Abbi Flint
@draflint.bsky.social
Researcher and poet #archaeology #envhist #folklore #envhum #peatlands #moss #heritage #poetry #reindeer
Love passing this little bit of history on a street in Sheffield.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Love passing this little bit of history on a street in Sheffield.
Spotted 'The Book of Bogs' in the wild whilst out shopping today (at Waterstones in Sheffield)
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Spotted 'The Book of Bogs' in the wild whilst out shopping today (at Waterstones in Sheffield)
An amazing visit and tour of Down House (Darwin's home) today. Spectacular weather for viewing the gardens and 'sand-walk' too 😍
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
An amazing visit and tour of Down House (Darwin's home) today. Spectacular weather for viewing the gardens and 'sand-walk' too 😍
New reading just arrived - very much looking forward to exploring this 👇
September 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
New reading just arrived - very much looking forward to exploring this 👇
A very blustery autumnal walk before work today
September 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
A very blustery autumnal walk before work today
Some neighbours from the Perigord 😍
September 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Some neighbours from the Perigord 😍
Some of the mossiest forests I've seen on our walk today #MossWorlds
September 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Some of the mossiest forests I've seen on our walk today #MossWorlds
Kiruna church is in the news today for being on the move. I mention this in my poem 'Midnight Sun at Abisko', published in the Consilience anthology Field Notes Volume 1 (excerpt below)
www.consilience-journal.com/field-notes
www.consilience-journal.com/field-notes
August 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Kiruna church is in the news today for being on the move. I mention this in my poem 'Midnight Sun at Abisko', published in the Consilience anthology Field Notes Volume 1 (excerpt below)
www.consilience-journal.com/field-notes
www.consilience-journal.com/field-notes
New poetry books bought at a fantastic reading by @longbarrowpress.bsky.social poets at Novel book shop in Sheffield last night. Such a fantastic breadth of vital and varied poetry. You can find more beautiful books here: longbarrowpress.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New poetry books bought at a fantastic reading by @longbarrowpress.bsky.social poets at Novel book shop in Sheffield last night. Such a fantastic breadth of vital and varied poetry. You can find more beautiful books here: longbarrowpress.com
Gorgeous out on 2 wheels today, but the moors are so dry.
July 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Gorgeous out on 2 wheels today, but the moors are so dry.
A beautiful 'Old Lady' moth took refuge from the rain with me this morning 😍
July 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A beautiful 'Old Lady' moth took refuge from the rain with me this morning 😍
Magical watching swallows nesting and flitting about in a Neolithic chambered barrow today 😍 #SpringWatch
June 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Magical watching swallows nesting and flitting about in a Neolithic chambered barrow today 😍 #SpringWatch
A chance to walk among the stones before hitting the archive today.
June 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A chance to walk among the stones before hitting the archive today.
A fabulous day spent looking at archival material at @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social alongside their amazing prehistoric collections they also have a really fantastic folklore exhibition on. Go and check it out!
June 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A fabulous day spent looking at archival material at @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social alongside their amazing prehistoric collections they also have a really fantastic folklore exhibition on. Go and check it out!
A fantastic day seeing poetry come to life in the grounds of @englishheritage.bsky.social Bolsover Castle.
With captivating spoken word from Rotten Poetry and Arts Derbyshire, and the magic of bespoke poems created in the moment with The Poetry Take-away.
With captivating spoken word from Rotten Poetry and Arts Derbyshire, and the magic of bespoke poems created in the moment with The Poetry Take-away.
June 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A fantastic day seeing poetry come to life in the grounds of @englishheritage.bsky.social Bolsover Castle.
With captivating spoken word from Rotten Poetry and Arts Derbyshire, and the magic of bespoke poems created in the moment with The Poetry Take-away.
With captivating spoken word from Rotten Poetry and Arts Derbyshire, and the magic of bespoke poems created in the moment with The Poetry Take-away.
Just a few years of doing #NoMowMay and the biodiversity in our garden has bloomed. As well as mixed lawn & wildflowers we have so many birds, bees (including mining bees). Hoping for more butterflies this year!
May 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Just a few years of doing #NoMowMay and the biodiversity in our garden has bloomed. As well as mixed lawn & wildflowers we have so many birds, bees (including mining bees). Hoping for more butterflies this year!
A gorgeous spring mole from our local mystery crocheter 😍
April 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A gorgeous spring mole from our local mystery crocheter 😍
Very nice!
My spoils from an excellent gig last night 🎵
My spoils from an excellent gig last night 🎵
April 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Very nice!
My spoils from an excellent gig last night 🎵
My spoils from an excellent gig last night 🎵
No prizes for guessing which Local Studies Library I've been visiting today....
March 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
No prizes for guessing which Local Studies Library I've been visiting today....
A gorgeous day for another visit to one of my favourite archives, this time to explore links between poetry and heritage @derbyshiredro.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A gorgeous day for another visit to one of my favourite archives, this time to explore links between poetry and heritage @derbyshiredro.bsky.social
Making the most of the Spring sunshine. First ride in ages and saw lapwings, buzzards, and a hare. Perfection.
March 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Making the most of the Spring sunshine. First ride in ages and saw lapwings, buzzards, and a hare. Perfection.
Beautiful mossy stump #Mossworlds and my favourite scarlet elfcups
March 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Beautiful mossy stump #Mossworlds and my favourite scarlet elfcups