Nicholas Carter
@neacarter.bsky.social
Lecturer, University of Oxford
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
‘Living Stone’ out Spring 2028 on Penguin Books
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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
‘Living Stone’ out Spring 2028 on Penguin Books
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Nicholas Carter
@neacarter.bsky.social
· Oct 20
It’s not every day you sign your first book deal. Delighted that ‘Living Stone’ has found a home at Penguin Books. Publishing Spring 2028. As time goes on, I’m going to post about the writing of it over on Instagram. But for now here’s Cormoran’s stony heart on my author guide 🐧❤️
Birth of the Gurdy Stone, 29th April, 2023, near Lewes, East Sussex. Awestruck, I wondered what lichens would eventually find it? Would this two-tonne tower of Welsh slate attract ones otherwise absent, the Stone a new island, a hillside beacon of biodiversity? Time will tell. #StandingStoneSunday
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Birth of the Gurdy Stone, 29th April, 2023, near Lewes, East Sussex. Awestruck, I wondered what lichens would eventually find it? Would this two-tonne tower of Welsh slate attract ones otherwise absent, the Stone a new island, a hillside beacon of biodiversity? Time will tell. #StandingStoneSunday
Christmas Day 2025, Port Meadow, Oxford
December 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Christmas Day 2025, Port Meadow, Oxford
A little charity shop find… a merry festive season to all and a joyful winter solstice to boot. Managed to capture the light and eventually lined it up between the stones 🪨🌞🪨
#StandingStoneSunday
#Stonehenge
#StandingStoneSunday
#Stonehenge
December 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A little charity shop find… a merry festive season to all and a joyful winter solstice to boot. Managed to capture the light and eventually lined it up between the stones 🪨🌞🪨
#StandingStoneSunday
#Stonehenge
#StandingStoneSunday
#Stonehenge
I was thrilled to attend the final day of the Ithell Colquhoun exhibition at Tate Britain in London recently. This stunning painting is called ‘Dance of the Nine Opals’ and is inspired by the Merry Maidens stone circle near Lamorna, Cornwall (1)
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
December 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I was thrilled to attend the final day of the Ithell Colquhoun exhibition at Tate Britain in London recently. This stunning painting is called ‘Dance of the Nine Opals’ and is inspired by the Merry Maidens stone circle near Lamorna, Cornwall (1)
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
The Memory Stones on the Isle of Portland in Dorset have been positioned for the sun to cast shadows throughout the year, marking the equinoxes and the solstices. The nearby ‘One Island Many Visions’ exhibition celebrates them in sculpture and light.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Memory Stones on the Isle of Portland in Dorset have been positioned for the sun to cast shadows throughout the year, marking the equinoxes and the solstices. The nearby ‘One Island Many Visions’ exhibition celebrates them in sculpture and light.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
National Year of Reading 2026: Oxford Geography
We @oxfordgeography.bsky.social are ready to GO ALL IN (www.goallin.org.uk ) and will be publishing a list of essential Geography reads on our website in preparation for the National Year of Reading 2026… (1)
We @oxfordgeography.bsky.social are ready to GO ALL IN (www.goallin.org.uk ) and will be publishing a list of essential Geography reads on our website in preparation for the National Year of Reading 2026… (1)
GO ALL IN | National Year of Reading 2026
The National Year of Reading 2026 invites the UK to rediscover the joy of reading. Whatever you’re into – music, films, food or anything – reading can take your passions further. Join the movement and...
www.goallin.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
National Year of Reading 2026: Oxford Geography
We @oxfordgeography.bsky.social are ready to GO ALL IN (www.goallin.org.uk ) and will be publishing a list of essential Geography reads on our website in preparation for the National Year of Reading 2026… (1)
We @oxfordgeography.bsky.social are ready to GO ALL IN (www.goallin.org.uk ) and will be publishing a list of essential Geography reads on our website in preparation for the National Year of Reading 2026… (1)
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I'm thrilled that Upon A White Horse is going to be Radio 4's Book Of The Week. The first episode, which is on Stonehenge, will be on December 8 at 11.45am – and then there will be a reading from a different part of the book every day up to and including December 12. I hope you'll enjoy listening.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I'm thrilled that Upon A White Horse is going to be Radio 4's Book Of The Week. The first episode, which is on Stonehenge, will be on December 8 at 11.45am – and then there will be a reading from a different part of the book every day up to and including December 12. I hope you'll enjoy listening.
