Kirsty Fox
@metafox-writer.bsky.social
Nature writer & artist. Studying for a CW PhD writing about coastal ecopoetics and grief. Podcast: Hope in the Rising Tide (substack). She/her πΏπππ
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Kirsty Fox
@metafox-writer.bsky.social
Β· Jan 19
Hope in the Rising Tide | Kirsty Fox | Substack
Podcast and newsletter exploring positive action in the face of climate change and biodiversity-loss in the British Isles. Click to read Hope in the Rising Tide, by Kirsty Fox, a Substack publication....
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
Hi π I'm Kirsty. I'm currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing. I'm a nature writer working on a memoir about coastal ecology in the British Isles and personal grief v environmental grief. It's called Memoir of the Tides.
I also host a related podcast hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
I also host a related podcast hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
Last chance for early bird tickets (Β£35) this weekend!
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes π§ββοΈπ¦π¦π
Everyone welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes π§ββοΈπ¦π¦π
Everyone welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Last chance for early bird tickets (Β£35) this weekend!
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes π§ββοΈπ¦π¦π
Everyone welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes π§ββοΈπ¦π¦π
Everyone welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Women+ Writing Nature π§ββοΈ
With Kirsty Fox π¦
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy πΏππ¦
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
With Kirsty Fox π¦
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy πΏππ¦
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
October 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Women+ Writing Nature π§ββοΈ
With Kirsty Fox π¦
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy πΏππ¦
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
With Kirsty Fox π¦
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy πΏππ¦
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Women+ Writing Nature
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price Β£35
All genders welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price Β£35
All genders welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Women+ Writing Nature
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price Β£35
All genders welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price Β£35
All genders welcome π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
In the latest episode of Hope in the Rising Tide, I chat to James Canton about his new book 'Renaturing' and the difference between large scale rewilding and what us little guys can do.
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
In the latest episode of Hope in the Rising Tide, I chat to James Canton about his new book 'Renaturing' and the difference between large scale rewilding and what us little guys can do.
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
Episode 8 of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast is now live.
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
August 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Episode 8 of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast is now live.
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Back in the studio editing the next podcast today. I had an excellent chat with James Canton last week about his book 'Renaturing' and how this differs from large scale rewilding.
Can't wait to share it with you π±π¦π¦
#hopeintherisingtidepod
Can't wait to share it with you π±π¦π¦
#hopeintherisingtidepod
August 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Back in the studio editing the next podcast today. I had an excellent chat with James Canton last week about his book 'Renaturing' and how this differs from large scale rewilding.
Can't wait to share it with you π±π¦π¦
#hopeintherisingtidepod
Can't wait to share it with you π±π¦π¦
#hopeintherisingtidepod
Changeable weather. The turn of the year ππ¦
August 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Changeable weather. The turn of the year ππ¦
Bog restoration near Bradford βοΈπ±π
#goodclimatenews
#hopeintherisingtide
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#goodclimatenews
#hopeintherisingtide
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Restoration scheme begins at 10,000-year-old Bingley North Bog
Bingley North Bog is one of eight locations in the Bradford Pennine Gateway National Nature Reserve.
www.bbc.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Bog restoration near Bradford βοΈπ±π
#goodclimatenews
#hopeintherisingtide
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#goodclimatenews
#hopeintherisingtide
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New episode of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast.
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
All about Auks and Orkney
On the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
open.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New episode of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast.
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Positive news...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stoat cull credited with rise in Orkney curlew numbers - BBC News
A mass eradication of the non-native mammals is believed to have helped the wading bird population recover.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Positive news...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I put a note out for the postie and this gorgeous Herald Moth decided it was a great place nap π΄ π§‘
March 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I put a note out for the postie and this gorgeous Herald Moth decided it was a great place nap π΄ π§‘
PhD helper π± positioning herself just where my elbow needs to be in order to write.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
March 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
PhD helper π± positioning herself just where my elbow needs to be in order to write.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
First bloomings at the wild allotment. Coltsfoot and red deadnettle have been emerging from crevices all over the place. The snakeshead fritillary in my bog garden is making its debut.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
March 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
First bloomings at the wild allotment. Coltsfoot and red deadnettle have been emerging from crevices all over the place. The snakeshead fritillary in my bog garden is making its debut.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
My turn on the Country Diary - on bees and tiny meadows: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: A tiny wildflower meadow with bespoke bee habitats | Kate Bradbury
Hove, East Sussex: Last spring was a washout, but this year β after a few home improvements β my garden is buzzing
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My turn on the Country Diary - on bees and tiny meadows: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
Important statement from @kentwildlife.bsky.social about the way that the government is deliberately misrepresenting what has happened at Ebbsfleet.
March 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Important statement from @kentwildlife.bsky.social about the way that the government is deliberately misrepresenting what has happened at Ebbsfleet.
I can also see the crema has formed its own tears. Even the coffee weeps for you.
March 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I can also see the crema has formed its own tears. Even the coffee weeps for you.
Pretty convenient since I'm writing a chapter about the Great Auk and it's surviving kin.
Publishing this week βΒ well, can't tell you how excited I am to be publishing this. THE GREAT AUK by Tim Birkhead. Packed with zoology, history, lore βΒ a thrilling read. The definitive work. Order a copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Auk-Ex...
The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious Afterlife
Buy The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious Afterlife by Birkhead, Tim (ISBN: 9781399415743) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Pretty convenient since I'm writing a chapter about the Great Auk and it's surviving kin.
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
March 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
March 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Handsome chappie π¨
March 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Handsome chappie π¨
πΌβοΈπ Gorgeous day at the allotment. Made a start on a willow arch. Currently it's old/dead whips but I'm going to add some young ones too, so it becomes a living arch.
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
March 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
πΌβοΈπ Gorgeous day at the allotment. Made a start on a willow arch. Currently it's old/dead whips but I'm going to add some young ones too, so it becomes a living arch.
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Life is currently a bit complicated and overwhelming but the writing and reading keeps me grounded. It is a constant (like my cat bae) in otherwise changeable weather.
4/4
#MemoirOfTheTides #naturewriting
4/4
#MemoirOfTheTides #naturewriting
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Life is currently a bit complicated and overwhelming but the writing and reading keeps me grounded. It is a constant (like my cat bae) in otherwise changeable weather.
4/4
#MemoirOfTheTides #naturewriting
4/4
#MemoirOfTheTides #naturewriting
Honestly I love it. Even though writing about grief (and ecocide) is an endless emotional toil, there is something satisfying in making sense of things. A post-mortem on the self. And ultimately I'm writing towards hope and wonder, and attempting to ellicit these things in the reader.
3/4...
3/4...
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Honestly I love it. Even though writing about grief (and ecocide) is an endless emotional toil, there is something satisfying in making sense of things. A post-mortem on the self. And ultimately I'm writing towards hope and wonder, and attempting to ellicit these things in the reader.
3/4...
3/4...
Instead I'm combing through notebooks for all the existing treasure I have: poems, fragments, journal vignettes. And all the many bookmarked pages in my endless stacks of half-read books. And then I'm turning a patchwork of lyric and ideas into chapters/essays.
2/4...
2/4...
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Instead I'm combing through notebooks for all the existing treasure I have: poems, fragments, journal vignettes. And all the many bookmarked pages in my endless stacks of half-read books. And then I'm turning a patchwork of lyric and ideas into chapters/essays.
2/4...
2/4...