Susanna Reece
LightNews LightNews
susannareece.bsky.social
Susanna Reece
@susannareece.bsky.social
220 followers 570 following 110 posts
Law, knitting, botany, Italian in descending order of competence. Oxford, Shetland and Italy.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
susannareece.bsky.social
Susanna Reece @susannareece.bsky.social · 23d
Back to @bbowt.bsky.social’s C S Lewis Nature Reserve for Day 12 of #12DaysWild Thank you for the encouragement to get outside in #Nature #Oxford #5January2026 #Winter #12DaysOfChristmas
Sunlight shining on frozen water through winter trees in the C S Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxford
Reposted by Susanna Reece
shetnews.co.uk
The beautiful galley goes up in flames following the torchlit procession #uphellyaa
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
feldsperling.bsky.social
#ForestFriday Alder forest at the beginning of January (2026). #winter #nature #Skåne #sweden
Forest in winter covered with snow. The trees have long black trunks. Some blue sky can be seen.
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
jolloyds.bsky.social
I have a new story on BBC Radio 4 - Friday 23 Jan - and then on catchup

Elevator pitch - a comedy about love, entropy and a ceremonial badger

I’d love for you to give it a listen www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, A Whole Giant's Daughter Quest Thing by Jo Lloyd
An original short work for radio by Jo Lloyd. Read by Alexander Vlahos.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
conorsen.bsky.social
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
nywolforg.bsky.social
Latest news: Researchers studying two ancient wolf pups from 14,000 years ago found a chunk of woolly rhinoceros meat preserved in the stomach of one pup.

“This is the first time an entire genome has been reconstructed from an Ice Age animal that was inside another Ice Age"
🔗 bit.ly/4sE15iF
In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhinoceros
Researchers were able to sequence the full genome from the 14,000-year-old chunk of preserved woolly rhinoceros meat.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
localowl.bsky.social
Northern saw-whet owl, Minnesota
#birds #owls #raptors
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
rossmackenzie.bsky.social
Monthly report for December 2025. Oxford & London. rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/01/mont...
London Dragon Fish & chips St Andrew’s Church, Oxford Frosty morning in the park
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
jillwhitelock.bsky.social
Day 12, and lovely to end #12DaysWild with a snow day. 📷 #photography @wildlifebcn.org
Montage showing snowy branches against a blue sky, a snow covered portal into the woods and the Moon over branches in a blue sky.
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
hughharrop.bsky.social
Two of the three Taiga Bean Geese in the snow at Toab, Shetland this afternoon.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
susannareece.bsky.social
Back to @bbowt.bsky.social’s C S Lewis Nature Reserve for Day 12 of #12DaysWild Thank you for the encouragement to get outside in #Nature #Oxford #5January2026 #Winter #12DaysOfChristmas
Sunlight shining on frozen water through winter trees in the C S Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxford
January 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
betheena.bsky.social
Earth
Blue tit singing on a cold early morning.
You can even see its song in the air.
photography by | Mikhail Kalinin
January 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
susannareece.bsky.social
Day 11 #12DaysWild, Feather and Buds, Bury Knowle Park #Oxford #4January2026 #Winter
A small white feather and red buds on the branch of a tree in sunshine with frosty grass and winter trees against a blue sky in the background. In Bury Knowle Park, Oxford
January 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
susannareece.bsky.social
Day 10 #12DaysWild, Garden Snow and Robin #Oxford #3January2026 #Winter
A sprinkling of snow on grass in sunlight A robin in winter branches
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
rossmackenzie.bsky.social
Oxford in the winter sunshine…
Oxford in the sunshine Oxford in the sunshine Oxford in the sunshine Oxford in the sunshine
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social
#superbloodwolfmoon #wolfmoon #fullmoon
Wolf Moon speaks to her, deep and clear, With a message to surrender to the coming year. January’s full moon is for her pack and for her, She answers those who howl and those who yearn. Wolf calls. Moon responds. Watch these souls. They teach us how to belong.
January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
susannareece.bsky.social
Day 9 #12DaysWild, Mesopotamia Walk #Oxford #2January2026 #Winter
Winter trees with blue sky and their reflections in the River Thames, Oxford
January 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
susannareece.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bsbibotany.bsky.social
How one of Wales' rarest plants survived 2025's weather - BBC Sounds
Our Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt has trekked into the peaks of Eryri to find it.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
alisonfisk.bsky.social
For New Year’s Day 2026, a hellenistic glass vase shaped like a pomegranate. 2nd century BC - 1st century AD.

