Amy Cooper
@small-adventures.bsky.social
Small adventures in history, nature and science...(with some other stuff thrown in for good measure)!
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Shepherds Hut Adventure in Argyll and Bute...and beyond | Birthday Weekend
YouTube video by Small Adventures
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🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹
My birthday trip to see the Scottish Crannog Centre, Inveraray Jail and lots of delightful naturey things!
#ScottishNature #ScottishHistory #GetOutside
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My birthday trip to see the Scottish Crannog Centre, Inveraray Jail and lots of delightful naturey things!
#ScottishNature #ScottishHistory #GetOutside
youtu.be/PVhiQ7V6dK4?...
🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹
My birthday trip to see the Scottish Crannog Centre, Inveraray Jail and lots of delightful naturey things!
#ScottishNature #ScottishHistory #GetOutside
youtu.be/PVhiQ7V6dK4?...
My birthday trip to see the Scottish Crannog Centre, Inveraray Jail and lots of delightful naturey things!
#ScottishNature #ScottishHistory #GetOutside
youtu.be/PVhiQ7V6dK4?...
Shepherds Hut Adventure in Argyll and Bute...and beyond | Birthday Weekend
YouTube video by Small Adventures
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December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹
My birthday trip to see the Scottish Crannog Centre, Inveraray Jail and lots of delightful naturey things!
#ScottishNature #ScottishHistory #GetOutside
youtu.be/PVhiQ7V6dK4?...
My birthday trip to see the Scottish Crannog Centre, Inveraray Jail and lots of delightful naturey things!
#ScottishNature #ScottishHistory #GetOutside
youtu.be/PVhiQ7V6dK4?...
🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹
My first visit to Hadrian's wall...and now I want to walk the whole thing!
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My first visit to Hadrian's wall...and now I want to walk the whole thing!
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My First Visit to Hadrian's Wall (and Now I Want to Walk It All)!
YouTube video by Small Adventures
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December 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹
My first visit to Hadrian's wall...and now I want to walk the whole thing!
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My first visit to Hadrian's wall...and now I want to walk the whole thing!
youtu.be/435W3Sn0wrs?...
📽️ NEW VIDEO 📹
Who visited my bird feeder whilst i was working from home?! 🦅🐦⬛🦆🦉
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Who visited my bird feeder whilst i was working from home?! 🦅🐦⬛🦆🦉
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Window Feeder Wildlife | A Nature Break Whilst Working From Home
YouTube video by Small Adventures
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December 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
📽️ NEW VIDEO 📹
Who visited my bird feeder whilst i was working from home?! 🦅🐦⬛🦆🦉
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Who visited my bird feeder whilst i was working from home?! 🦅🐦⬛🦆🦉
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🎥 NEW VIDEO 📽️
Bucket list trip to see the Chillingham Cattle! 🐄
#VisitNorthumberland #CoolCoos
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Bucket list trip to see the Chillingham Cattle! 🐄
#VisitNorthumberland #CoolCoos
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Bucket List Trip to See the Chillingham Cattle (Plus Garden Visits!)
YouTube video by Small Adventures
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December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🎥 NEW VIDEO 📽️
Bucket list trip to see the Chillingham Cattle! 🐄
#VisitNorthumberland #CoolCoos
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Bucket list trip to see the Chillingham Cattle! 🐄
#VisitNorthumberland #CoolCoos
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📢 NEW VIDEO!
Searching for pieces of a ruined WW1 airship base in the woods in northeast Scotland!
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Searching for pieces of a ruined WW1 airship base in the woods in northeast Scotland!
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The Lost Airship Base of Aberdeenshire
YouTube video by Small Adventures
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December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 NEW VIDEO!
Searching for pieces of a ruined WW1 airship base in the woods in northeast Scotland!
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Searching for pieces of a ruined WW1 airship base in the woods in northeast Scotland!
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📹 Taking my dad to see Bow Fiddle Rock in Moray, Scotland over summer.
Definitely should've taken swimmers. 🏊🏼♀️
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Definitely should've taken swimmers. 🏊🏼♀️
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Taking my dad to see Bow Fiddle Rock in Moray, Scotland.
