Nic Wilson
@nicwilson.bsky.social
Author & Editor, Guardian Country Diarist, BBC Gardeners' World Mag. Patron #JohnClare Countryside Project. Rep: Cathryn Summerhayes, Curtis Brown.
Nature memoir: LAND BENEATH THE WAVES
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Nature memoir: LAND BENEATH THE WAVES
Order LBTW: https://shorturl.at/LOt7x
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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
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.
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
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Great news amidst all the gloom. There have been a lot of beaver releases but these wild releases are really significant in England – finally we are giving this life-giving animal the right to roam. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Great news amidst all the gloom. There have been a lot of beaver releases but these wild releases are really significant in England – finally we are giving this life-giving animal the right to roam. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Delighted to share the wonderful @amyjanebeer.bsky.social will join us for a live Q&A, focused on her award winning book The Flow - for our first Water Book Club!
This is currently set for February 26th at 7pm 🌊
RSVP here: calendarlink.com/event/Yv6nE
[FREE Event]
#NatureWriting #UKCanals #Water
This is currently set for February 26th at 7pm 🌊
RSVP here: calendarlink.com/event/Yv6nE
[FREE Event]
#NatureWriting #UKCanals #Water
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Delighted to share the wonderful @amyjanebeer.bsky.social will join us for a live Q&A, focused on her award winning book The Flow - for our first Water Book Club!
This is currently set for February 26th at 7pm 🌊
RSVP here: calendarlink.com/event/Yv6nE
[FREE Event]
#NatureWriting #UKCanals #Water
This is currently set for February 26th at 7pm 🌊
RSVP here: calendarlink.com/event/Yv6nE
[FREE Event]
#NatureWriting #UKCanals #Water
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Tension builds at 2am outside @calmandfearless.bsky.social's bedroom window in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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 10, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Tension builds at 2am outside @calmandfearless.bsky.social's bedroom window in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Lovely to have this cheer & support from my lovely local newspaper, the Newbury Weekly News, that I grew up with, & wrote for, for 20yrs. It’s where it all began.. www.newburytoday.co.uk/lifestyle/in... You need to subscribe (free) to read. Just giving them a shout out! @rjaward.bsky.social
Inkpen writer ‘thrilled’ to have Ghosts of the Farm shortlisted for literary award
‘The wonderful women in my book - of Inkpen, Shalbourne & Enborne - would be delighted’.
www.newburytoday.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Lovely to have this cheer & support from my lovely local newspaper, the Newbury Weekly News, that I grew up with, & wrote for, for 20yrs. It’s where it all began.. www.newburytoday.co.uk/lifestyle/in... You need to subscribe (free) to read. Just giving them a shout out! @rjaward.bsky.social
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Join me online tomorrow evening as I interview @thelrm.bsky.social for @walklistencreate.org about her brilliant book #TheFeministArtOfWalking - on women's walking as resistance and reclamation - centring working class, queer and disabled voices often excluded - Tuesday 10th Feb, 7pm GMT. #BookSky
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Join me online tomorrow evening as I interview @thelrm.bsky.social for @walklistencreate.org about her brilliant book #TheFeministArtOfWalking - on women's walking as resistance and reclamation - centring working class, queer and disabled voices often excluded - Tuesday 10th Feb, 7pm GMT. #BookSky
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Tension builds at 2am outside @calmandfearless.bsky.social's bedroom window in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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 10, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Tension builds at 2am outside @calmandfearless.bsky.social's bedroom window in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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 10, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Tension builds at 2am outside @calmandfearless.bsky.social's bedroom window in today's @theguardian.com country diary.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Stormy seas batter the cliffs in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A walk on the wild side of Whin Sill | Susie White
Cullernose Point, Northumberland: These cliffs are always thrilling, but today is a riot of sound and damp air as we take the coastal path
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Stormy seas batter the cliffs in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Yes! A timely reminder from @littlehen.bsky.social: there are lots of wild plants on our streets & avenues, if we keep a look-out for them.
Need some inspiration?
Check out @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's #UrbanPlants talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
Then join our #100Plants2026 challenge!
Need some inspiration?
Check out @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's #UrbanPlants talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
Then join our #100Plants2026 challenge!
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Yes! A timely reminder from @littlehen.bsky.social: there are lots of wild plants on our streets & avenues, if we keep a look-out for them.
Need some inspiration?
Check out @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's #UrbanPlants talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
Then join our #100Plants2026 challenge!
Need some inspiration?
Check out @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's #UrbanPlants talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
Then join our #100Plants2026 challenge!
Stormy seas batter the cliffs in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A walk on the wild side of Whin Sill | Susie White
Cullernose Point, Northumberland: These cliffs are always thrilling, but today is a riot of sound and damp air as we take the coastal path
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Stormy seas batter the cliffs in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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I'm moving my A brief history of Bedfordshire in plants and animals from Substack to my own website. You can catch up with the posts so far here: shellydennison.co.uk/category/bri...
#LocalHistory #NatureWriting
#LocalHistory #NatureWriting
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I'm moving my A brief history of Bedfordshire in plants and animals from Substack to my own website. You can catch up with the posts so far here: shellydennison.co.uk/category/bri...
#LocalHistory #NatureWriting
#LocalHistory #NatureWriting
At it again. Sunday morning crocheting wrist warmers and reading Richard Mabey. #naturewriting #cosycrochet
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 AM
At it again. Sunday morning crocheting wrist warmers and reading Richard Mabey. #naturewriting #cosycrochet
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Nosing round the silage in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Rev Simon Lockett.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Which farm produces the smelliest silage? I went to find out | Rev Simon Lockett
Peterchurch, Herefordshire: Some silage competitions are assessed in a lab far away, this one takes place in a noisy pub, with judges getting their hands dirty
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Nosing round the silage in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Rev Simon Lockett.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Continuing my mammalian temporary departure from birds, place-name of the day 126 is FOXCOTE (Som). OE fox + cot. ‘Cottage for the foxes’ (probably metaphorically referring to den). #PlaceNames #naturewriting
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Continuing my mammalian temporary departure from birds, place-name of the day 126 is FOXCOTE (Som). OE fox + cot. ‘Cottage for the foxes’ (probably metaphorically referring to den). #PlaceNames #naturewriting
Nosing round the silage in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Rev Simon Lockett.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Which farm produces the smelliest silage? I went to find out | Rev Simon Lockett
Peterchurch, Herefordshire: Some silage competitions are assessed in a lab far away, this one takes place in a noisy pub, with judges getting their hands dirty
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Nosing round the silage in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Rev Simon Lockett.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell takes us to the sheep auction via Pendragon Castle and family memories...
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: A trip to the sheep auction – interrupted by light and legend | Andrea Meanwell
Hawes, North Yorkshire: A stunning ray of sunshine, beamed on to a farmhouse, is a reminder of my family’s history in this landscape
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell takes us to the sheep auction via Pendragon Castle and family memories...
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary