata, meaning this article from last year remains almost entirely relevant a full 12 months later
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
I'll be at @kneppwilding.bsky.social next week to talk about getting nature into cities, with the great Isabella Tree. Drinks & dinner included 🌳🏠
Some tickets still available, follow the link 🔗
knepp.co.uk/view/events/...
Some tickets still available, follow the link 🔗
knepp.co.uk/view/events/...
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I'll be at @kneppwilding.bsky.social next week to talk about getting nature into cities, with the great Isabella Tree. Drinks & dinner included 🌳🏠
Some tickets still available, follow the link 🔗
knepp.co.uk/view/events/...
Some tickets still available, follow the link 🔗
knepp.co.uk/view/events/...
There's no therapy as good as uninstalling apps, unsubscribing from newsletters... getting all that filler out of your life
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
There's no therapy as good as uninstalling apps, unsubscribing from newsletters... getting all that filler out of your life
I'm sure it's more complicated than this. But I've not seen any explanation for why the whales couldn't simply live... in the sea 🐋
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thirty belugas in Canada face being euthanised. Can they be saved?
After years of controversy and financial struggles, Marineland says it may have to euthanise 30 whales if it cannot find them another home.
www.bbc.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm sure it's more complicated than this. But I've not seen any explanation for why the whales couldn't simply live... in the sea 🐋
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you've not seen it, 'Jane' on Disney is a great insight into what it was like for Jane Goodall struggling to be taken seriously in the 60s
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If you've not seen it, 'Jane' on Disney is a great insight into what it was like for Jane Goodall struggling to be taken seriously in the 60s