Benedict Allen
@benedictallen.bsky.social
Motivational Speaker, "Extreme Explorer", Environmental Scientist, broadcaster, author. Brought non film-crew expeditions to the telly - inadvertently pioneering the Video Selfie.
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Benedict Allen
@benedictallen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
So much to do, so little time in which to do it...
Exploration is not something of the past, a long-gone Golden Age, as we're often taught, it's something of the present - and of the future. In fact, we need to get to understand our precious planet now more than ever, and fast.✌️
Exploration is not something of the past, a long-gone Golden Age, as we're often taught, it's something of the present - and of the future. In fact, we need to get to understand our precious planet now more than ever, and fast.✌️
"As much as he can..."👍🏼🌏
He’s on a quest to clear as much as he can, concentrating on the garbage caught in the roots of mangroves, while also working to convince Floridians to cut down on plastic pollution and update waste systems that carry trash into the ocean. Photos & video: wapo.st/4hDuxjF. 🌎
He’s cleared 35,000 pounds of trash from Miami’s mangroves and isn’t done yet
We accompanied Andrew Otazo on a trip to the mangroves. To date, the Miami man has cleared more than 17 tons of trash, mostly from the islands around Biscayne Bay.
wapo.st
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"As much as he can..."👍🏼🌏
Reposted by Benedict Allen
'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt
October 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt
Mr Croc remembers:
"And so it was that I returned from my very first adventure - a little visit to the local chicken farm."
(Your Upbeat Explorer sandwich wrapper of the day)
👍🏼😃
"And so it was that I returned from my very first adventure - a little visit to the local chicken farm."
(Your Upbeat Explorer sandwich wrapper of the day)
👍🏼😃
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Mr Croc remembers:
"And so it was that I returned from my very first adventure - a little visit to the local chicken farm."
(Your Upbeat Explorer sandwich wrapper of the day)
👍🏼😃
"And so it was that I returned from my very first adventure - a little visit to the local chicken farm."
(Your Upbeat Explorer sandwich wrapper of the day)
👍🏼😃
THE TALE OF MR CROC: Beginnings.
"On a damp morning, long ago and faraway a small crocodile inexplicably found himself wandering off..."
(Your upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day - and wishing you all the best with your OWN journeys this week)
👍🏼🌏
"On a damp morning, long ago and faraway a small crocodile inexplicably found himself wandering off..."
(Your upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day - and wishing you all the best with your OWN journeys this week)
👍🏼🌏
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
THE TALE OF MR CROC: Beginnings.
"On a damp morning, long ago and faraway a small crocodile inexplicably found himself wandering off..."
(Your upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day - and wishing you all the best with your OWN journeys this week)
👍🏼🌏
"On a damp morning, long ago and faraway a small crocodile inexplicably found himself wandering off..."
(Your upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day - and wishing you all the best with your OWN journeys this week)
👍🏼🌏
Reposted by Benedict Allen
Looking ahead to the RGS Explore Weekend? Get ready with past speaker and attendee Dwayne Fields 🎥👏
The UK Chief Scout shares his advice for first-time explorers, reminding us that you don’t need every skill or qualification to begin your expedition journey.
Book tickets 🎟️🔗 www.rgs.org/explore
The UK Chief Scout shares his advice for first-time explorers, reminding us that you don’t need every skill or qualification to begin your expedition journey.
Book tickets 🎟️🔗 www.rgs.org/explore
September 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Looking ahead to the RGS Explore Weekend? Get ready with past speaker and attendee Dwayne Fields 🎥👏
The UK Chief Scout shares his advice for first-time explorers, reminding us that you don’t need every skill or qualification to begin your expedition journey.
Book tickets 🎟️🔗 www.rgs.org/explore
The UK Chief Scout shares his advice for first-time explorers, reminding us that you don’t need every skill or qualification to begin your expedition journey.
Book tickets 🎟️🔗 www.rgs.org/explore
Good morning from Prague!
(Taken during my morning brisk walk to my children's school today - and wishing you too all the best, where ever you are on our planet.👍🏼😃)
(Taken during my morning brisk walk to my children's school today - and wishing you too all the best, where ever you are on our planet.👍🏼😃)
October 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Good morning from Prague!
