Nic Wilson
@nicwilson.bsky.social
Author & Editor, Guardian Country Diarist, BBC Gardeners' World Mag. Rep: Cathryn Summerhayes, Curtis Brown. #Nature #Place #ChronicIllness
Nature memoir: LAND BENEATH THE WAVES out now
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Nature memoir: LAND BENEATH THE WAVES out now
Order LBTW: https://shorturl.at/LOt7x
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Pinned
Tonight's my 14th & last book-related event for the term. So grateful my limited energy has lasted (with many recharge sessions). I've spoken in bank vaults, museums, libraries, bookshops, rewilding sites & round the fire in an Iron Age roundhouse. It's been a ball!
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White, on one of my favourite moths...
#countryidairy #naturewriting
#countryidairy #naturewriting
Country diary: The muted beauty of moth-trapping in November | Susie White
Allendale, Northumberland: It’s not too late to set the trap for some wonderful species – not least the remarkable angle shades moth
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November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White, on one of my favourite moths...
#countryidairy #naturewriting
#countryidairy #naturewriting
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Really looking forward to this, with @guyshrubsole.bsky.social, next Thursday (13th Nov). Come and join us for an evening of birds, place and belonging. #Crediton #naturewriting
🎫 Have you got your ticket yet?
🐦⬛ We can't wait to welcome @drmjwarren.bsky.social to The Bookery this coming Thursday to discuss his new book, The Cuckoo’s Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place, in conversation with environmental campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole! 🧵 ⬇️
🐦⬛ We can't wait to welcome @drmjwarren.bsky.social to The Bookery this coming Thursday to discuss his new book, The Cuckoo’s Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place, in conversation with environmental campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole! 🧵 ⬇️
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Really looking forward to this, with @guyshrubsole.bsky.social, next Thursday (13th Nov). Come and join us for an evening of birds, place and belonging. #Crediton #naturewriting
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This is lovely on the most gorgeous plant. There was a brief phase of fashion in, I think 2000, of clashing pink & orange. I was on trend (briefly) then, & had a sheer layered skirt & top in those colours, for dancing in, when we could get a babysitter. I still remember it as my 'spindle outfit.'
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Red-hot spindle sets the hedgerow ablaze | Nic Wilson
Braughing, Hertfordshire: This fiery plant is one of the most startling sights of autumn – and it has a place in history in this county
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November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is lovely on the most gorgeous plant. There was a brief phase of fashion in, I think 2000, of clashing pink & orange. I was on trend (briefly) then, & had a sheer layered skirt & top in those colours, for dancing in, when we could get a babysitter. I still remember it as my 'spindle outfit.'
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This is such a lovely (and local to me) piece. I remember first really noticing spindle on a walk through the arboretum in Hertford in 2020.
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Red-hot spindle sets the hedgerow ablaze | Nic Wilson
Braughing, Hertfordshire: This fiery plant is one of the most startling sights of autumn – and it has a place in history in this county
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This is such a lovely (and local to me) piece. I remember first really noticing spindle on a walk through the arboretum in Hertford in 2020.
And yesterday's #countrydiary for anyone who missed it...
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Red-hot spindle sets the hedgerow ablaze | Nic Wilson
Braughing, Hertfordshire: This fiery plant is one of the most startling sights of autumn – and it has a place in history in this county
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
And yesterday's #countrydiary for anyone who missed it...
Autumn lambing in Dorset in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Sara Hudston.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Lambing in autumn? That’s a local specialty here | Sara Hudston
Bridport, Dorset: The appropriately named Dorset Horns are perfectly content to have lambs in September, thanks to an obscure genetic quirk
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November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Autumn lambing in Dorset in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Sara Hudston.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Red-hot spindle sets the hedgerow ablaze | Nic Wilson
Braughing, Hertfordshire: This fiery plant is one of the most startling sights of autumn – and it has a place in history in this county
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Tonight's my 14th & last book-related event for the term. So grateful my limited energy has lasted (with many recharge sessions). I've spoken in bank vaults, museums, libraries, bookshops, rewilding sites & round the fire in an Iron Age roundhouse. It's been a ball!
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Tonight's my 14th & last book-related event for the term. So grateful my limited energy has lasted (with many recharge sessions). I've spoken in bank vaults, museums, libraries, bookshops, rewilding sites & round the fire in an Iron Age roundhouse. It's been a ball!
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Red-hot spindle sets the hedgerow ablaze | Nic Wilson
Braughing, Hertfordshire: This fiery plant is one of the most startling sights of autumn – and it has a place in history in this county
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Seeing the familiar from a new autumnal angle in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @nicolawriting.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: The strange familiarity of moving a mile away | Nicola Chester
Inkpen, Berkshire: With autumn in full swing, I walk the local area from my new centre, seeing farmhouses and woodland from fresh angles
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November 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Seeing the familiar from a new autumnal angle in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @nicolawriting.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Spent a lovely day in Leeds while my eldest was on an engineering scholarship course. Trod in a huge puddle, enjoyed being surrounded by northern accents for the first time in about eight years, and signed not one but two copies of Land Beneath the Waves!
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Spent a lovely day in Leeds while my eldest was on an engineering scholarship course. Trod in a huge puddle, enjoyed being surrounded by northern accents for the first time in about eight years, and signed not one but two copies of Land Beneath the Waves!
