Chris Townsend
@christownsend.bsky.social
Outdoor writer & photographer, passionate about wild places, long distance walking, & rewilding. https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com
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Chris Townsend
@christownsend.bsky.social
· Oct 18
High Summer new edition - available November 1st!
I'm very pleased to announce that High Summer , the story of my walk the length of the Canadian Rockies in 1988, will be published in a new ...
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Blog post about the new edition of my book High Summer #hiking www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/10/high...
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Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors
centralbylines.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA, September 2019
“I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.” (Ansel Adams)
#MountainMonday #landscapephotography #photography #Colorado #careforcreation
“I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.” (Ansel Adams)
#MountainMonday #landscapephotography #photography #Colorado #careforcreation
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA, September 2019
“I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.” (Ansel Adams)
#MountainMonday #landscapephotography #photography #Colorado #careforcreation
“I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.” (Ansel Adams)
#MountainMonday #landscapephotography #photography #Colorado #careforcreation
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
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The more I think about, the more I realise that the attack on the BBC really is terribly thinly veiled - and listening to @newsagents.bsky.social’s episode today, you can see just how dangerous things are right now.
A very good episode from the people who know the BBC best.
A very good episode from the people who know the BBC best.
Inside the BBC: What really went on
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 10/11/2025 · 35m
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The more I think about, the more I realise that the attack on the BBC really is terribly thinly veiled - and listening to @newsagents.bsky.social’s episode today, you can see just how dangerous things are right now.
A very good episode from the people who know the BBC best.
A very good episode from the people who know the BBC best.
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Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial
Editorial: Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interests
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I would love to do this. I can't tell you how good getting away from a desk and being outside most of your week feels.
She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’ | Walking | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’
Jessica Guo hiked 30 miles a day, becoming the first woman to continuously hike two historic US trails in a calendar year
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I would love to do this. I can't tell you how good getting away from a desk and being outside most of your week feels.
A wet few days on the Burma Road/Kinrara Estate. Not much in the way of views high up but some dramatic clouds over Strathspey from lower down. #Strathspey #cairngorms
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A wet few days on the Burma Road/Kinrara Estate. Not much in the way of views high up but some dramatic clouds over Strathspey from lower down. #Strathspey #cairngorms
She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’ | Walking | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’
Jessica Guo hiked 30 miles a day, becoming the first woman to continuously hike two historic US trails in a calendar year
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’ | Walking | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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It’s been bonkers recently in Dunkeld really noticeably busy
This is backed up in the stats for the hermitage
‘NTS, which manages the site, estimates 350,000 people have visited in just 8 months this year – compared to 88,000 in all of 2023’
Think it’s Insta/Tik Tok 🤷♀️
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
This is backed up in the stats for the hermitage
‘NTS, which manages the site, estimates 350,000 people have visited in just 8 months this year – compared to 88,000 in all of 2023’
Think it’s Insta/Tik Tok 🤷♀️
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
Can Highland Perthshire cope with 'unprecedented' tourist demand?
Local businesses rely on visitors coming to Dunkeld, but some residents worry the town can no longer cope.
news.stv.tv
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It’s been bonkers recently in Dunkeld really noticeably busy
This is backed up in the stats for the hermitage
‘NTS, which manages the site, estimates 350,000 people have visited in just 8 months this year – compared to 88,000 in all of 2023’
Think it’s Insta/Tik Tok 🤷♀️
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
This is backed up in the stats for the hermitage
‘NTS, which manages the site, estimates 350,000 people have visited in just 8 months this year – compared to 88,000 in all of 2023’
Think it’s Insta/Tik Tok 🤷♀️
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
What's in the latest TGO magazine www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/11/a-lo...
A Look At The December Issue Of The Great Outdoors
The December issue of TGO is out now. I've some gear reviews this month. Firstly a detailed look at the Primus Micron III stove. Then a r...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
What's in the latest TGO magazine www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/11/a-lo...
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Lovely. 👏👏👏
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lovely. 👏👏👏
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar?
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar?
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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This feeling is called hope: Three lessons from a week of progressive victories iandunt.substack.com/p/this-feeli...
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This feeling is called hope: Three lessons from a week of progressive victories iandunt.substack.com/p/this-feeli...
Autumn is fading into winter but there is still a last glorious flourish of colour on the trees. #autumn #trees #cairngorms #strathspey
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Autumn is fading into winter but there is still a last glorious flourish of colour on the trees. #autumn #trees #cairngorms #strathspey
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Two figures involved in a Brussels think tank linked to Nigel Farage and his partner have been convicted of misusing EU funds
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/two-...
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/two-...
Two donors to Farage-linked think tank convicted of fraud
The verdict comes after a ten-year probe into Brussels-based networks linked to Farage’s UK Independence Party
leftfootforward.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Two figures involved in a Brussels think tank linked to Nigel Farage and his partner have been convicted of misusing EU funds
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/two-...
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/two-...
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The number of times I've driven from the Dornoch Bridge to Ardgay and wondered what that beautiful area of woodland on the north side of the firth was. Well yesterday I finally made a point of finding out 🙂
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The number of times I've driven from the Dornoch Bridge to Ardgay and wondered what that beautiful area of woodland on the north side of the firth was. Well yesterday I finally made a point of finding out 🙂
Time for headlamps! #hiking www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/11/a-lo...
A Look At Some Headlamps (And A Hand Torch)
As we enter the darkest part of the year a headlamp or torch becomes an even more important part of a walker’s equipment. ‘Even more’ becaus...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Time for headlamps! #hiking www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/11/a-lo...
NatureScot says "decision in next few weeks" on whether to impose General Licence restriction in relation to shooting & killing of golden eagle Merrick raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/05/n...
NatureScot says “decision in next few weeks” on whether to impose General Licence restriction in relation to shooting & killing of golden eagle Merrick
The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for over 18 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and kill…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NatureScot says "decision in next few weeks" on whether to impose General Licence restriction in relation to shooting & killing of golden eagle Merrick raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/05/n...
Windfarms vs Wilderness - the destruction of Coignafearn (guest blog by Fred Rutter) raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/05/w...
Windfarms vs Wilderness – the destruction of Coignafearn (guest blog by Fred Rutter)
This is a guest blog written by Fred Rutter, a 57-year-old business consultant who lives in West London and visits the Scottish Highlands every year. Publication on the RPUK blog does not indicate …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Windfarms vs Wilderness - the destruction of Coignafearn (guest blog by Fred Rutter) raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/05/w...
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Pinched from the Anti Reform group on Facebook. Which I recommend! 👍
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Pinched from the Anti Reform group on Facebook. Which I recommend! 👍