Kirsty Fox
@metafox-writer.bsky.social
Nature writer & artist. Studying for a CW PhD writing about coastal ecopoetics and grief. Podcast: Hope in the Rising Tide (substack). She/her 🌿🐛🐚🌊
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Kirsty Fox
@metafox-writer.bsky.social
· Jan 19
Hope in the Rising Tide | Kirsty Fox | Substack
Podcast and newsletter exploring positive action in the face of climate change and biodiversity-loss in the British Isles. Click to read Hope in the Rising Tide, by Kirsty Fox, a Substack publication....
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
Hi 👋 I'm Kirsty. I'm currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing. I'm a nature writer working on a memoir about coastal ecology in the British Isles and personal grief v environmental grief. It's called Memoir of the Tides.
I also host a related podcast hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
I also host a related podcast hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
Last chance for early bird tickets (£35) this weekend!
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes 🧙♀️🦔🦊🍄
Everyone welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes 🧙♀️🦔🦊🍄
Everyone welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Last chance for early bird tickets (£35) this weekend!
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes 🧙♀️🦔🦊🍄
Everyone welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
3 week creative writing course focused on nature writing discussing some of my favourite writers and themes 🧙♀️🦔🦊🍄
Everyone welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Women+ Writing Nature 🧙♀️
With Kirsty Fox 🦊
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy 🌿🍄🦋
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
With Kirsty Fox 🦊
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy 🌿🍄🦋
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
October 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Women+ Writing Nature 🧙♀️
With Kirsty Fox 🦊
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy 🌿🍄🦋
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
With Kirsty Fox 🦊
Online creative writing course
3 weeks
From Sunday 2nd November
10.30-12.30 GMT
All genders welcome provided you're comfortable reading women's writing and up for dismantling the patriarchy 🌿🍄🦋
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Women+ Writing Nature
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price £35
All genders welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price £35
All genders welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Women+ Writing Nature
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price £35
All genders welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
Online creative writing workshop, 3 weeks starting Sun 2nd Nov, 10.30am GMT
With Kirsty Fox (me!)
Early bird price £35
All genders welcome 🏳️⚧️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-writ...
In the latest episode of Hope in the Rising Tide, I chat to James Canton about his new book 'Renaturing' and the difference between large scale rewilding and what us little guys can do.
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
In the latest episode of Hope in the Rising Tide, I chat to James Canton about his new book 'Renaturing' and the difference between large scale rewilding and what us little guys can do.
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
Episode 8 of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast is now live.
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
August 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Episode 8 of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast is now live.
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Small ways to wild the world - an interview with James Canton about his new book Renaturing.
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Back in the studio editing the next podcast today. I had an excellent chat with James Canton last week about his book 'Renaturing' and how this differs from large scale rewilding.
Can't wait to share it with you 🌱🦔🦋
#hopeintherisingtidepod
Can't wait to share it with you 🌱🦔🦋
#hopeintherisingtidepod
August 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Back in the studio editing the next podcast today. I had an excellent chat with James Canton last week about his book 'Renaturing' and how this differs from large scale rewilding.
Can't wait to share it with you 🌱🦔🦋
#hopeintherisingtidepod
Can't wait to share it with you 🌱🦔🦋
#hopeintherisingtidepod
Changeable weather. The turn of the year 🍂🌦
August 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Changeable weather. The turn of the year 🍂🌦
New episode of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast.
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
All about Auks and Orkney
On the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
open.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New episode of Hope in the Rising Tide podcast.
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
All about Auks and Orkney: on the trail of an extinct seabird and its living relatives
With Jonathan Ford (Papay Ranger)
open.substack.com/pub/hopeinth...
Positive news...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stoat cull credited with rise in Orkney curlew numbers - BBC News
A mass eradication of the non-native mammals is believed to have helped the wading bird population recover.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Positive news...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Orkney stoat cull has helped curlew numbers bounce back. Stoats are an invasive species on mainland Orkney which also threaten the existence of Orkney Vole.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I put a note out for the postie and this gorgeous Herald Moth decided it was a great place nap 😴 🧡
March 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I put a note out for the postie and this gorgeous Herald Moth decided it was a great place nap 😴 🧡
PhD helper 🐱 positioning herself just where my elbow needs to be in order to write.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
March 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
PhD helper 🐱 positioning herself just where my elbow needs to be in order to write.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
Currently writing about extinction (grim), more specifically how ill-equipped we are to handle the thought of it.
First bloomings at the wild allotment. Coltsfoot and red deadnettle have been emerging from crevices all over the place. The snakeshead fritillary in my bog garden is making its debut.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
March 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
First bloomings at the wild allotment. Coltsfoot and red deadnettle have been emerging from crevices all over the place. The snakeshead fritillary in my bog garden is making its debut.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
Also there's a neglected baby hedge which I think is olive - this gets overgrown by nettles in summer.