YouTube video by Small Adventures
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December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
📹 Taking my dad to see Bow Fiddle Rock in Moray, Scotland over summer.
Definitely should've taken swimmers. 🏊🏼♀️
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Definitely should've taken swimmers. 🏊🏼♀️
youtube.com/shorts/ELeuW...
📖 First book read from my #40by40 list.
I'm still mulling over my thoughts...it was great, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it!! I almost think it could be better on a second read-through.
I definitely need a bit of a palette cleanser now!
I'm still mulling over my thoughts...it was great, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it!! I almost think it could be better on a second read-through.
I definitely need a bit of a palette cleanser now!
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
📖 First book read from my #40by40 list.
I'm still mulling over my thoughts...it was great, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it!! I almost think it could be better on a second read-through.
I definitely need a bit of a palette cleanser now!
I'm still mulling over my thoughts...it was great, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it!! I almost think it could be better on a second read-through.
I definitely need a bit of a palette cleanser now!
Reposted by Amy Cooper
Our Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2025 Report is out today!
📈 Since 2013:
🪸90% of hunts in global biodiversity hotspots detected nurdles
In October 2025:
🌍 1,500+ volunteers in 25 countries completed 297 hunts
🔎 Nurdles found in 92% of countries
Read the report ▶️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/resource/the...
📈 Since 2013:
🪸90% of hunts in global biodiversity hotspots detected nurdles
In October 2025:
🌍 1,500+ volunteers in 25 countries completed 297 hunts
🔎 Nurdles found in 92% of countries
Read the report ▶️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/resource/the...
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Our Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2025 Report is out today!
📈 Since 2013:
🪸90% of hunts in global biodiversity hotspots detected nurdles
In October 2025:
🌍 1,500+ volunteers in 25 countries completed 297 hunts
🔎 Nurdles found in 92% of countries
Read the report ▶️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/resource/the...
📈 Since 2013:
🪸90% of hunts in global biodiversity hotspots detected nurdles
In October 2025:
🌍 1,500+ volunteers in 25 countries completed 297 hunts
🔎 Nurdles found in 92% of countries
Read the report ▶️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/resource/the...
1/2 On my way back from my last event of the year - the annual @hutton.ac.uk symposium where we had a networking poster for @crew-waters.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
1/2 On my way back from my last event of the year - the annual @hutton.ac.uk symposium where we had a networking poster for @crew-waters.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
Reposted by Amy Cooper
Have you had chance to take a look at our new @sefariscot.bsky.social crop booklets yet?
🥔 tinyurl.com/EnhancingCro...
🌾 tinyurl.com/ResilientCrops
They're the perfect excuse to take a coffee break!
🥔 tinyurl.com/EnhancingCro...
🌾 tinyurl.com/ResilientCrops
They're the perfect excuse to take a coffee break!
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Have you had chance to take a look at our new @sefariscot.bsky.social crop booklets yet?
🥔 tinyurl.com/EnhancingCro...
🌾 tinyurl.com/ResilientCrops
They're the perfect excuse to take a coffee break!
🥔 tinyurl.com/EnhancingCro...
🌾 tinyurl.com/ResilientCrops
They're the perfect excuse to take a coffee break!
Touching grass before settling in to 8 hours of screen time! 🍄🟫
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Touching grass before settling in to 8 hours of screen time! 🍄🟫
The perfect late autumn afternoon. 🌊
I should absolutely be taking more dooks in the sea!
I should absolutely be taking more dooks in the sea!
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The perfect late autumn afternoon. 🌊
I should absolutely be taking more dooks in the sea!
I should absolutely be taking more dooks in the sea!
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💧Building on yesterday's blog on #AMR in agri-food systems for World #AntimicrobialResistance Week, today we learn about what Scotland’s rivers can tell us about this growing global threat.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR2
#WAAW
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR2
#WAAW
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
💧Building on yesterday's blog on #AMR in agri-food systems for World #AntimicrobialResistance Week, today we learn about what Scotland’s rivers can tell us about this growing global threat.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR2
#WAAW
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR2
#WAAW
Reposted by Amy Cooper
For World #AMR Awareness Week, our latest blog shares @hutton.ac.uk research on AMR in agri-food systems.
