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
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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
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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...
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
Today's is a smelly but nutritious @theguardian.com country diary by Tim Earl.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: There’s a seaweed party going on on the storm beach | Tim Earl
Castletown Bay, Isle of Man: The smell is unpleasant, but these slimy mounds are full of flies, molluscs and sand hoppers – all vital winter food
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Today's is a smelly but nutritious @theguardian.com country diary by Tim Earl.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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It's often in the feeding of people & animals, in rural outposts, or observing nature anywhere, the winds of change are felt first. Comments like 'this is one of the most important articles I've read on here recently' could apply to any of @environment.theguardian.com Country Diaries, most days.
And what shall we feed the horses? Climate change bites at last year’s thin harvest … my turn on the national treasure & barometer that is the wonderful Guardian Country Diary.
Country diary: Hay stocks are running low – this is the long tail of last year’s drought | Nicola Chester
Inkpen, Berkshire: We’re paying the price now for a poor grass harvest, and the concern is isn’t a one-off bad year
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It's often in the feeding of people & animals, in rural outposts, or observing nature anywhere, the winds of change are felt first. Comments like 'this is one of the most important articles I've read on here recently' could apply to any of @environment.theguardian.com Country Diaries, most days.
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How climate breakdown is affecting hay stocks in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @nicolawriting.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Hay stocks are running low – this is the long tail of last year’s drought | Nicola Chester
Inkpen, Berkshire: We’re paying the price now for a poor grass harvest, and the concern is isn’t a one-off bad year
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM
How climate breakdown is affecting hay stocks in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @nicolawriting.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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... huge thanks to @rspbinvestigations.bsky.social team for their diligence and determination who I assume will have had none of their costs met. Anyone wishing to support them can do so here: www.rspb.org.uk/donate/help-...
Stop Raptor Persecution | RSPB Birds of Prey Appeal
Raptor persecution is a national disgrace. It’s destabilising some raptor populations and preventing the recovery of Hen Harriers as a species. Will you help?
www.rspb.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
... huge thanks to @rspbinvestigations.bsky.social team for their diligence and determination who I assume will have had none of their costs met. Anyone wishing to support them can do so here: www.rspb.org.uk/donate/help-...
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Excellent series of blogs by @raptorpersuk.bsky.social on a case that illustrates the near-impossibility of obtaining a successful prosecution for killing a 'protected' Hen Harrier.
Utterly bizarre comments from the judge and a pitifully inadequate sentence but
(1/2)
Utterly bizarre comments from the judge and a pitifully inadequate sentence but
(1/2)
Some commentary on the conviction and sentencing of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall (conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park) ⚖️
New blog ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #SeriousCrime 🌍🪶
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/30/s...
New blog ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #SeriousCrime 🌍🪶
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/30/s...
Some commentary on the conviction and sentencing of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall
Following yesterday’s conviction and sentencing of Head Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall, 35, for conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor on the Conistone & Grassington Estate in the…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Excellent series of blogs by @raptorpersuk.bsky.social on a case that illustrates the near-impossibility of obtaining a successful prosecution for killing a 'protected' Hen Harrier.
Utterly bizarre comments from the judge and a pitifully inadequate sentence but
(1/2)
Utterly bizarre comments from the judge and a pitifully inadequate sentence but
(1/2)
How climate breakdown is affecting hay stocks in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @nicolawriting.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Hay stocks are running low – this is the long tail of last year’s drought | Nicola Chester
Inkpen, Berkshire: We’re paying the price now for a poor grass harvest, and the concern is isn’t a one-off bad year
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM
How climate breakdown is affecting hay stocks in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @nicolawriting.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Rather like advising that you invest in a water bottle and sturdy pair of trainers before you climb Everest...
Today is a tight ball of pain. I need to find a way out to take my littlest to have a tooth out. Good job the NHS recommends a hot water bottle wrapped in a tea towel & paracetamol for #adenomyosis. I probably need to be less anxious too as it's no doubt all in my mind. FFS. 😡
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Rather like advising that you invest in a water bottle and sturdy pair of trainers before you climb Everest...
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Even the sloping top of a fence post is plenty sufficient for life to colonise, here in the form of a patch of navelwort.
February 3, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Even the sloping top of a fence post is plenty sufficient for life to colonise, here in the form of a patch of navelwort.
Today is a tight ball of pain. I need to find a way out to take my littlest to have a tooth out. Good job the NHS recommends a hot water bottle wrapped in a tea towel & paracetamol for #adenomyosis. I probably need to be less anxious too as it's no doubt all in my mind. FFS. 😡
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Today is a tight ball of pain. I need to find a way out to take my littlest to have a tooth out. Good job the NHS recommends a hot water bottle wrapped in a tea towel & paracetamol for #adenomyosis. I probably need to be less anxious too as it's no doubt all in my mind. FFS. 😡
Moss, glorious moss in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Succumbing to the serpent of shining green | Mark Cocker
Priestcliffe, Derbyshire: The limestone walls in this parish are festooned with luminous mosses, in a variety that’s often beyond our comprehension
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February 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Moss, glorious moss in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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“Yet even their sweet names bring pleasure: silky wall-moss, frizzled crisp-moss, comb-moss, glittering wood-moss or the rather weird flat neckera and wall scalewort”
Mark Cocker #naturewriting on Derbyshire bryophytes, liverwort, mosses in today’s Country Diary
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mark Cocker #naturewriting on Derbyshire bryophytes, liverwort, mosses in today’s Country Diary
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: Succumbing to the serpent of shining green | Mark Cocker
Priestcliffe, Derbyshire: The limestone walls in this parish are festooned with luminous mosses, in a variety that’s often beyond our comprehension
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
“Yet even their sweet names bring pleasure: silky wall-moss, frizzled crisp-moss, comb-moss, glittering wood-moss or the rather weird flat neckera and wall scalewort”
Mark Cocker #naturewriting on Derbyshire bryophytes, liverwort, mosses in today’s Country Diary
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mark Cocker #naturewriting on Derbyshire bryophytes, liverwort, mosses in today’s Country Diary
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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For #ThickTrunkTuesday it has got to be a Yew. Dartington Devon.
#tree 🌳 @iand777.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @ni9akers.bsky.social
#tree 🌳 @iand777.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @ni9akers.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 AM
For #ThickTrunkTuesday it has got to be a Yew. Dartington Devon.
#tree 🌳 @iand777.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @ni9akers.bsky.social
#tree 🌳 @iand777.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @ni9akers.bsky.social