Nick Cutler
@ncutler.bsky.social
Physical geographer interested in long-term ecological change, particularly in soil and plant communities, and the ecological impacts of volcanic processes. Often in Iceland.
I first encountered Castlefield as an architecture undergraduate in the late 80s/ early 90s and loved it. That feeling hasn't gone away.
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I first encountered Castlefield as an architecture undergraduate in the late 80s/ early 90s and loved it. That feeling hasn't gone away.
The whole area is pretty spectacular, especially in autumn sunshine
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The whole area is pretty spectacular, especially in autumn sunshine
Primary sucession...in Manchester! The Castlefield Viaduct was abandoned for much of the 20th Century and nature took over. Now an outstanding example of urban biodiversity @nationaltrust.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Primary sucession...in Manchester! The Castlefield Viaduct was abandoned for much of the 20th Century and nature took over. Now an outstanding example of urban biodiversity @nationaltrust.org.uk
Full training in site survey and applied biological conservation to be provided by our CASE partners, Zulu Ecosystems during a 12-month internship.
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Full training in site survey and applied biological conservation to be provided by our CASE partners, Zulu Ecosystems during a 12-month internship.
A sunny Sunday in Newcastle, along the Ouseburn
September 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A sunny Sunday in Newcastle, along the Ouseburn
St Andrews, South Lopham looked very pretty in the moonlight
September 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
St Andrews, South Lopham looked very pretty in the moonlight
The Plough over Norfolk last night
September 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The Plough over Norfolk last night
At Churchill College for a brief visit. Wonderful to be back: like coming home.
September 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
At Churchill College for a brief visit. Wonderful to be back: like coming home.
OTD in 2010 I was fortunate enough to visit the cupola on top of the Radcliffe Camera during renovation works: a once in a lifetime opportunity. The views of Oxford were quite something.
August 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
OTD in 2010 I was fortunate enough to visit the cupola on top of the Radcliffe Camera during renovation works: a once in a lifetime opportunity. The views of Oxford were quite something.
A lot of great experiences on my recent trip to Australia. But swimming with humpback whales on the Ningaloo Reef was definitely one of the highlights.
August 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A lot of great experiences on my recent trip to Australia. But swimming with humpback whales on the Ningaloo Reef was definitely one of the highlights.
In addition to awesome old growth forests, western Washington State also has abundant marine life. Including a jellyfish that looks like...a fried egg?
July 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
In addition to awesome old growth forests, western Washington State also has abundant marine life. Including a jellyfish that looks like...a fried egg?
Olympic National Forest. We paced-out this fallen Douglas Fir: it was >60 m long (and would have been taller when it was alive)
July 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Olympic National Forest. We paced-out this fallen Douglas Fir: it was >60 m long (and would have been taller when it was alive)
Loving the Evergreen State College campus: brutalist architecture in a temperate rainforest (it really works!)
July 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Loving the Evergreen State College campus: brutalist architecture in a temperate rainforest (it really works!)
Installation of experiment complete: 30 plots, 10 with 5 cm of tephra, 10 with 10 cm and 10 controls. Plus soil moisture/temperature probes and a collar for making soil respiration measurements. Tremendous assistance from our student helpers Jarrett, Maddy and Gates. Hard work, but great fun.
July 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Installation of experiment complete: 30 plots, 10 with 5 cm of tephra, 10 with 10 cm and 10 controls. Plus soil moisture/temperature probes and a collar for making soil respiration measurements. Tremendous assistance from our student helpers Jarrett, Maddy and Gates. Hard work, but great fun.
The Evergreen State College's wonderful experimental forest: heaven for lovers of ferns and bryophytes (and a great location for our tephra application experiments).
June 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Evergreen State College's wonderful experimental forest: heaven for lovers of ferns and bryophytes (and a great location for our tephra application experiments).
In Washington State, setting up an experiment to investigate the ecological impact of volcanic ash deposition.
Step 1: drive 400 kg of ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens from Pullman to the Evergreen State College's experimental forest in Olympia. Research supported by @royalsociety.org.
Step 1: drive 400 kg of ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens from Pullman to the Evergreen State College's experimental forest in Olympia. Research supported by @royalsociety.org.
June 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In Washington State, setting up an experiment to investigate the ecological impact of volcanic ash deposition.
Step 1: drive 400 kg of ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens from Pullman to the Evergreen State College's experimental forest in Olympia. Research supported by @royalsociety.org.
Step 1: drive 400 kg of ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens from Pullman to the Evergreen State College's experimental forest in Olympia. Research supported by @royalsociety.org.
The world's coolest swimming pool? Must be in the top 10, surely?
May 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The world's coolest swimming pool? Must be in the top 10, surely?
A great week of fieldwork: terrific weather, great scenary and some fascinating ecology. Thanks to @naturescot.bsky.social & @rspbscotland.bsky.social Abernethy for facilitating. Now, to the lab!
May 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
A great week of fieldwork: terrific weather, great scenary and some fascinating ecology. Thanks to @naturescot.bsky.social & @rspbscotland.bsky.social Abernethy for facilitating. Now, to the lab!
My Scottish fieldwork included a 300+ year-old pear orchard at Megginch Castle: quite a rarity.
May 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
My Scottish fieldwork included a 300+ year-old pear orchard at Megginch Castle: quite a rarity.
Great week of fieldwork in Scotland, collecting samples for a project investigating the link between tree cover and soil microbial communities. The sampling encompassed (semi-) natural coniferous and deciduous woodland and agricultural trees (orchards). Some striking contrasts!
May 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Great week of fieldwork in Scotland, collecting samples for a project investigating the link between tree cover and soil microbial communities. The sampling encompassed (semi-) natural coniferous and deciduous woodland and agricultural trees (orchards). Some striking contrasts!
At @royalholloway.bsky.social for the inaugural lecture of my good friend @inneskeighren.bsky.social . Always a thrill to be massively outperformed by an immediate contemporary! Well done Innes!
May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
At @royalholloway.bsky.social for the inaugural lecture of my good friend @inneskeighren.bsky.social . Always a thrill to be massively outperformed by an immediate contemporary! Well done Innes!
Happy to announce that my project "Upscaling estimates of Arctic soil nutrient availability from plot to landscape" - led by Richard Streeter of University of St Andrews - is going to be supported by POLARIN. Excited about our upcoming trip to Arctic Finland this summer!
March 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Happy to announce that my project "Upscaling estimates of Arctic soil nutrient availability from plot to landscape" - led by Richard Streeter of University of St Andrews - is going to be supported by POLARIN. Excited about our upcoming trip to Arctic Finland this summer!
Delighted to have been awarded a @royalsociety.org International Exchanges grant to work with Dr Jenny Zambrano (WSU) on the project: "Uncovering the impacts of volcanic ash deposition on plant and soil communities". Fieldwork starts this summer in Washington State.
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Delighted to have been awarded a @royalsociety.org International Exchanges grant to work with Dr Jenny Zambrano (WSU) on the project: "Uncovering the impacts of volcanic ash deposition on plant and soil communities". Fieldwork starts this summer in Washington State.
Delighted to announce that I will be Co-Investigator on Rob Shaw's @leverhulme.bsky.social funded project 'Urban Sensory Pollutants in Singapore and Johor Bahru', starting in June. Looking forward to working with you, Rob!
March 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Delighted to announce that I will be Co-Investigator on Rob Shaw's @leverhulme.bsky.social funded project 'Urban Sensory Pollutants in Singapore and Johor Bahru', starting in June. Looking forward to working with you, Rob!