Read how researchers are tackling this “silent pandemic” through the link below ⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR
#AntimicrobialResistance #OneHealth #WAAW
Read how researchers are tackling this “silent pandemic” through the link below ⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR
#AntimicrobialResistance #OneHealth #WAAW
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
For World #AMR Awareness Week, our latest blog shares @hutton.ac.uk research on AMR in agri-food systems.
Read how researchers are tackling this “silent pandemic” through the link below ⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR
#AntimicrobialResistance #OneHealth #WAAW
Read how researchers are tackling this “silent pandemic” through the link below ⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR
#AntimicrobialResistance #OneHealth #WAAW
Reposted by Amy Cooper
Many smaller-scale historical dumps are frequently located in riparian zones, especially associated with farms and estates. We do not have a map of these hazards, because so many of them are buried on private, inaccessible land. 1/2
Historic landfills can contain items we use less today or wouldn't dispose of in landfill. Think lead paint or batteries, asbestos, arsenic. Until relatively recently, there was no requirement to line landfill. Many are in flood or coastal erosion zones.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Landfills across England could be leaking harmful toxic ooze, warn experts
More than 21,000 old sites may be releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into land often left as open space
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Many smaller-scale historical dumps are frequently located in riparian zones, especially associated with farms and estates. We do not have a map of these hazards, because so many of them are buried on private, inaccessible land. 1/2
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📢New SEFARI Gateway Fellowship With Highland and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Development International.
Generate a baseline for the Animal Health, Aquaculture & Agri-tech sector & identify the opportunities & barriers to growth.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/AAAFellowship
⌛Apply by: 8th Dec 2025
Generate a baseline for the Animal Health, Aquaculture & Agri-tech sector & identify the opportunities & barriers to growth.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/AAAFellowship
⌛Apply by: 8th Dec 2025
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📢New SEFARI Gateway Fellowship With Highland and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Development International.
Generate a baseline for the Animal Health, Aquaculture & Agri-tech sector & identify the opportunities & barriers to growth.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/AAAFellowship
⌛Apply by: 8th Dec 2025
Generate a baseline for the Animal Health, Aquaculture & Agri-tech sector & identify the opportunities & barriers to growth.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/AAAFellowship
⌛Apply by: 8th Dec 2025
Reposted by Amy Cooper
Highlight snaps from last month’s #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt 🌍
Huge thanks to all our amazing nurdle hunters!
Join our results webinar for the latest stats, including how many nurdles found in protected and biodiverse areas 🪸
Register ⬇️
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📷 Credit: J Chan & R Majore
Huge thanks to all our amazing nurdle hunters!
Join our results webinar for the latest stats, including how many nurdles found in protected and biodiverse areas 🪸
Register ⬇️
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📷 Credit: J Chan & R Majore
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Highlight snaps from last month’s #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt 🌍
Huge thanks to all our amazing nurdle hunters!
Join our results webinar for the latest stats, including how many nurdles found in protected and biodiverse areas 🪸
Register ⬇️
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📷 Credit: J Chan & R Majore
Huge thanks to all our amazing nurdle hunters!
Join our results webinar for the latest stats, including how many nurdles found in protected and biodiverse areas 🪸
Register ⬇️
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📷 Credit: J Chan & R Majore
Time to start my #40by40!
I made a list of 40 books I aim to read by the time I hit 40 years. They either scare me (for various reasons) or I feel like I'll never read them otherwise.
No books I've read previously & no duplication of author.
Any words of warning/encouragement are welcome! 😅
I made a list of 40 books I aim to read by the time I hit 40 years. They either scare me (for various reasons) or I feel like I'll never read them otherwise.
No books I've read previously & no duplication of author.
Any words of warning/encouragement are welcome! 😅
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Time to start my #40by40!
I made a list of 40 books I aim to read by the time I hit 40 years. They either scare me (for various reasons) or I feel like I'll never read them otherwise.
No books I've read previously & no duplication of author.
Any words of warning/encouragement are welcome! 😅
I made a list of 40 books I aim to read by the time I hit 40 years. They either scare me (for various reasons) or I feel like I'll never read them otherwise.
No books I've read previously & no duplication of author.
Any words of warning/encouragement are welcome! 😅
...the benefits of working in a research institute that research's and breeds crops!
