SK53
@sk53.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy
OpenstreetMapper making & using maps to walk, ski, find gall wasps, flowers, fungi, trees, old churches, ale and anything which takes my fancy. OpenData nerd. Mapper since […]
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Key post on iNaturalist form from Steve McWilliams https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/best-practice-for-using-inaturalist-in-the-uk/74248/36
Post and discussion all relevant to the earlier thread. Particularly it clarifies workflow.
@sarahdalgulls @ultrazool
@OccasionalDucks
Post and discussion all relevant to the earlier thread. Particularly it clarifies workflow.
@sarahdalgulls @ultrazool
@OccasionalDucks
Best Practice for Using iNaturalist in the UK:
As for 2) (“accuracy”), assuming this Best Practice List is aimed at the average Jane/Joe who is probably using a smartphone rather than a dedicated ‘GPS’ device… I’d suggest first and foremost to get hold of a device that is capable of achieving high accuracy [rapidly] (i.e. with dual-frequency and/or EGNOS abilities). This empirical list (online spreadsheet, sourced from benevolent users of a famous ‘GPSTest’ app) should cover the most common brands, and many models.
forum.inaturalist.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Key post on iNaturalist form from Steve McWilliams https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/best-practice-for-using-inaturalist-in-the-uk/74248/36
Post and discussion all relevant to the earlier thread. Particularly it clarifies workflow.
@sarahdalgulls @ultrazool
@OccasionalDucks
Post and discussion all relevant to the earlier thread. Particularly it clarifies workflow.
@sarahdalgulls @ultrazool
@OccasionalDucks
This, "Phoenixism" in recruitmentagencies, has been going on forever. Colleagues in Zurich, 25 years ago, were with a Sussex-based agency which folded. I was contacted by one of the former directors as they built the phoenix company. Usually the principals often have the client list even before […]
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en.osm.town
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
This, "Phoenixism" in recruitmentagencies, has been going on forever. Colleagues in Zurich, 25 years ago, were with a Sussex-based agency which folded. I was contacted by one of the former directors as they built the phoenix company. Usually the principals often have the client list even before […]
RE: https://toot.community/@lccmunicipal/115831389105443396
Didn't know about this book: https://www.londonstreetsigns.info/
Obviously one which I hope every London @openstreetmap need should own.
@harry_wood @gravitystorm @tomh et al.
Didn't know about this book: https://www.londonstreetsigns.info/
Obviously one which I hope every London @openstreetmap need should own.
@harry_wood @gravitystorm @tomh et al.
toot.community
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
RE: https://toot.community/@lccmunicipal/115831389105443396
Didn't know about this book: https://www.londonstreetsigns.info/
Obviously one which I hope every London @openstreetmap need should own.
@harry_wood @gravitystorm @tomh et al.
Didn't know about this book: https://www.londonstreetsigns.info/
Obviously one which I hope every London @openstreetmap need should own.
@harry_wood @gravitystorm @tomh et al.
Despite doing some long recces, I found my actual #newyearplanthunt tough going. Saw 66 species in flower (around 6 fairly marginal) and failed to get to 2 others (Ivy & Small Nettle) in the allotted 3 hours. Also missed Tansy seen a few days earlier.
First […]
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January 3, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Despite doing some long recces, I found my actual #newyearplanthunt tough going. Saw 66 species in flower (around 6 fairly marginal) and failed to get to 2 others (Ivy & Small Nettle) in the allotted 3 hours. Also missed Tansy seen a few days earlier.
First […]
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Thanks to @RayNewman for boosting, on bsky, this fantastic list of 1926 films by Pamela Hutchinson: https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-films-1926.
I've only seen one (Keaton's The General), knew about a of couple of others, and was dimly aware of Murnau's Faust.
#film #1926
I've only seen one (Keaton's The General), knew about a of couple of others, and was dimly aware of Murnau's Faust.
#film #1926
10 great films of 1926
As we hurtle into 2026, take a 10-film trip back in time to celebrate these 100th anniversaries.
www.bfi.org.uk
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Thanks to @RayNewman for boosting, on bsky, this fantastic list of 1926 films by Pamela Hutchinson: https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-films-1926.
I've only seen one (Keaton's The General), knew about a of couple of others, and was dimly aware of Murnau's Faust.
#film #1926
I've only seen one (Keaton's The General), knew about a of couple of others, and was dimly aware of Murnau's Faust.
#film #1926
I'd not come across the New Year's Day Steak Pie tradition in Scotland alluded to by @scotslass () And this despite having been in Scotland over Hogmanay many times.
Turns out Andy Arthur (@threadinburgh.scot) has a deep dive […]
Turns out Andy Arthur (@threadinburgh.scot) has a deep dive […]
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en.osm.town
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I'd not come across the New Year's Day Steak Pie tradition in Scotland alluded to by @scotslass () And this despite having been in Scotland over Hogmanay many times.
Turns out Andy Arthur (@threadinburgh.scot) has a deep dive […]
Turns out Andy Arthur (@threadinburgh.scot) has a deep dive […]
Lost points in the pub quiz last night for saying Garlic is in the Onion family (Amaryllidaceae in EOL/iNaturalist). The wanted answer was "Lily family". Unfortunately taxonomy of many monocots has been in flux for a while, as wikipedia says "the circumscription of Liliaceae is not […]
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en.osm.town
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Lost points in the pub quiz last night for saying Garlic is in the Onion family (Amaryllidaceae in EOL/iNaturalist). The wanted answer was "Lily family". Unfortunately taxonomy of many monocots has been in flux for a while, as wikipedia says "the circumscription of Liliaceae is not […]
Found Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) workers visting a fragrant Honeysuckle (Lonicera x purpusii) today. First winter active colony I've seen in several years.
