Verdant Spirit
@verdantspirit.bsky.social
University of Cumbria woodland ecology student, probably autistic, verdant sorcerer, tree herder, pagan, omnist, animist, ace, agender, herbivore, artist, thrifter, rock & book hoarder 🌳📚🌿🍄
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Book 45 for 2025.
Vulture Capitalism
How to survive in an age of corporate greed
By Grace Blakeley
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
Vulture Capitalism
How to survive in an age of corporate greed
By Grace Blakeley
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
September 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Book 45 for 2025.
Vulture Capitalism
How to survive in an age of corporate greed
By Grace Blakeley
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
Vulture Capitalism
How to survive in an age of corporate greed
By Grace Blakeley
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
Book 44 for 2025.
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
⭐⭐⭐1/2
Wasn't particularly a fan. Some really good bits but also some really annoying bits. Felt like I needed a glossary for the ridiculous unexplained made-up terminology in the more sci-fi/supernatural parts.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
⭐⭐⭐1/2
Wasn't particularly a fan. Some really good bits but also some really annoying bits. Felt like I needed a glossary for the ridiculous unexplained made-up terminology in the more sci-fi/supernatural parts.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
September 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Book 44 for 2025.
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
⭐⭐⭐1/2
Wasn't particularly a fan. Some really good bits but also some really annoying bits. Felt like I needed a glossary for the ridiculous unexplained made-up terminology in the more sci-fi/supernatural parts.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
⭐⭐⭐1/2
Wasn't particularly a fan. Some really good bits but also some really annoying bits. Felt like I needed a glossary for the ridiculous unexplained made-up terminology in the more sci-fi/supernatural parts.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
Book 43 for 2025.
Forest Mensuration from the Forestry Commission
I'm not giving this a star rating because it would be zero. Not because it's a bad book but because I detest maths.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry
Forest Mensuration from the Forestry Commission
I'm not giving this a star rating because it would be zero. Not because it's a bad book but because I detest maths.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry
September 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Book 43 for 2025.
Forest Mensuration from the Forestry Commission
I'm not giving this a star rating because it would be zero. Not because it's a bad book but because I detest maths.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry
Forest Mensuration from the Forestry Commission
I'm not giving this a star rating because it would be zero. Not because it's a bad book but because I detest maths.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry
August 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The cutest teddy bears 💚
August 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The cutest teddy bears 💚
Book 41 for 2025.
The Wood Age by Roland Ennos
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Very interesting history of how human evolution and civilization has been dependent on our relationship with trees.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry #history
The Wood Age by Roland Ennos
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very interesting history of how human evolution and civilization has been dependent on our relationship with trees.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry #history
August 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Book 41 for 2025.
The Wood Age by Roland Ennos
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very interesting history of how human evolution and civilization has been dependent on our relationship with trees.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry #history
The Wood Age by Roland Ennos
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very interesting history of how human evolution and civilization has been dependent on our relationship with trees.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #forestry #history
Book 40 for 2025.
Effective Note-taking by Fiona McPherson PhD
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Excellent book. Really helpful and definitely recommend to students.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
Effective Note-taking by Fiona McPherson PhD
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent book. Really helpful and definitely recommend to students.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Book 40 for 2025.
Effective Note-taking by Fiona McPherson PhD
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent book. Really helpful and definitely recommend to students.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
Effective Note-taking by Fiona McPherson PhD
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent book. Really helpful and definitely recommend to students.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
Book 39 for 2025.
Plant Anatomy by Richard Crang, Sheila Lyons-Sobaski and Robert Wise
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent book. It would be five stars if it weren't for the number of typos 😔
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #botany #plantanatomy
Plant Anatomy by Richard Crang, Sheila Lyons-Sobaski and Robert Wise
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent book. It would be five stars if it weren't for the number of typos 😔
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #botany #plantanatomy
August 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Book 39 for 2025.
Plant Anatomy by Richard Crang, Sheila Lyons-Sobaski and Robert Wise
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent book. It would be five stars if it weren't for the number of typos 😔
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #botany #plantanatomy
Plant Anatomy by Richard Crang, Sheila Lyons-Sobaski and Robert Wise
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent book. It would be five stars if it weren't for the number of typos 😔
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #botany #plantanatomy
This dude just landed on my book 🥰
August 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This dude just landed on my book 🥰
You know you're a nerd when this is how you spend your summer break...
#nerdlife #undergraduate #student #woodlandecology #readinggoals #reading2025
#nerdlife #undergraduate #student #woodlandecology #readinggoals #reading2025
August 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
You know you're a nerd when this is how you spend your summer break...
#nerdlife #undergraduate #student #woodlandecology #readinggoals #reading2025
#nerdlife #undergraduate #student #woodlandecology #readinggoals #reading2025
Book 38 for 2025.