Now join me for my upcoming 100-part series as I cook my way through a mountain of potatoes… 🥔
Now join me for my upcoming 100-part series as I cook my way through a mountain of potatoes… 🥔
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
...the benefits of working in a research institute that research's and breeds crops!
Now join me for my upcoming 100-part series as I cook my way through a mountain of potatoes… 🥔
Now join me for my upcoming 100-part series as I cook my way through a mountain of potatoes… 🥔
Several years ago, at my @eastbio.bsky.social PhD interview, I was asked to talk about a paper from outside of my field that interested me. I can't remember what my answer was then, but I definitely know what it would be now!! 🐀 🐀 🐀
Too cute...and of course important!
Too cute...and of course important!
New SRUC research reveals male and female rats respond differently to tickling!
The study found both sexes enjoy tickling — but males prefer rougher play, while females respond better when pinning is minimised.
Read more 👉 www.sruc.ac.uk/all-news/stu...
The study found both sexes enjoy tickling — but males prefer rougher play, while females respond better when pinning is minimised.
Read more 👉 www.sruc.ac.uk/all-news/stu...
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Several years ago, at my @eastbio.bsky.social PhD interview, I was asked to talk about a paper from outside of my field that interested me. I can't remember what my answer was then, but I definitely know what it would be now!! 🐀 🐀 🐀
Too cute...and of course important!
Too cute...and of course important!
Dirty Sanchez! 🫒
Tequila, Noilly Prat, olive brine and an olive.
...I don't want to hear anything about it being a Monday!
Tequila, Noilly Prat, olive brine and an olive.
...I don't want to hear anything about it being a Monday!
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Dirty Sanchez! 🫒
Tequila, Noilly Prat, olive brine and an olive.
...I don't want to hear anything about it being a Monday!
Tequila, Noilly Prat, olive brine and an olive.
...I don't want to hear anything about it being a Monday!
Just about decompressed from the @sefariscot.bsky.social & ScotGov Scotland's Global Food Security Conference!
I had a fairly minor part in the organisation, but oh boy, was this a big event to be involved with! If you're interested in finding out what was discussed take a look at #FoodSecurity25
I had a fairly minor part in the organisation, but oh boy, was this a big event to be involved with! If you're interested in finding out what was discussed take a look at #FoodSecurity25
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just about decompressed from the @sefariscot.bsky.social & ScotGov Scotland's Global Food Security Conference!
I had a fairly minor part in the organisation, but oh boy, was this a big event to be involved with! If you're interested in finding out what was discussed take a look at #FoodSecurity25
I had a fairly minor part in the organisation, but oh boy, was this a big event to be involved with! If you're interested in finding out what was discussed take a look at #FoodSecurity25
If I could do another PhD I'd be applying for this one!
PhD vacancy ‘Birds as Vectors of Plastics, Heavy Metals, and Pesticides in Scottish Wetlands’ with @drneiljames.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #ornithology #birds #PhD #Caithness
Birds as Vectors of Plastics, Heavy Metals, and Pesticides in Scottish Wetlands at University of the Highlands and Islands on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Birds as Vectors of Plastics, Heavy Metals, and Pesticides in Scottish Wetlands at University of the Highlands and Islands, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If I could do another PhD I'd be applying for this one!
Read our new blog to find out what it was like to be literally tied in knots during Edinburgh Science's communication training.
🔗 tinyurl.com/EdinburghSci...
A course hosted by @hutton.ac.uk and funded by @sefariscot.bsky.social
#ScienceCommunication
🔗 tinyurl.com/EdinburghSci...
A course hosted by @hutton.ac.uk and funded by @sefariscot.bsky.social
#ScienceCommunication
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Such an inspiring event to attend. Well done to all the early career researchers. #ScienceCommunication
The second day of the @bioss.bsky.social SEFARI PhD showcase is drawing to a close.
It’s inspiring to see researchers embracing the challenge of communicating to mixed audiences with such openness and genuine curiosity. 👏🏼
#KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication
It’s inspiring to see researchers embracing the challenge of communicating to mixed audiences with such openness and genuine curiosity. 👏🏼
#KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Such an inspiring event to attend. Well done to all the early career researchers. #ScienceCommunication