Flickr photos are old ones taken in Leicester 7 years ago.
https://flic.kr/p/RJMjZs
Flickr photos are old ones taken in Leicester 7 years ago.
https://flic.kr/p/RJMjZs
Worker Bumblebee collecting pollen
A winter active colony indicated by presence of worker bees with pollen loads I believe this is Bombus terrestis
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December 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Found Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) workers visting a fragrant Honeysuckle (Lonicera x purpusii) today. First winter active colony I've seen in several years.
Flickr photos are old ones taken in Leicester 7 years ago.
https://flic.kr/p/RJMjZs
Flickr photos are old ones taken in Leicester 7 years ago.
https://flic.kr/p/RJMjZs
I'm seeing a lot of errors in English wikipedia info box links to Geohack. (First noticed when looking up an Xmas wine choice).
#wikipedia #geohack
#wikipedia #geohack
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm seeing a lot of errors in English wikipedia info box links to Geohack. (First noticed when looking up an Xmas wine choice).
#wikipedia #geohack
#wikipedia #geohack
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just spotted an egregious error in #theguardian #obituary of Tom Stoppard. They misplaced the setting of "Travesties" to Trieste.
I've lived in Zürich, been on a literary tour of the city, and seen the play twice, so I'm confident about this being the correct […]
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I've lived in Zürich, been on a literary tour of the city, and seen the play twice, so I'm confident about this being the correct […]
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December 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Just spotted an egregious error in #theguardian #obituary of Tom Stoppard. They misplaced the setting of "Travesties" to Trieste.
I've lived in Zürich, been on a literary tour of the city, and seen the play twice, so I'm confident about this being the correct […]
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I've lived in Zürich, been on a literary tour of the city, and seen the play twice, so I'm confident about this being the correct […]
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Flabbergasted to see Hazel catkins open this early in December. It's only 13 years ago, but finding these flowers open on my first #newyearplanthunt on New Year's Day 2013 was quite hard.
These particular plants have been flowering before Christmas in recent […]
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These particular plants have been flowering before Christmas in recent […]
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December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Flabbergasted to see Hazel catkins open this early in December. It's only 13 years ago, but finding these flowers open on my first #newyearplanthunt on New Year's Day 2013 was quite hard.
These particular plants have been flowering before Christmas in recent […]
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These particular plants have been flowering before Christmas in recent […]
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RE: https://en.osm.town/@harry_wood/115650834037247679
Fancy a friendly #openstreetmap chat in the pub, with some Christmas celebrations?
The London OSM gang is meeting on December 16th near Paddington.
#openstreetMap #maps #london
Fancy a friendly #openstreetmap chat in the pub, with some Christmas celebrations?
The London OSM gang is meeting on December 16th near Paddington.
#openstreetMap #maps #london
en.osm.town
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
RE: https://en.osm.town/@harry_wood/115650834037247679
Fancy a friendly #openstreetmap chat in the pub, with some Christmas celebrations?
The London OSM gang is meeting on December 16th near Paddington.
#openstreetMap #maps #london
Fancy a friendly #openstreetmap chat in the pub, with some Christmas celebrations?
The London OSM gang is meeting on December 16th near Paddington.
#openstreetMap #maps #london
A huge unforced error by senior management at the University of Nottingham: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/university-nottingham-selling-80m-campus-10675585
Utterly disastrous for University staff. A second round of early retirement/voluntary redundancy, or more, is in the […]
Utterly disastrous for University staff. A second round of early retirement/voluntary redundancy, or more, is in the […]
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en.osm.town
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A huge unforced error by senior management at the University of Nottingham: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/university-nottingham-selling-80m-campus-10675585
Utterly disastrous for University staff. A second round of early retirement/voluntary redundancy, or more, is in the […]
Utterly disastrous for University staff. A second round of early retirement/voluntary redundancy, or more, is in the […]
Fascinating coda to my #freerange #liverpool walk in the summer: Eldonian Village. I walked past the entrance and along one side of Eldonian Village and it looked a fairly innocuous piece of redevelopment. Turns out there's rather more to it […]
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December 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Fascinating coda to my #freerange #liverpool walk in the summer: Eldonian Village. I walked past the entrance and along one side of Eldonian Village and it looked a fairly innocuous piece of redevelopment. Turns out there's rather more to it […]
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Fascinating coda to my #freerange #liverpool walk in the summer: Eldonian Village. I walked past the entrance and along one side of Eldonian Village and it looked a fairly innocuous piece of redevelopment. Turns out there's rather more to it […]
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en.osm.town
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Fascinating coda to my #freerange #liverpool walk in the summer: Eldonian Village. I walked past the entrance and along one side of Eldonian Village and it looked a fairly innocuous piece of redevelopment. Turns out there's rather more to it […]
Rather late in tgebday for #sotmeu2025, but I finally found my copy of "Buildings of Scitland : Dundee and Angus". So I'm doing a bit of retrospectivevarchitectural tourism before I go to sleep tonight. Even had I found it earlier it would have added too much weight to my bag.
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Rather late in tgebday for #sotmeu2025, but I finally found my copy of "Buildings of Scitland : Dundee and Angus". So I'm doing a bit of retrospectivevarchitectural tourism before I go to sleep tonight. Even had I found it earlier it would have added too much weight to my bag.