It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Had a lovely time chatting to Ellie, The Curious Geographer, about stone lichens and how they challenge our thinking about the natural world and our cultural heritage @britishlichensociety.org.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
youtu.be/9tO_5yBvQmw
youtu.be/9tO_5yBvQmw
Dr Nicholas Carter on the fascinating world of Lichens!
YouTube video by the curious geographer
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November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Had a lovely time chatting to Ellie, The Curious Geographer, about stone lichens and how they challenge our thinking about the natural world and our cultural heritage @britishlichensociety.org.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
youtu.be/9tO_5yBvQmw
youtu.be/9tO_5yBvQmw
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New Nature Energy @nature.com study shows the UK can reach net zero faster, cheaper & with fewer risks by cutting energy demand.
ECI’s Prof Christian Brand @profchristianbrand.bsky.social led the transport analysis in this unique gov–research collaboration.
➡️: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/less-en...
ECI’s Prof Christian Brand @profchristianbrand.bsky.social led the transport analysis in this unique gov–research collaboration.
➡️: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/less-en...
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New Nature Energy @nature.com study shows the UK can reach net zero faster, cheaper & with fewer risks by cutting energy demand.
ECI’s Prof Christian Brand @profchristianbrand.bsky.social led the transport analysis in this unique gov–research collaboration.
➡️: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/less-en...
ECI’s Prof Christian Brand @profchristianbrand.bsky.social led the transport analysis in this unique gov–research collaboration.
➡️: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/less-en...
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👋 Welcome to the School of #Geography & the Environment @ox.ac.uk!
We’re a world-leading department tackling global challenges through research and teaching.
Follow us + @ecioxford.bsky.social @tsuoxford.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social for updates from our SoGE community. 🌍
We’re a world-leading department tackling global challenges through research and teaching.
Follow us + @ecioxford.bsky.social @tsuoxford.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social for updates from our SoGE community. 🌍
April 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
👋 Welcome to the School of #Geography & the Environment @ox.ac.uk!
We’re a world-leading department tackling global challenges through research and teaching.
Follow us + @ecioxford.bsky.social @tsuoxford.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social for updates from our SoGE community. 🌍
We’re a world-leading department tackling global challenges through research and teaching.
Follow us + @ecioxford.bsky.social @tsuoxford.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social for updates from our SoGE community. 🌍
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Key findings:
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Key findings:
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
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‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.
It’s been a fantastic field trip on the Isle of Portland with the @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 1st Year geographers. Coast, quarry and sculpture exhibition all feeding keen senses of enquiry. Think one or two may have caught the lichen bug too.
October 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
It’s been a fantastic field trip on the Isle of Portland with the @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 1st Year geographers. Coast, quarry and sculpture exhibition all feeding keen senses of enquiry. Think one or two may have caught the lichen bug too.
It’s not every day you sign your first book deal. Delighted that ‘Living Stone’ has found a home at Penguin Books. Publishing Spring 2028. As time goes on, I’m going to post about the writing of it over on Instagram. But for now here’s Cormoran’s stony heart on my author guide 🐧❤️
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It’s not every day you sign your first book deal. Delighted that ‘Living Stone’ has found a home at Penguin Books. Publishing Spring 2028. As time goes on, I’m going to post about the writing of it over on Instagram. But for now here’s Cormoran’s stony heart on my author guide 🐧❤️
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Step inside the world of green careers: from hidden paths you’ve never considered, to hands-on roles shaping the future of our planet. Talk to the people already out there and hear how they got their start. Build practical skills that help you move forward and look great on your CV.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Step inside the world of green careers: from hidden paths you’ve never considered, to hands-on roles shaping the future of our planet. Talk to the people already out there and hear how they got their start. Build practical skills that help you move forward and look great on your CV.
buff.ly/jnpm93w
buff.ly/jnpm93w
Great evening with @racheldelman.bsky.social and @stoneclub.bsky.social at @soanemuseum.bsky.social last night for Fragments and Ruins. An unfolding labyrinth of stony wonder introduced by the magical words of the late, great Brian Catling. Thank you to all!
September 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Great evening with @racheldelman.bsky.social and @stoneclub.bsky.social at @soanemuseum.bsky.social last night for Fragments and Ruins. An unfolding labyrinth of stony wonder introduced by the magical words of the late, great Brian Catling. Thank you to all!
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Its here!