(Taken during my morning brisk walk to my children's school today - and wishing you too all the best, where ever you are on our planet.👍🏼😃)
(Taken during my morning brisk walk to my children's school today - and wishing you too all the best, where ever you are on our planet.👍🏼😃)
Meanwhile, deep in the jungle...
Final - probably! - upbeat Sketch Of The Day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.
(Because everyone in the team deserves recognition - and a reminder that they may go on to achieve great things.)
👍🏼😃
Final - probably! - upbeat Sketch Of The Day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.
(Because everyone in the team deserves recognition - and a reminder that they may go on to achieve great things.)
👍🏼😃
October 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Meanwhile, deep in the jungle...
Final - probably! - upbeat Sketch Of The Day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.
(Because everyone in the team deserves recognition - and a reminder that they may go on to achieve great things.)
👍🏼😃
Final - probably! - upbeat Sketch Of The Day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.
(Because everyone in the team deserves recognition - and a reminder that they may go on to achieve great things.)
👍🏼😃
"And remember, before launching an operation make sure you first get all your ducks lined up in a row."
(Upbeat message of the day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.) 👍🏼😃
(Upbeat message of the day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.) 👍🏼😃
October 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
"And remember, before launching an operation make sure you first get all your ducks lined up in a row."
(Upbeat message of the day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.) 👍🏼😃
(Upbeat message of the day for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.) 👍🏼😃
"One day your time will come!"
(Upbeat Words Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.)
👍🏼😃
(Upbeat Words Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.)
👍🏼😃
October 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
"One day your time will come!"
(Upbeat Words Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.)
👍🏼😃
(Upbeat Words Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.)
👍🏼😃
Reposted by Benedict Allen
Golden Eye Lichen, Teloschisties chrysophthalmus, on a Hawthorn in ancient wood pasture up the lane.
October 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Golden Eye Lichen, Teloschisties chrysophthalmus, on a Hawthorn in ancient wood pasture up the lane.
"LET'S GO!!!!"
Upbeat sketch-of-the-day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
Don't put it off - there'll never be a 'right' time! 👍🏼😃
Upbeat sketch-of-the-day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
Don't put it off - there'll never be a 'right' time! 👍🏼😃
October 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
"LET'S GO!!!!"
Upbeat sketch-of-the-day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
Don't put it off - there'll never be a 'right' time! 👍🏼😃
Upbeat sketch-of-the-day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
Don't put it off - there'll never be a 'right' time! 👍🏼😃
Reposted by Benedict Allen
I agree with every word Zelda Williams says. And this at the end from OpenAI makes me want to go full Ned Ludd. Creators can’t have a blanket opt-out on copyright infringement of their work and have to fill out a form appealing to OpenAI’s mercy every time? Fuck off into the sun
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I agree with every word Zelda Williams says. And this at the end from OpenAI makes me want to go full Ned Ludd. Creators can’t have a blanket opt-out on copyright infringement of their work and have to fill out a form appealing to OpenAI’s mercy every time? Fuck off into the sun
A good leader is always open to dissenting opinions (well, to a certain extent!)
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
A good leader is always open to dissenting opinions (well, to a certain extent!)
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
Ask yourself:
"Are you running away - or running TOWARDS?"
(Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃)
May you too get where you need to go, this week! ✌️
"Are you running away - or running TOWARDS?"
(Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃)
May you too get where you need to go, this week! ✌️
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Ask yourself:
"Are you running away - or running TOWARDS?"
(Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃)
May you too get where you need to go, this week! ✌️
"Are you running away - or running TOWARDS?"
(Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃)
May you too get where you need to go, this week! ✌️
Weedy pond visitor. 🌏👍🏼
The #weedypond is pretty sheltered from the 52 mph gusts that are hitting the the garden at the moment, so a Chiffchaff decides to come in to bathe.
A bit of a sway on the camera...
I expect conditions are worse up in the Shetlands?@dawnbirder.bsky.social
#StormAmy #nature #wildlifegardening
A bit of a sway on the camera...