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
My turn on the Country Diary - on bees and tiny meadows: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: A tiny wildflower meadow with bespoke bee habitats | Kate Bradbury
Hove, East Sussex: Last spring was a washout, but this year – after a few home improvements – my garden is buzzing
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My turn on the Country Diary - on bees and tiny meadows: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
Important statement from @kentwildlife.bsky.social about the way that the government is deliberately misrepresenting what has happened at Ebbsfleet.
March 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Important statement from @kentwildlife.bsky.social about the way that the government is deliberately misrepresenting what has happened at Ebbsfleet.
Pretty convenient since I'm writing a chapter about the Great Auk and it's surviving kin.
Publishing this week – well, can't tell you how excited I am to be publishing this. THE GREAT AUK by Tim Birkhead. Packed with zoology, history, lore – a thrilling read. The definitive work. Order a copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Auk-Ex...
The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious Afterlife
Buy The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious Afterlife by Birkhead, Tim (ISBN: 9781399415743) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Pretty convenient since I'm writing a chapter about the Great Auk and it's surviving kin.
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
March 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
March 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you need a little hope boost, Episode 6 is now live. Booming Bitterns and the reedbed habitat that supports them with Joseph Klein from RSPB Leighton Moss.
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
Link in bio or go to hopeintherisingtide.substack.com
(We are also on S p o t i f y)
#HopeInTheRisingTide
#naturepodcast
🌼☀️🐛 Gorgeous day at the allotment. Made a start on a willow arch. Currently it's old/dead whips but I'm going to add some young ones too, so it becomes a living arch.
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
March 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🌼☀️🐛 Gorgeous day at the allotment. Made a start on a willow arch. Currently it's old/dead whips but I'm going to add some young ones too, so it becomes a living arch.
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
#allotment460
#wildlifegardening
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
So my PhD project Memoir of the Tides is progressing well. I'm not spending as much time on the seashore as I'd like but as with beachcombing, if I was there I'd be constantly going on side-quests when I spot the next shiny thing (pebble, fossil, shell).
1/4...
1/4...
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So my PhD project Memoir of the Tides is progressing well. I'm not spending as much time on the seashore as I'd like but as with beachcombing, if I was there I'd be constantly going on side-quests when I spot the next shiny thing (pebble, fossil, shell).
1/4...
1/4...
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
#morecambebaysketchclub meet every month to walk and #draw together and with Morecambe Bay (Arnside today). It’s been an absolute pleasure to bring this group together and so good for my well-being over the winter! It is a no hierarchy group where drawing is kindness…
#art #community #drawing
#art #community #drawing
February 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#morecambebaysketchclub meet every month to walk and #draw together and with Morecambe Bay (Arnside today). It’s been an absolute pleasure to bring this group together and so good for my well-being over the winter! It is a no hierarchy group where drawing is kindness…
#art #community #drawing
#art #community #drawing
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
It's carnival season in the hazel groves.
February 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's carnival season in the hazel groves.
Reposted by Kirsty Fox
Episode 5 of Hope in the Rising Tide is now live. Many thanks to @ljbees.bsky.social for sharing their expertise on all things bugs & crawlies 🐌🐛🐝🕷🦋
E5 Turn your fear into fascination: Myth-busting our creepy-crawly friends
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com/p/e5-turn-yo...
E5 Turn your fear into fascination: Myth-busting our creepy-crawly friends
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com/p/e5-turn-yo...
February 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Episode 5 of Hope in the Rising Tide is now live. Many thanks to @ljbees.bsky.social for sharing their expertise on all things bugs & crawlies 🐌🐛🐝🕷🦋
E5 Turn your fear into fascination: Myth-busting our creepy-crawly friends
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com/p/e5-turn-yo...
E5 Turn your fear into fascination: Myth-busting our creepy-crawly friends
hopeintherisingtide.substack.com/p/e5-turn-yo...
Planted some wild honeysuckle at the allotment today. Hoping it will grow up over the "dead hedge" which I made for frens 🦔🐸🪲🕷🐦
Bonus picture of moss seed heads waiting to spore.
#wildgardening #deadhedge
Bonus picture of moss seed heads waiting to spore.
#wildgardening #deadhedge
February 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Planted some wild honeysuckle at the allotment today. Hoping it will grow up over the "dead hedge" which I made for frens 🦔🐸🪲🕷🐦
Bonus picture of moss seed heads waiting to spore.
#wildgardening #deadhedge
Bonus picture of moss seed heads waiting to spore.
#wildgardening #deadhedge