The first ever Ancient Times, our new zine covering everything stone related and beyond.
This issue contains French Megaliths, Daniel Gumb, Flint, Stonehenge, Druids and more!
40 pages of stone-mania.
Copies will be shipped in October.
stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/anci...
The first ever Ancient Times, our new zine covering everything stone related and beyond.
This issue contains French Megaliths, Daniel Gumb, Flint, Stonehenge, Druids and more!
40 pages of stone-mania.
Copies will be shipped in October.
stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/anci...
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Its here!
The first ever Ancient Times, our new zine covering everything stone related and beyond.
This issue contains French Megaliths, Daniel Gumb, Flint, Stonehenge, Druids and more!
40 pages of stone-mania.
Copies will be shipped in October.
stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/anci...
The first ever Ancient Times, our new zine covering everything stone related and beyond.
This issue contains French Megaliths, Daniel Gumb, Flint, Stonehenge, Druids and more!
40 pages of stone-mania.
Copies will be shipped in October.
stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/anci...
It was a huge honour to be welcomed into the @linneansociety.bsky.social recently as a new Fellow. Such a beautiful building, packed full of nature’s stories.
September 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It was a huge honour to be welcomed into the @linneansociety.bsky.social recently as a new Fellow. Such a beautiful building, packed full of nature’s stories.
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The time is nigh! Something new is coming. It’s in the woods. It’s coming!
Send us your submissions!
Articles! Photo diaries! Reviews! Enthusiasms! Unexpected Tales! UFO Sightings! Favourite Stones!
Whatever takes your fancy!
Email us via our contact form on the website, or slide into our DMs 😉
Send us your submissions!
Articles! Photo diaries! Reviews! Enthusiasms! Unexpected Tales! UFO Sightings! Favourite Stones!
Whatever takes your fancy!
Email us via our contact form on the website, or slide into our DMs 😉
September 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The time is nigh! Something new is coming. It’s in the woods. It’s coming!
Send us your submissions!
Articles! Photo diaries! Reviews! Enthusiasms! Unexpected Tales! UFO Sightings! Favourite Stones!
Whatever takes your fancy!
Email us via our contact form on the website, or slide into our DMs 😉
Send us your submissions!
Articles! Photo diaries! Reviews! Enthusiasms! Unexpected Tales! UFO Sightings! Favourite Stones!
Whatever takes your fancy!
Email us via our contact form on the website, or slide into our DMs 😉
Looking forward to talking about the lichens and the living stone of Blenheim Palace on this course for Oxford Lifelong Learning on October 7th. Places still available!
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/natu...
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/natu...
Nature in the Historic Built Environment: How to Make the Most of it
Managing nature around historic buildings can be a challenge. But it also presents exciting opportunities for engagement and conservation. This course will introduce new research, policy trends and ca...
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk
September 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Looking forward to talking about the lichens and the living stone of Blenheim Palace on this course for Oxford Lifelong Learning on October 7th. Places still available!
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/natu...
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/natu...
Oh my, what an amazing opportunity in such a wonderful location :)
An opportunity of a lifetime for budding lichenologists. The National Trust and the Royal Botanics, Edinburgh are offering a PAID lichen traineeship in #Scotland! The work programme looks fascinating and a great opportunity to develop skills. Deadline: 3/10/2025. www.asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee...
September 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Oh my, what an amazing opportunity in such a wonderful location :)
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Save the date! Saturday 4 October is a Black British Folk Renaissance and you are invited. I’ve nurtured this idea for a few years now, so I’m thrilled that @efdss.bsky.social will be hosting it at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social See you there! 🖤 www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-...
August 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Save the date! Saturday 4 October is a Black British Folk Renaissance and you are invited. I’ve nurtured this idea for a few years now, so I’m thrilled that @efdss.bsky.social will be hosting it at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social See you there! 🖤 www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-...
Thank you for having me over @blenheimpalace.bsky.social for an armchair talk (sorry, couldn’t help but prowl for most of it!) about my research into Blenheim’s lichens and seeing stone differently. And so glad the escaped convict’s skull dressed in glorious Parmelia didn’t cause too great a stir ☠️🦠
July 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thank you for having me over @blenheimpalace.bsky.social for an armchair talk (sorry, couldn’t help but prowl for most of it!) about my research into Blenheim’s lichens and seeing stone differently. And so glad the escaped convict’s skull dressed in glorious Parmelia didn’t cause too great a stir ☠️🦠