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Nic Wilson
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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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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · Nov 24
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
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Tension builds at 2am outside @calmandfearless.bsky.social's bedroom window in today's @theguardian.com country diary.

#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
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Stormy seas batter the cliffs in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.

#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
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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!
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Stormy seas batter the cliffs in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.

#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
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There you go, Jack. There's a queue! 😄
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Do you sell them? That middle one is gorgeous. I'm in awe!
February 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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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
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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At it again. Sunday morning crocheting wrist warmers and reading Richard Mabey. #naturewriting #cosycrochet
A hand wearing a teal crocheted wrist warmer holding The Accidental Garden book by Richard Mabey with a light green cover of foliage and a blackbird in the middle.
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Nosing round the silage in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Rev Simon Lockett.

#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
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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
Red fox OS map showing Somerset village, Foxcote.
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Nosing round the silage in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Rev Simon Lockett.

#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
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That would be great. Exciting times indeed! ☺️💚
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell takes us to the sheep auction via Pendragon Castle and family memories...

#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
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These are always lovely sessions at #Paxton Pits in #Cambridgeshire, especially getting outside to write in the nature reserve. #naturewriting
wildlifebcn.org Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 6d
✍️Join us for an Intro to Nature Writing workshop with Nic Wilson, perfect for beginners and those wanting to grow their creative writing skills.

📅Friday 27 February | 10am–1pm
📍Paxton Pits Education Centre, Little Paxton
🔗Book now: www.wildlifebcn.org/events/
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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Don't miss this on Tuesday eve ONLINE - Morag's book is so brilliant and necessary - a vital amendment to so much walking lit - an intersectional feminist history of walking as creative practice, radical act and resistance, with a focus on queer, disabled & working-class lives. #BookSky #WalkingLit
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🚶‍♀️📚 Join our 2026 Walking Writers Salon with Morag Rose in conversation with poet Polly Atkin, on the Feminist Art of Walking - walking as resistance, creativity & reclaiming space.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Just updated my talks page - do drop in if you're in Buxton, Grimsby, Bolton, Chesterfield, Stockport, Chester, Derby or Leigh. laurencerose.co.uk/talks/ #naturewriting
Upcoming Talks & Events - Laurence Rose
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February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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I'll be learning more about the projects over the next few months and sharing the word! ☺️
February 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Key is habitat restoration between #BurghleyPark, Barnack Hills & Holes, Southey Woods, Castor Hanglands & Milton Park. Improving access & wildlife habitats.
February 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Delighted to be a patron of the #JohnClare Countryside Project, promoting large scale nature recovery in the area north-west of #Peterborough, alongside patrons @drmjwarren.bsky.social, Mark Cocker & Carry Ackroyd. Great launch this evening of their nature, heritage and wellbeing plans.
Front of Peterborough Cathedral with dark sky behind.
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Fantastic! Not sure I'm afraid.
February 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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On a secret nature mission to Peterborough Cathedral. Soon not to be so secret...😉
Peterborough cathedral with the tower lit up against a deep blue sky.
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Great news! ☺️
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Still time to catch this wonderful exhibition in #Hitchin before it's too late...
duherts.bsky.social David Utting @duherts.bsky.social · 4d
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...
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM