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
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
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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.
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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.👋💜💛
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?
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Current read. Missed a deadline because of it. But also, rationing last few pages as I don’t want it to end. It is deliciously brilliant. And I’m slightly afraid of the ending! @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Current read. Missed a deadline because of it. But also, rationing last few pages as I don’t want it to end. It is deliciously brilliant. And I’m slightly afraid of the ending! @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social
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When there are limpet shells in your thatch, you know something's not quite right with the weather.
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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 8:09 AM
When there are limpet shells in your thatch, you know something's not quite right with the weather.
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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#naturewriting on Woolwich Common. Spring is on the way.
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
#naturewriting on Woolwich Common. Spring is on the way.
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Love a local holiday! Here's a midwinter break in the far east (of Norfolk and Suffolk) – www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
Saunas, safaris and silence in Norfolk: a winter weekend on a rewilded retreat
A transformative conservation project encompassing East Anglia’s large but secluded Fritton Lake has high-end hospitality and nature-rich experiences at its heart
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Love a local holiday! Here's a midwinter break in the far east (of Norfolk and Suffolk) – www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
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Latest missive from the lovely people @littletollerbooks.bsky.social distracting me in my inbox… look! Mad Shepherds by L.P.Jacks (rural misfits & their pastoral mysticism) introduced by Mackenzie Crook! And #FutureRural, which is also going to be ace. What treats for this 43rd day of rain!
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Latest missive from the lovely people @littletollerbooks.bsky.social distracting me in my inbox… look! Mad Shepherds by L.P.Jacks (rural misfits & their pastoral mysticism) introduced by Mackenzie Crook! And #FutureRural, which is also going to be ace. What treats for this 43rd day of rain!
This superb exhibition is now on until Sunday 1 March in North Herts Museum in #Hitchin. Don't miss this celebration of #Hertfordshire #wildlife...
Pleased to report that 'Wildlife - for the record' the
@hnhsoc.bsky.social exhibition at North Herts Museum, Brand Street, Hitchin has today been given a two-week extension! We now close on Sunday 1 March.
@hertsbirds.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social www.hnhs.org/news/north-h...
@hnhsoc.bsky.social exhibition at North Herts Museum, Brand Street, Hitchin has today been given a two-week extension! We now close on Sunday 1 March.
@hertsbirds.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social www.hnhs.org/news/north-h...
February 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
This superb exhibition is now on until Sunday 1 March in North Herts Museum in #Hitchin. Don't miss this celebration of #Hertfordshire #wildlife...
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A big fallow buck came trotting this way last night. Head held high & slightly back, to bear the weight of his Herne-like antlers. Further on, a whole herd had moved this way, trotting through the snowdrops & past the old well & pumphouse of the abandoned Fairy House.
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
A big fallow buck came trotting this way last night. Head held high & slightly back, to bear the weight of his Herne-like antlers. Further on, a whole herd had moved this way, trotting through the snowdrops & past the old well & pumphouse of the abandoned Fairy House.
When there are limpet shells in your thatch, you know something's not quite right with the weather.
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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 8:09 AM
When there are limpet shells in your thatch, you know something's not quite right with the weather.
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Fantastic online poetry event with a few FREE places for people for whom the cost would be prohibitive...
My next event will be an online workshop at StAnza Poetry festival - 'In the company of Poetry', Saturday 14th March, 2.30-4pm. Ticket prices start at £5. There are also still a few FREE places available for people for whom the cost would be prohibitive. Sign up here to secure a place -
StAnza 26 (Online): In the Company of Poetry with Polly Atkin
14:30 – 16:00 | Zoom | £5
Through shared reading and reflection, Polly Atkin will explore how poetry can offer company, spark self-discovery, and help build communities of care.
Jane Cooper once wro...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Fantastic online poetry event with a few FREE places for people for whom the cost would be prohibitive...
Went to see Joseph Edward Little this afternoon - a Hitchin botanist from the 1890s to 1930s. I told him it wouldn't be long until the Good Friday Grass and Meadow Saxifrage would be flowering on his grave. He already had a Brown-lipped Snail visitor.
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Went to see Joseph Edward Little this afternoon - a Hitchin botanist from the 1890s to 1930s. I told him it wouldn't be long until the Good Friday Grass and Meadow Saxifrage would be flowering on his grave. He already had a Brown-lipped Snail visitor.
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#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
Karen Wilkinson, Survey and Monitoring Team Leader for the Peatland Programme is one of the #WomenInScience contributing to future generations, aiming for #HighNatureLowCarbon through #WalesPeatlandAction.
@natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social
Karen Wilkinson, Survey and Monitoring Team Leader for the Peatland Programme is one of the #WomenInScience contributing to future generations, aiming for #HighNatureLowCarbon through #WalesPeatlandAction.
@natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
Karen Wilkinson, Survey and Monitoring Team Leader for the Peatland Programme is one of the #WomenInScience contributing to future generations, aiming for #HighNatureLowCarbon through #WalesPeatlandAction.
@natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social
Karen Wilkinson, Survey and Monitoring Team Leader for the Peatland Programme is one of the #WomenInScience contributing to future generations, aiming for #HighNatureLowCarbon through #WalesPeatlandAction.
@natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social
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This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
What’s it really like to work in science at the RSPB?
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we speak to six of our Conservation Scientists.
www.rspb.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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It’s #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience
So here’s to all the ladies I work with, I share triumphs with, I console with, I plot with, I explore with, I write with, I learn with, I fail with - I am nothing without the support you give
So here’s to all the ladies I work with, I share triumphs with, I console with, I plot with, I explore with, I write with, I learn with, I fail with - I am nothing without the support you give
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
It’s #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience
So here’s to all the ladies I work with, I share triumphs with, I console with, I plot with, I explore with, I write with, I learn with, I fail with - I am nothing without the support you give
So here’s to all the ladies I work with, I share triumphs with, I console with, I plot with, I explore with, I write with, I learn with, I fail with - I am nothing without the support you give
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, @nhbs.bsky.social asked leading conservation scientists, campaigners and environmental writers about the women who have inspired them the most. I'm so chuffed to have been included on their list with some truly amazing women.
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, @nhbs.bsky.social asked leading conservation scientists, campaigners and environmental writers about the women who have inspired them the most. I'm so chuffed to have been included on their list with some truly amazing women.
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Travelling in time on the shores of Loch Insh today's @theguardian.com country diary by Merryn Glover.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Echoes of Iona at this tiny, precious church | Merryn Glover
Kincraig, Badenoch: The Loch Insh Old Kirk is a compelling place, and yet, like the copious wildlife here, it is on the edge of existence
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Travelling in time on the shores of Loch Insh today's @theguardian.com country diary by Merryn Glover.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Delighted to learn I've just been made a Fellow of the British Naturalists' Association. Here in Herts we've a friendly knowledgeable local branch and I'm looking forward to meeting members from further afield at the National Encaenia in September.
bna-naturalists.org #naturewriting #naturalhistory
bna-naturalists.org #naturewriting #naturalhistory
British Naturalists' Association – The National Body for Naturalists
bna-naturalists.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Delighted to learn I've just been made a Fellow of the British Naturalists' Association. Here in Herts we've a friendly knowledgeable local branch and I'm looking forward to meeting members from further afield at the National Encaenia in September.
bna-naturalists.org #naturewriting #naturalhistory
bna-naturalists.org #naturewriting #naturalhistory
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Lawkes I do love @environment.theguardian.com Country Diary… here’s another from @calmandfearless.bsky.social, politely shouting at badgers.
‘Below me, about 20 feet away, what seem to be two large carpet bags are going at it.’
Just brilliant.
‘Below me, about 20 feet away, what seem to be two large carpet bags are going at it.’
Just brilliant.
Country diary: Ding ding! Round 2 for the brawling badgers | Ed Douglas
Abbeydale, Sheffield: I’m genuinely scared when I wake at 2am to the sound of screaming. Then I see two male badgers in an almighty scrap
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Lawkes I do love @environment.theguardian.com Country Diary… here’s another from @calmandfearless.bsky.social, politely shouting at badgers.
‘Below me, about 20 feet away, what seem to be two large carpet bags are going at it.’
Just brilliant.
‘Below me, about 20 feet away, what seem to be two large carpet bags are going at it.’
Just brilliant.