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
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
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These are always lovely sessions at #Paxton Pits in #Cambridgeshire, especially getting outside to write in the nature reserve. #naturewriting
✍️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/
📅Friday 27 February | 10am–1pm
📍Paxton Pits Education Centre, Little Paxton
🔗Book now: www.wildlifebcn.org/events/
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
These are always lovely sessions at #Paxton Pits in #Cambridgeshire, especially getting outside to write in the nature reserve. #naturewriting
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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
🚶♀️📚 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.
👉wlc.zone/8gk
👉wlc.zone/8gk
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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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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
laurencerose.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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
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.
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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.
On a secret nature mission to Peterborough Cathedral. Soon not to be so secret...😉
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
On a secret nature mission to Peterborough Cathedral. Soon not to be so secret...😉
Still time to catch this wonderful exhibition in #Hitchin before it's too late...
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 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Still time to catch this wonderful exhibition in #Hitchin before it's too late...