Nick Sidwell
melesmeles.bsky.social
Nick Sidwell
@melesmeles.bsky.social
Lapsed book editor; active environmental geographer. Doctoral student in Geography and the Environment at University of Oxford. Researching the politics and more-than-human geographies of eDNA in biodiversity monitoring.
Back in the summer, while walking in the Lake District, I came across a sign attributed to The Department of Lakeland Animism. I was curious about the group but can't find a single lead in online searches. Does anyone know anything about who is behind this?
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Listening to the fascinating @jackashby.bsky.social unpack the hidden narratives and politics of natural history museum collections. I will never look at taxidermy the same way again.
May 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thank you @somersetwildlands.bsky.social for guiding me round your rewilding sites. I loved this worn, warped but still alive tree. It's exciting to think of what these patches of land might become months and decades (and centuries??) from now!
March 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I met some giant sequoia this morning, in the appropriately named Big Tree Grove, just outside Bristol. There are apparently more sequoia in the UK than in their native US. Apparently their seeds arrived here in 1853. Given their long lives, this giant must be in its youth. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
December 22, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Reposted by Nick Sidwell
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December 10, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Came across this critter at the allotment this morning. The first time I had met a #newt out and about. I don't suppose any herpetologists could ID it from this picture?
December 1, 2024 at 1:57 PM
@annikabow.bsky.social Is this Nik from TechLife? If so, this is Nick from TechLife 👋
November 12, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Nick Sidwell
Guess what is back at Athelney? No not beavers, or wolves, or West Saxons.... something smaller but just as exciting...
www.somersetwildlands.org/news/highvol...
September 30, 2024 at 8:33 AM
I'll be speaking at #COSummit24 on Thurs at 10.30 on co-production in conservation with Mark Hirons. The session's for those of you involved in conservation and policy. You can join online (or in person if you're in Oxford!) - see @conservoptimism.bsky.social for details.

#ConservationOptimism
September 16, 2024 at 11:14 AM
If environmental science and policy is your thing, how about joining for a webinar I'm co-presenting on 3rd June with the Oxford Martin School? www.agile-initiative.ox.ac.uk/events/event...
Should universities shift from evidence producers to co-producers?
This webinar will launch a new discussion document from the Agile Initiative exploring the relationships between environmental research, its use in policy, and the related trends for research to be im...
www.agile-initiative.ox.ac.uk
May 1, 2024 at 8:39 PM
I'm used now to news articles referring to "X, formerly known as Twitter". Today I read one that referred to "Twitter, formally known as X".

Took a moment to realise what was going on

Hats off to the unknown subeditor.
September 15, 2023 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Nick Sidwell
A reminder that the Extinction, Endangerment & Environmental Storytelling event starts today. You can join remotely for any talks. newnatures.org/extinction/n...
September 13, 2023 at 7:47 AM
Writing a report on upcoming developments in natural capital accounting. Does anyone know of any interesting projects, plans, schemes or similar?
September 12, 2023 at 8:34 AM
First post and it concerns AI. Somehow I feel my new book would approve!
September 6, 2023 at 7:51 PM