Claire Rakich
@clairerakich.bsky.social
Folklore MA student, traditional singer and songwriter with The Claras (www.theclaras.com). Woodland enthusiast. Reality eschewer.
London is full of ghosts.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
London is full of ghosts.
It was like that when I found it.
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It was like that when I found it.
So excited to have my copy of Household Lore: Folklore, Traditions and Remedies for Every Room in your Home by the fabulous @lilithepunk.bsky.social safely in my keeping. Now to wander round my house with it and learn EVERYTHING!!
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
So excited to have my copy of Household Lore: Folklore, Traditions and Remedies for Every Room in your Home by the fabulous @lilithepunk.bsky.social safely in my keeping. Now to wander round my house with it and learn EVERYTHING!!
Sussex in autumn
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Sussex in autumn
Message in flint on the South Downs Way.
October 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Message in flint on the South Downs Way.
Reposted by Claire Rakich
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Very excited to receive my copy of Folklore: A Journey Through Past & Present by @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social and @odavies9.bsky.social today and cannot wait to read it!
October 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Very excited to receive my copy of Folklore: A Journey Through Past & Present by @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social and @odavies9.bsky.social today and cannot wait to read it!
Reposted by Claire Rakich
Folklore, a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Written by two leading experts, @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past & present.
Out September 2025.
#FolkloreThursday
@folklorethursday.bsky.social
Written by two leading experts, @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past & present.
Out September 2025.
#FolkloreThursday
@folklorethursday.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Folklore, a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Written by two leading experts, @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past & present.
Out September 2025.
#FolkloreThursday
@folklorethursday.bsky.social
Written by two leading experts, @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past & present.
Out September 2025.
#FolkloreThursday
@folklorethursday.bsky.social
Please help the brilliant @milliefolklore.bsky.social out by sharing your experiences of Wookey Hole in this survey for her Folklore Studies MA!
Hi! I'm currently conducting some research on the Witch of the Wookey Hole for my MA in Folklore studies. It would be really great if you could fill in the survey.
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Please help the brilliant @milliefolklore.bsky.social out by sharing your experiences of Wookey Hole in this survey for her Folklore Studies MA!
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in my Sussex woodland survey! I had an amazing response and the survey has hit its target and is now closed. Feeling very grateful and hopeful about the world and those who care about its woods. 🌳🌳🕊️
May 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in my Sussex woodland survey! I had an amazing response and the survey has hit its target and is now closed. Feeling very grateful and hopeful about the world and those who care about its woods. 🌳🌳🕊️
I met a king yesterday.
May 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I met a king yesterday.
Reposted by Claire Rakich
WE WON!
The Supreme Court has upheld the right to wild camp on Dartmoor. This is a huge win for access to nature.
But we're just getting started.
It was never just about Dartmoor.
We’re fighting to extend the right to roam, swim, and sleep under the stars - across all of England.
The Supreme Court has upheld the right to wild camp on Dartmoor. This is a huge win for access to nature.
But we're just getting started.
It was never just about Dartmoor.
We’re fighting to extend the right to roam, swim, and sleep under the stars - across all of England.
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
WE WON!
The Supreme Court has upheld the right to wild camp on Dartmoor. This is a huge win for access to nature.
But we're just getting started.
It was never just about Dartmoor.
We’re fighting to extend the right to roam, swim, and sleep under the stars - across all of England.
The Supreme Court has upheld the right to wild camp on Dartmoor. This is a huge win for access to nature.
But we're just getting started.
It was never just about Dartmoor.
We’re fighting to extend the right to roam, swim, and sleep under the stars - across all of England.
PARTICIPANTS WANTED for my Folklore Studies dissertation! I'm exploring human relationships with the Sussex woodland. Stories, knowledge, memories, experiences - I want to hear from you! Please complete and share my survey. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/herts/the-...