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Oysters making a comeback in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Pearls of the ocean that might just return to British shores | Mark Cocker
Holkham, Norfolk: A local company is attempting to revive not just European flat oysters, but a whole wealth of species on a nearby seabed
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oysters making a comeback in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Oysters making a comeback in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Pearls of the ocean that might just return to British shores | Mark Cocker
Holkham, Norfolk: A local company is attempting to revive not just European flat oysters, but a whole wealth of species on a nearby seabed
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oysters making a comeback in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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THE FIRST ORDER IS IN. THE CHRISTMAS RUSH HAS BEGUN.
Is there a crossword person in your life? Would you like to get them a unique gift? PERHAPS FOR CHRISTMAS?
Well maybe a bespoke quiz or cryptic crossword would fit the bill, on any theme, of any size, by the author of [counts on fingers] more than 900 published crosswords, i.e. Me. Give me a shout!
Well maybe a bespoke quiz or cryptic crossword would fit the bill, on any theme, of any size, by the author of [counts on fingers] more than 900 published crosswords, i.e. Me. Give me a shout!
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
THE FIRST ORDER IS IN. THE CHRISTMAS RUSH HAS BEGUN.
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High tech cattle location on the farm in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A little remote control goes a long way in farming | Andrea Meanwell
Tebay, Cumbria: It could take me hours to find my cattle on some mornings. Introducing tech has helped enormously
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November 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
High tech cattle location on the farm in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Some great nature writing tips here. This photo was taken at the launch of @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's fantastic Urban Plants in the Bloomsbury Wildlife Collection. As you can see, we were having fun chatting about urban botany and nature writing!
Nature writers are invariably a delight to talk to & when I asked for top tips on editing, this is what they said... @nicwilson.bsky.social @drmjwarren.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @jensoilandpen.bsky.social @derekniemann.bsky.social shorturl.at/y1IiL Here's me chatting to lovely Nic Wilson.
When I asked some of my favourite nature writers for their top tips on editing, this is what they said…
Dr Jen Jones – “My tips would be: always read your work out loud, don’t be precious about your words, and remember the edited piece will be better. It is hard getting rid of words…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Some great nature writing tips here. This photo was taken at the launch of @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's fantastic Urban Plants in the Bloomsbury Wildlife Collection. As you can see, we were having fun chatting about urban botany and nature writing!
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This one, titled 'Beneath the Silver Birch', is by my very talented daughter, Charlotte Strawbridge... who you can follow here on Bluesky 👉 @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social
More of Charlotte's gorgeous paintings, prints, cards, and gifts, here: www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
#art #wildlife
More of Charlotte's gorgeous paintings, prints, cards, and gifts, here: www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
#art #wildlife
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This one, titled 'Beneath the Silver Birch', is by my very talented daughter, Charlotte Strawbridge... who you can follow here on Bluesky 👉 @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social
More of Charlotte's gorgeous paintings, prints, cards, and gifts, here: www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
#art #wildlife
More of Charlotte's gorgeous paintings, prints, cards, and gifts, here: www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
#art #wildlife
High tech cattle location on the farm in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A little remote control goes a long way in farming | Andrea Meanwell
Tebay, Cumbria: It could take me hours to find my cattle on some mornings. Introducing tech has helped enormously
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
High tech cattle location on the farm in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Charlie Elder is appropriately foul and fiendish...
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A hellish fungus, foul of stench and spindly of finger | Charlie Elder
Dartmoor, Devon: Of all the British wildlife with ‘devil’ in its name, the devil’s fingers fungus surely earns it the most
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October 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Charlie Elder is appropriately foul and fiendish...
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Late to yesterday's godwit @theguardian.com country diary by @myabambrick.bsky.social after a half-term screen-free days with the kids.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Inside the hide, waiting for godwits | Mya Bambrick
Poole, Dorset: The harbour here is globally significant for black-tailed godwits, which have flown south to feast on these mudflats
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October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Late to yesterday's godwit @theguardian.com country diary by @myabambrick.bsky.social after a half-term screen-free days with the kids.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Very excited to be chatting with @drmjwarren.bsky.social about his wonderful book THE CUCKOO'S LEA, on 13th November in Crediton - we'll be discussing lost species remembered in placenames, rekindling wonder, & spirits of place.
Get tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cre...
Get tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cre...
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Very excited to be chatting with @drmjwarren.bsky.social about his wonderful book THE CUCKOO'S LEA, on 13th November in Crediton - we'll be discussing lost species remembered in placenames, rekindling wonder, & spirits of place.
Get tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cre...
Get tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cre...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Reminder that I am chairing an online event tomorrow night on 'Volcanic Romanticism'. Featuring talks by @katlion.bsky.social, @womanofclouds.bsky.social, Dilara Kalkan, and Chloe Melvin. You can register for free at the link below. @bars.bsky.social
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BARS Digital Events: Volcanic Romanticism
Exploring the Diodatic Circle, the volcanic as a sublime, apocalyptic force, and how this inflected their powerful visions of the future.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Reminder that I am chairing an online event tomorrow night on 'Volcanic Romanticism'. Featuring talks by @katlion.bsky.social, @womanofclouds.bsky.social, Dilara Kalkan, and Chloe Melvin. You can register for free at the link below. @bars.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/bars-digit...
www.eventbrite.com/e/bars-digit...
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How big should a patio be? With almost half of UK gardens paved, I’m focussing on how to help people minimise these spaces www.wildway.info/p/how-big-sh...
How big should a patio be?
Design a patio sensitive to wildlife while minimising size and its carbon footprint as much as possible
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October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
How big should a patio be? With almost half of UK gardens paved, I’m focussing on how to help people minimise these spaces www.wildway.info/p/how-big-sh...