Nic Wilson
@nicwilson.bsky.social
Author, Editor, Guardian Country Diarist, BBC Gardeners' World Mag. Patron #JohnClare Countryside Project, Fellow British Naturalists' Assoc. MA PGCE. Rep: Cathryn Summerhayes
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Nic Wilson
@nicwilson.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Well now, #BBCWildlife magazine, glad you think so. ☺️ Right there with the likes of @sophiepavs.bsky.social and @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social and @nicwilson.bsky.social. #naturewriting #bestnaturewriting2025
OH MY! Land Beneath the Waves is one of BBC Wildlife Magazine's seven best adult books of 2025! And in such wonderful company! Totally made my year! 🥰💚
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social #naturewriting #chronicillness
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social #naturewriting #chronicillness
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Phil Gates takes us into a microscopic world of infusoria in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Here be monsters – less than a millimetre long | Phil Gates
Stanhope, Weardale: One of the best gifts I’ve ever received is a microscope. Sixty years on, it’s still a wonder to watch a mini rainforest in action
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Phil Gates takes us into a microscopic world of infusoria in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Oh how amazing! Well, if you ever meet him, do say I love his wool colours!
February 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Oh how amazing! Well, if you ever meet him, do say I love his wool colours!
Ta. I'm taking it easy today, hoping it'll ease soon and trying not to feel sorry for myself!
February 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Ta. I'm taking it easy today, hoping it'll ease soon and trying not to feel sorry for myself!
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#NorfolkFloraGroup still entering the records from Saturday, but in the lead-up to Valentine's Day @megwildflowers.bsky.social not only made a good job of recording but also went the extra distance 💕
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#NorfolkFloraGroup still entering the records from Saturday, but in the lead-up to Valentine's Day @megwildflowers.bsky.social not only made a good job of recording but also went the extra distance 💕
Phil Gates takes us into a microscopic world of infusoria in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Here be monsters – less than a millimetre long | Phil Gates
Stanhope, Weardale: One of the best gifts I’ve ever received is a microscope. Sixty years on, it’s still a wonder to watch a mini rainforest in action
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Phil Gates takes us into a microscopic world of infusoria in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
And all the shepherds' crowns! I wrote about this grave in my book, although that section was later edited out!
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
And all the shepherds' crowns! I wrote about this grave in my book, although that section was later edited out!
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I am working on a series of events for an indie bookshop in Lincolnshire.
Please reach out if you're an author looking to do a talk or have a workshop that would work well for our audience 😍
Please reach out if you're an author looking to do a talk or have a workshop that would work well for our audience 😍
a woman in a blue dress is reaching for a book on a ladder
ALT: a woman in a blue dress is reaching for a book on a ladder
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February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I am working on a series of events for an indie bookshop in Lincolnshire.
Please reach out if you're an author looking to do a talk or have a workshop that would work well for our audience 😍
Please reach out if you're an author looking to do a talk or have a workshop that would work well for our audience 😍
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Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
Depends a bit on context, but mostly yes I agree with you.
February 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Depends a bit on context, but mostly yes I agree with you.
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Night of wrath. Can't sleep coz of the pain. Again.
I kinda feel I've paid my dues and more over the last few years and I'm owed some pain-free time. Perhaps I should wish upon a shooting star?
I kinda feel I've paid my dues and more over the last few years and I'm owed some pain-free time. Perhaps I should wish upon a shooting star?
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Night of wrath. Can't sleep coz of the pain. Again.
I kinda feel I've paid my dues and more over the last few years and I'm owed some pain-free time. Perhaps I should wish upon a shooting star?
I kinda feel I've paid my dues and more over the last few years and I'm owed some pain-free time. Perhaps I should wish upon a shooting star?
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Extraordinary this … & a lovely read. @tomallanwriter.bsky.social
Country diary: How much bad weather can one village take? | Tom Allan
Torcross, Devon: 2026 has been defined by storms here. My job of repairing a thatched roof is simple compared with the wider recovery
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Extraordinary this … & a lovely read. @tomallanwriter.bsky.social
Give Iris reticulata 'Pauline' a sunny wave, folks. Purple splendour bursting out of my binstore green roof.👋💜💛
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Give Iris reticulata 'Pauline' a sunny wave, folks. Purple splendour bursting out of my binstore green roof.👋💜💛
Oh no! That could be the financial ruin of me!
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh no! That could be the financial ruin of me!
Oh, that's lovely to know. Thank you. I'm a sucker for all their colour-coordinated nature photos!
February 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Oh, that's lovely to know. Thank you. I'm a sucker for all their colour-coordinated nature photos!
Woodcocks are very steady. It's being so low to the ground, you know.
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Woodcocks are very steady. It's being so low to the ground, you know.
I have just bought myself a skein of gorgeous artisan wool. Because you're only nearly 51 once, right?
February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I have just bought myself a skein of gorgeous artisan wool. Because you're only nearly 51 once, right?