English Pastoral by James Rebanks
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #regenerativeagriculture
English Pastoral by James Rebanks
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #regenerativeagriculture
August 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Book 38 for 2025.
English Pastoral by James Rebanks
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #regenerativeagriculture
English Pastoral by James Rebanks
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student #regenerativeagriculture
Second hand book haul!
Some great finds today 💚📚💚
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#reading #ilovereading #secondhandbooks #bookhaul #booksky #bookstack #newbooks #books #homelibrary
Some great finds today 💚📚💚
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#reading #ilovereading #secondhandbooks #bookhaul #booksky #bookstack #newbooks #books #homelibrary
August 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Second hand book haul!
Some great finds today 💚📚💚
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#reading #ilovereading #secondhandbooks #bookhaul #booksky #bookstack #newbooks #books #homelibrary
Some great finds today 💚📚💚
The list is in ALT text
#reading #ilovereading #secondhandbooks #bookhaul #booksky #bookstack #newbooks #books #homelibrary
Book 37 for 2025.
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent, gripping, keeps you guessing, and a satisfying ending 💚
Definitely recommend
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent, gripping, keeps you guessing, and a satisfying ending 💚
Definitely recommend
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
August 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Book 37 for 2025.
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent, gripping, keeps you guessing, and a satisfying ending 💚
Definitely recommend
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent, gripping, keeps you guessing, and a satisfying ending 💚
Definitely recommend
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025
Day six - nature observations journal.
Fagus sylvatica
European Beech
Time- 30 minutes
and one from a couple of days ago
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse chestnut
Time - about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal
Fagus sylvatica
European Beech
Time- 30 minutes
and one from a couple of days ago
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse chestnut
Time - about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal
August 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Day six - nature observations journal.
Fagus sylvatica
European Beech
Time- 30 minutes
and one from a couple of days ago
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse chestnut
Time - about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal
Fagus sylvatica
European Beech
Time- 30 minutes
and one from a couple of days ago
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse chestnut
Time - about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal
Day five of my nature observations journal.
My favourite tree 🌳💚
Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak
Time- about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
My favourite tree 🌳💚
Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak
Time- about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
August 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Day five of my nature observations journal.
My favourite tree 🌳💚
Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak
Time- about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
My favourite tree 🌳💚
Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak
Time- about 2 hours
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Book 36 for 2025.
Woodland Management by Chris Starr
⭐⭐⭐⭐
An excellent introduction to woodland management. I just wish there was more of it. It could also do with an update.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
Woodland Management by Chris Starr
⭐⭐⭐⭐
An excellent introduction to woodland management. I just wish there was more of it. It could also do with an update.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
August 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Book 36 for 2025.
Woodland Management by Chris Starr
⭐⭐⭐⭐
An excellent introduction to woodland management. I just wish there was more of it. It could also do with an update.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
Woodland Management by Chris Starr
⭐⭐⭐⭐
An excellent introduction to woodland management. I just wish there was more of it. It could also do with an update.
#booksky #readinggoals #reading2025 #undergraduate #woodlandecology #uoc #universityofcumbria #student
Day four of my nature observations journal. Just a quick one today.
Acer campestre
Field Maple
Time- 15 minutes
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Acer campestre
Field Maple
Time- 15 minutes
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
August 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Day four of my nature observations journal. Just a quick one today.
Acer campestre
Field Maple
Time- 15 minutes
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Acer campestre
Field Maple
Time- 15 minutes
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Cozy evening with the pups and a good book 🥰
August 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Cozy evening with the pups and a good book 🥰
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August 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Day three of my nature observations journal.
Crataegus monogyna
Time- about half hour
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Crataegus monogyna
Time- about half hour
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
August 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Day three of my nature observations journal.
Crataegus monogyna
Time- about half hour
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Crataegus monogyna
Time- about half hour
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Day two of my nature observations journal.
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine
Time- about an hour.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine
Time- about an hour.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
August 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Day two of my nature observations journal.
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine
Time- about an hour.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine
Time- about an hour.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate #drawingaugust #thedailysketch #naturediary #naturejournal #observationdrawing #drawtolearn
Starting a nature observations journal.
Finally.
Been meaning to do this for years.
Hopefully I can keep it going.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate
Finally.
Been meaning to do this for years.
Hopefully I can keep it going.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate
August 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Starting a nature observations journal.
Finally.
Been meaning to do this for years.
Hopefully I can keep it going.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate
Finally.
Been meaning to do this for years.
Hopefully I can keep it going.
#draweveryday #adrawingaday #dailydrawing #naturedrawing #fieldsketching #woodlandecology #undergraduate