A symbol of abundance and good luck for the year ahead!

📷 Phoenix Art phoenixancientart.com/work-of-art/...

#Archaeology
The image shows a small, rounded, purple glass vessel in the shape of a pomegranate fruit displayed against a light grey background. The display lighting enhances the translucent purple glass which replicates the colour of a ripe fruit. There is some encrustation dotted around the body of the vessel and around the calyx which has one lobe missing. Height 6.9 cm (2.7 in), Diameter 6.6 cm (2.5 in). Probably used as a container for perfumed oil.
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 AM
susannareece.bsky.social
Day 8 #12DaysWild, Around OX3 - not quite a #NewYearPlantHunt #Oxford #January12026 #NewYear2026 #Winter #StillChristmas @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social Stinking Iris, possibly Black or White Bryony (?), Primrose and Winter Heliotrope
A Stinking Iris plant with long leaves and bright orange berries Red berries if a climbing plant in a hedgerow A yellow primrose tucked in the corner of a verge behind other plants and a black lamppost Pink-flowered Winter Heliotrope among its green leaves
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
rossmackenzie.bsky.social
2025 - a year in twelve pictures rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025...
Sumburgh Head Boario Terme Puffins at Sumburgh Head Razorbill at Sumburgh Head
January 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
My husband and I took part in a few @btobirds.bsky.social surveys this year. We previously had very little experience, but it was fun & we learned a lot in the process.

Maybe you'd like to sign up for one of their volunteer projects in 2026? www.bto.org/get-involved...

#birds #NewYearResolutions
birdguides.bsky.social BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 29d
New Year's resolution

Thinking of giving something back to birds in 2026? A wide range of BTO surveys needs volunteers, writes Chris Harbard, and there's something suitable for every birder, whatever your level of experience:
Chris Harbard: New Year's resolution
Thinking of giving something back to birds in 2026? A wide range of BTO surveys needs volunteers – from urban greenspaces to winter swan counts – and there's something suitable for every birder, whatever your level of experience.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
susannareece.bsky.social
Day 7 #12DaysWild, Around OX3 - trees and snowdrops #Oxford #December312025 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Oak tree trunk with Ivy growing around it and other winter trees in the background with a blue sky, Oxford UK Fallen leaves in the foreground with winter trees and frosty grass in the background with a blue sky, Headington Hill Park, Oxford UK Plane tree fruit hanging from a branch in winter sunshine, Headington Hill Park, Oxford UK Snowdrops coming into bloom among fallen leaves inwinter sunshine Headington Hill Park, Oxford UK
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
susannareece.bsky.social
Day 6 #12DaysWild, Greater Periwinkle (Vinca Major) with Ivy #Oxford #December302025 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Large purple flower with 5 petals and broad lanceolate leaves growing against a fence and intertwined with Ivy leaves
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by Susanna Reece
anneobrienauthor.bsky.social
An appropriate picture for this time of year.
The Blessed Virgin reads in bed while Joseph looks after the baby. All watched over by the ox and the ass.
From the 15th century Besancon Book of Hours.
A woman, with a book to hand for that moment of leisure, after my own heart!
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
susannareece.bsky.social
Day 5 #12DaysWild, Mesopotamia Walk #Oxford #December292025
River in flow with bare winter trees in background and grassy river bank in foreground, Oxford UK
December 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM