Ian Tattum
@iantattum.bsky.social
Writer and independent scholar.
Used to be a vicar.
Writing in Spelt, Black Bough Poetry, BB journal, Frost Magazine, The Clearing,The Pilgrim, Landlines for Nature ,The Church Times.
Fellow of the Linnaean Society and the Zoological Society of London,
Used to be a vicar.
Writing in Spelt, Black Bough Poetry, BB journal, Frost Magazine, The Clearing,The Pilgrim, Landlines for Nature ,The Church Times.
Fellow of the Linnaean Society and the Zoological Society of London,
Suddenly behind me .
@ruthlampard.bsky.social
@ruthlampard.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Suddenly behind me .
@ruthlampard.bsky.social
@ruthlampard.bsky.social
One of my favourite essays.
About the ornithologist David Lack
About the ornithologist David Lack
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One of my favourite essays.
About the ornithologist David Lack
About the ornithologist David Lack
At the Blue Pool today
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
At the Blue Pool today
Peter Mattheissen proved his literary credentials by having a face off with Norman Mailer.
I hadn’t even heard of Mattheissen’s Wildlife in America, which was as influential on the conservation movements as Silent Spring.
I hadn’t even heard of Mattheissen’s Wildlife in America, which was as influential on the conservation movements as Silent Spring.
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Peter Mattheissen proved his literary credentials by having a face off with Norman Mailer.
I hadn’t even heard of Mattheissen’s Wildlife in America, which was as influential on the conservation movements as Silent Spring.
I hadn’t even heard of Mattheissen’s Wildlife in America, which was as influential on the conservation movements as Silent Spring.
For all wild clematis lovers including @nicolawriting.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
For all wild clematis lovers including @nicolawriting.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social
Thanks to @reaktionbooks.bsky.social .
Two more to review.
Katherine Mansfield a crafter of superlative short stories , Richard 1 a king whose legend was crafted by ingenious story tellers.
Two more to review.
Katherine Mansfield a crafter of superlative short stories , Richard 1 a king whose legend was crafted by ingenious story tellers.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thanks to @reaktionbooks.bsky.social .
Two more to review.
Katherine Mansfield a crafter of superlative short stories , Richard 1 a king whose legend was crafted by ingenious story tellers.
Two more to review.
Katherine Mansfield a crafter of superlative short stories , Richard 1 a king whose legend was crafted by ingenious story tellers.
Back home to Swanage
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Back home to Swanage
In William Cowper’s garden with the parish church in the background.
Cowper’s home was linked via adjoining orchards to John Newton’s vicarage
Cowper’s home was linked via adjoining orchards to John Newton’s vicarage
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In William Cowper’s garden with the parish church in the background.
Cowper’s home was linked via adjoining orchards to John Newton’s vicarage
Cowper’s home was linked via adjoining orchards to John Newton’s vicarage
I went to look at the yaks but they ran away but was delighted to find the peewits
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I went to look at the yaks but they ran away but was delighted to find the peewits
On my way to Olney to see my mum I stopped off at Whipsnade Zoo.
Over 60 years of visiting now.
Over 60 years of visiting now.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
On my way to Olney to see my mum I stopped off at Whipsnade Zoo.
Over 60 years of visiting now.
Over 60 years of visiting now.
Good late afternoon
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Good late afternoon
I think this is going to be worth the wait.
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I think this is going to be worth the wait.
A worthwhile visit to Shaftesbury to hear @nicolawriting.bsky.social talk about her wonderful new book.
One among many big questions which came up was how do we reconnect with the farming community and the nature they harbour?
One among many big questions which came up was how do we reconnect with the farming community and the nature they harbour?
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A worthwhile visit to Shaftesbury to hear @nicolawriting.bsky.social talk about her wonderful new book.
One among many big questions which came up was how do we reconnect with the farming community and the nature they harbour?
One among many big questions which came up was how do we reconnect with the farming community and the nature they harbour?
Great to be in Shaftesbury this evening
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Great to be in Shaftesbury this evening
In the warm November sun, on the edge of Swanage
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
In the warm November sun, on the edge of Swanage
Don’t forget to look at the trees
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Don’t forget to look at the trees
An opportunist pilgrimage to Caerleon to see the birthplace of Arthur Machen.
Appropriately enough the weather cleared to let some golden sunshine in.
For those in the know- there were no nettles to rollin.
Appropriately enough the weather cleared to let some golden sunshine in.
For those in the know- there were no nettles to rollin.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
An opportunist pilgrimage to Caerleon to see the birthplace of Arthur Machen.
Appropriately enough the weather cleared to let some golden sunshine in.
For those in the know- there were no nettles to rollin.
Appropriately enough the weather cleared to let some golden sunshine in.
For those in the know- there were no nettles to rollin.
I love Natalie Merchant’s voice
And a photo of the bay
And a photo of the bay
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I love Natalie Merchant’s voice
And a photo of the bay
And a photo of the bay
Just got an email from my old parish.
I may be retired but I still have to think about church gutters 😊😊
I may be retired but I still have to think about church gutters 😊😊
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Just got an email from my old parish.
I may be retired but I still have to think about church gutters 😊😊
I may be retired but I still have to think about church gutters 😊😊
Finding the biography of Peter Mattheissen difficult to resist and it has got me wondering why, as a working class oik from Milton Keynes I was so early drawn to writers from Rhode Island🤔
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Finding the biography of Peter Mattheissen difficult to resist and it has got me wondering why, as a working class oik from Milton Keynes I was so early drawn to writers from Rhode Island🤔