I expect conditions are worse up in the Shetlands?@dawnbirder.bsky.social
#StormAmy #nature #wildlifegardening
October 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Weedy pond visitor. 🌏👍🏼
Ask yourself at all times: "Are you a challenger? Are you ALTERING OUTCOMES?"
Wisdom Of the Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
Wisdom Of the Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
October 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Ask yourself at all times: "Are you a challenger? Are you ALTERING OUTCOMES?"
Wisdom Of the Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
Wisdom Of the Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper. 👍🏼😃
Reposted by Benedict Allen
Reposted by Benedict Allen
The Prime Minister of Albania came up to Macron and Azerbaijani President Aliyev and joked about how Trump had resolved the conflict between Albania and Azerbaijan.
October 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Prime Minister of Albania came up to Macron and Azerbaijani President Aliyev and joked about how Trump had resolved the conflict between Albania and Azerbaijan.
Reposted by Benedict Allen
A world in which the Chinese Communist Party adheres more closely to evidence led policy making than the British Conservative Party. A national embarrassment.
October 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A world in which the Chinese Communist Party adheres more closely to evidence led policy making than the British Conservative Party. A national embarrassment.
Beware the... BLACK SWAN EVENT!
(Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the 'black swan' is a highly impactful, unpredictable, and rare occurrence that was unforeseen - but predictable in hindsight.)
(Wisdom of the day for my son's school sandwich wrapper) 👍🏼😃
(Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the 'black swan' is a highly impactful, unpredictable, and rare occurrence that was unforeseen - but predictable in hindsight.)
(Wisdom of the day for my son's school sandwich wrapper) 👍🏼😃
October 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Beware the... BLACK SWAN EVENT!
(Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the 'black swan' is a highly impactful, unpredictable, and rare occurrence that was unforeseen - but predictable in hindsight.)
(Wisdom of the day for my son's school sandwich wrapper) 👍🏼😃
(Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the 'black swan' is a highly impactful, unpredictable, and rare occurrence that was unforeseen - but predictable in hindsight.)
(Wisdom of the day for my son's school sandwich wrapper) 👍🏼😃
So very sad to lose the serene but ever-determined Jane Goodall, one of my great heroes.
Such a champion - for our nearest relative the chimpanzee, for women in science and for the planet.
What an example to us all. 🌏✌️
Such a champion - for our nearest relative the chimpanzee, for women in science and for the planet.
What an example to us all. 🌏✌️
October 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
So very sad to lose the serene but ever-determined Jane Goodall, one of my great heroes.
Such a champion - for our nearest relative the chimpanzee, for women in science and for the planet.
What an example to us all. 🌏✌️
Such a champion - for our nearest relative the chimpanzee, for women in science and for the planet.
What an example to us all. 🌏✌️
"You have to create an environment where EVERYONE feels valued, everyone included - so that anyone's ready to step up, when the moment comes." Leah Williamson, footballer.
Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃
Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃
October 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
"You have to create an environment where EVERYONE feels valued, everyone included - so that anyone's ready to step up, when the moment comes." Leah Williamson, footballer.
Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃
Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.👍🏼😃
Reposted by Benedict Allen
#News: #Kalimantan farmers travelled 1,000 km to #Jakarta after 5 months of ignored reports on #palmoil #landgrabbing. They demand the Attorney General probe forest loss, #collusion to protect their #humanrights @palmoildetect.bsky.social #BoycottPalmOil jurnalpolisi.co.id/central-kali...
September 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#News: #Kalimantan farmers travelled 1,000 km to #Jakarta after 5 months of ignored reports on #palmoil #landgrabbing. They demand the Attorney General probe forest loss, #collusion to protect their #humanrights @palmoildetect.bsky.social #BoycottPalmOil jurnalpolisi.co.id/central-kali...
"Choose to be optimistic! It feels better." (Dalai Lama)
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
And the best of luck to YOU, tackling your own mountains today. 👍🏼😃
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
And the best of luck to YOU, tackling your own mountains today. 👍🏼😃
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"Choose to be optimistic! It feels better." (Dalai Lama)
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
And the best of luck to YOU, tackling your own mountains today. 👍🏼😃
Explorer Wisdom Of The Day for my son's school sandwich wrapper.
And the best of luck to YOU, tackling your own mountains today. 👍🏼😃