May 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
PARTICIPANTS WANTED for my Folklore Studies dissertation! I'm exploring human relationships with the Sussex woodland. Stories, knowledge, memories, experiences - I want to hear from you! Please complete and share my survey. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/herts/the-...
They felled the diseased elm on my street and passers-by were using the hollow stump as a rubbish bin. My neighbours filled it with their garden compost to plant flowers but some squash and potato plants had other ideas. There is now talk of street soup. The elm is still trying to grow.
May 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They felled the diseased elm on my street and passers-by were using the hollow stump as a rubbish bin. My neighbours filled it with their garden compost to plant flowers but some squash and potato plants had other ideas. There is now talk of street soup. The elm is still trying to grow.
Reposted by Claire Rakich
Bluesky friends! I don't come here often, but I've got a folklore-related survey for my dissertation that I need your help with. Do you have a memory from a pub that sounds too wild to be true? Ever been to a pub where a true local legend resides? Take my survey!
tinyurl.com/5ytwucxh
tinyurl.com/5ytwucxh
May 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Bluesky friends! I don't come here often, but I've got a folklore-related survey for my dissertation that I need your help with. Do you have a memory from a pub that sounds too wild to be true? Ever been to a pub where a true local legend resides? Take my survey!
tinyurl.com/5ytwucxh
tinyurl.com/5ytwucxh
Reposted by Claire Rakich
The return of the crane is probably Ireland's greatest rewilding success story so far
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
One of Ireland's wildlife success stories is the return of this bird
Cranes were culturally significant in Ireland, kept as pets by nobility and may have been associated in folklore with death
www.irishtimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The return of the crane is probably Ireland's greatest rewilding success story so far
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
Reposted by Claire Rakich
Drones are being used to reforest areas of South West England.
75,000 seeds have been scattered so far. The UK's Woodland Trust said it hoped the new seeding technique would help triple the area of temperate rainforest in Devon and Cornwall by 2050, from 8% to 24% of land area.
75,000 seeds have been scattered so far. The UK's Woodland Trust said it hoped the new seeding technique would help triple the area of temperate rainforest in Devon and Cornwall by 2050, from 8% to 24% of land area.
Drones sow tree seeds in Devon and Cornwall rainforest project
The Woodland Trust says 75,000 seeds have been scattered on hills around Bodmin.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Drones are being used to reforest areas of South West England.
75,000 seeds have been scattered so far. The UK's Woodland Trust said it hoped the new seeding technique would help triple the area of temperate rainforest in Devon and Cornwall by 2050, from 8% to 24% of land area.
75,000 seeds have been scattered so far. The UK's Woodland Trust said it hoped the new seeding technique would help triple the area of temperate rainforest in Devon and Cornwall by 2050, from 8% to 24% of land area.
So looking forward to reading this. My favourite birds in folk songs are blackbirds - in folklore, they are supposed to be a symbol of rebirth and reinvention. When I heard that, I realised perhaps Paul McCartney knew that too when he wrote ‘Blackbird’ for the Beatles. It’s a nice thought.
May 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
So looking forward to reading this. My favourite birds in folk songs are blackbirds - in folklore, they are supposed to be a symbol of rebirth and reinvention. When I heard that, I realised perhaps Paul McCartney knew that too when he wrote ‘Blackbird’ for the Beatles. It’s a nice thought.
Reposted by Claire Rakich
Publishing in September...
Folklore: A journey through the past and present by @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Stay tuned for exciting event announcements soon! #FolkloreThursday #booksky
Folklore: A journey through the past and present by @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Stay tuned for exciting event announcements soon! #FolkloreThursday #booksky
May 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Publishing in September...
Folklore: A journey through the past and present by @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Stay tuned for exciting event announcements soon! #FolkloreThursday #booksky
Folklore: A journey through the past and present by @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Stay tuned for exciting event announcements soon! #FolkloreThursday #booksky
First time at Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green yesterday. A beautiful face-punch of all things folk, just wonderful.
May 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
First time at Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green yesterday. A beautiful face-punch of all things folk, just wonderful.