Sophie Pierce
@smpierce.bsky.social
Author: The Green Hill, a memoir about the sudden death of my son Felix. Rock Idols, a guide to Dartmoor in 28 tors; various wild swimming guides.
Co-organiser, Dartmoor Tors Festival 23-25 May 2025
https://linktr.ee/sophiepierce
Co-organiser, Dartmoor Tors Festival 23-25 May 2025
https://linktr.ee/sophiepierce
Sunday November 2nd
11-3 Moor Imaginations Centre, Buckfastleigh
I’ll be selling Dart Map tea towels etc in aid of SUDEP Action and in memory of our dear Felix who died of SUDEP aged 20. Hope to see you there !
11-3 Moor Imaginations Centre, Buckfastleigh
I’ll be selling Dart Map tea towels etc in aid of SUDEP Action and in memory of our dear Felix who died of SUDEP aged 20. Hope to see you there !
November 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Sunday November 2nd
11-3 Moor Imaginations Centre, Buckfastleigh
I’ll be selling Dart Map tea towels etc in aid of SUDEP Action and in memory of our dear Felix who died of SUDEP aged 20. Hope to see you there !
11-3 Moor Imaginations Centre, Buckfastleigh
I’ll be selling Dart Map tea towels etc in aid of SUDEP Action and in memory of our dear Felix who died of SUDEP aged 20. Hope to see you there !
Delighted that #TheGreenHill will be out in paperback from @wiltonsquare.bsky.social in April. And you can get 25% off if you pre order by Friday from @waterstones.bsky.social with code OCTOBER25 - link in bio
October 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Delighted that #TheGreenHill will be out in paperback from @wiltonsquare.bsky.social in April. And you can get 25% off if you pre order by Friday from @waterstones.bsky.social with code OCTOBER25 - link in bio
An enchanting evening listening to tales of Dartmoor told by Emma Cunis… enjoying not just the stories themselves but exploring why they still resonate with us today. And wonderful to be in such a historic and atmospheric venue - St Lawrence Chapel in Ashburton…whose walls could tell a few tales …
October 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
An enchanting evening listening to tales of Dartmoor told by Emma Cunis… enjoying not just the stories themselves but exploring why they still resonate with us today. And wonderful to be in such a historic and atmospheric venue - St Lawrence Chapel in Ashburton…whose walls could tell a few tales …
Spent a morning clearing vegetation around one of Dartmoor’s strangest oddities - the Rev Bray’s inscribed stones. 200 years ago he decided to carve poets’ names into boulders in the Cowsic valley. Some of the stones also have lines from the poems and others have Bardic runes….
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Spent a morning clearing vegetation around one of Dartmoor’s strangest oddities - the Rev Bray’s inscribed stones. 200 years ago he decided to carve poets’ names into boulders in the Cowsic valley. Some of the stones also have lines from the poems and others have Bardic runes….
The coach of bones : one of Dartmoor’s stranger stories .. I’ll be chatting to Emma Cunis about the moor’s many myths and legends at historic St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton 9/10/25 - do join us! Tickets : dartmoortorsfestival.co.uk/tall-tales-a... @dartmoorcollective.org @visitdartmoor.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The coach of bones : one of Dartmoor’s stranger stories .. I’ll be chatting to Emma Cunis about the moor’s many myths and legends at historic St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton 9/10/25 - do join us! Tickets : dartmoortorsfestival.co.uk/tall-tales-a... @dartmoorcollective.org @visitdartmoor.bsky.social
Dartmoor has many weird and wonderful myths and legends - I’ll be delving into them with Emma Cunis aka Dartmoor’s Daughter - do come and join us 9/10 at atmospheric St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton 7pm dartmoortorsfestival.co.uk/tall-tales-a...
@visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org
@visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Dartmoor has many weird and wonderful myths and legends - I’ll be delving into them with Emma Cunis aka Dartmoor’s Daughter - do come and join us 9/10 at atmospheric St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton 7pm dartmoortorsfestival.co.uk/tall-tales-a...
@visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org
@visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org
A 5 hour swim/scramble down the Dart from Buckfast to Staverton. It’s the only way to see the river as both banks on this stretch are private. Now rather tired ….,
August 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A 5 hour swim/scramble down the Dart from Buckfast to Staverton. It’s the only way to see the river as both banks on this stretch are private. Now rather tired ….,
This Sat - 5 July at 11am at Bude Methodist Church join Matt and I for swimming stories and amazing images of swim locations across the West Country - and after for a dip at Bude Sea Pool … @tessread.bsky.social @outdoorswimmer.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This Sat - 5 July at 11am at Bude Methodist Church join Matt and I for swimming stories and amazing images of swim locations across the West Country - and after for a dip at Bude Sea Pool … @tessread.bsky.social @outdoorswimmer.com
More salt bath than salt path....Matt Newbury and I will be recalling our aquatice adventures in upcoming talks.. we'll be in Bude 5/7/25 (and swimming at #BudeSeaPool of course). The next day we'll be in Fowey - venue TBA. Tix shorturl.at/pjNoM @outdoorswimmer.com @tessread.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
More salt bath than salt path....Matt Newbury and I will be recalling our aquatice adventures in upcoming talks.. we'll be in Bude 5/7/25 (and swimming at #BudeSeaPool of course). The next day we'll be in Fowey - venue TBA. Tix shorturl.at/pjNoM @outdoorswimmer.com @tessread.bsky.social
The banner’s up… the #DartmoorTorsFestival starts today! Lots to enjoy inc talks with writers, archaeologists, artists incl @lisaschneidau.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social , @lewis-winks.bsky.social and walks shorturl.at/Oomce
May 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The banner’s up… the #DartmoorTorsFestival starts today! Lots to enjoy inc talks with writers, archaeologists, artists incl @lisaschneidau.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social , @lewis-winks.bsky.social and walks shorturl.at/Oomce
This weekend the #DartmoorTorsFestival will explore and celebrate #Dartmoor - with talks and walks with fascinating people incl @lisaschneidau.bsky.social @lewis-winks.bsky.social @campaignerkate.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social - thanks BBC for coverage .
May 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This weekend the #DartmoorTorsFestival will explore and celebrate #Dartmoor - with talks and walks with fascinating people incl @lisaschneidau.bsky.social @lewis-winks.bsky.social @campaignerkate.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social - thanks BBC for coverage .
The Supreme Court will rule on the Dartmoor #wildcamping case 21/5 - key players will be at #DartmoorTorsFestival this Sat, incl @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @campaignerkate.bsky.social @lewis-winks.bsky.social Tix: shorturl.at/ebGva @righttoroam.bsky.social @paulpowlesland.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Supreme Court will rule on the Dartmoor #wildcamping case 21/5 - key players will be at #DartmoorTorsFestival this Sat, incl @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @campaignerkate.bsky.social @lewis-winks.bsky.social Tix: shorturl.at/ebGva @righttoroam.bsky.social @paulpowlesland.bsky.social
I’ll be doing an illustrated talk about Dartmoor this Sat, 26 April at the Parish Rooms in Tavistock, showing new drawings of the tors and exploring the moor’s geology, mythology +more. Tix on sale at Bookstop Tavistock and online (link in bio) @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dpadartmoor.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I’ll be doing an illustrated talk about Dartmoor this Sat, 26 April at the Parish Rooms in Tavistock, showing new drawings of the tors and exploring the moor’s geology, mythology +more. Tix on sale at Bookstop Tavistock and online (link in bio) @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dpadartmoor.bsky.social
Archaeoastronomer Carolyn Kennett will be leading a dawn walk to the Merrivale prehistoric stone row as part of the Dartmoor Tors Festival. It’s on 26/5/25 . She’s an expert on the stones’ relationship to the land, skies and celestial alignments . More on the festival website . (Link in bio )
April 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Archaeoastronomer Carolyn Kennett will be leading a dawn walk to the Merrivale prehistoric stone row as part of the Dartmoor Tors Festival. It’s on 26/5/25 . She’s an expert on the stones’ relationship to the land, skies and celestial alignments . More on the festival website . (Link in bio )
TODAY! Sun 6 April 1130 - at DNP Visitor Centre, Princetown #Dartmoor - free illustrated talk - hope to see you there . It’s a beautiful day, maybe combine with a walk and pub lunch ?
April 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
TODAY! Sun 6 April 1130 - at DNP Visitor Centre, Princetown #Dartmoor - free illustrated talk - hope to see you there . It’s a beautiful day, maybe combine with a walk and pub lunch ?
All welcome at a free illustrated talk I’m giving with Alex Murdin at DNP Visitor Centre at Princetown Sun 6 April 1130am - to coincide with an exhibition of drawings of the tors from our new book Rock Idols: a guide to Dartmoor in 28 tors. @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @visitdevon.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
All welcome at a free illustrated talk I’m giving with Alex Murdin at DNP Visitor Centre at Princetown Sun 6 April 1130am - to coincide with an exhibition of drawings of the tors from our new book Rock Idols: a guide to Dartmoor in 28 tors. @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @visitdevon.bsky.social
Been setting up a show about #RockIdols at the DNP Visitor Centre in Princetown. Opens 1/4/25 - come and see drawings from the book. And we’re doing a free illustrated talk on 6/4/25 at 11:30 - come along and combine with a Dartmoor walk and/or pub lunch! @visitdartmoor.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Been setting up a show about #RockIdols at the DNP Visitor Centre in Princetown. Opens 1/4/25 - come and see drawings from the book. And we’re doing a free illustrated talk on 6/4/25 at 11:30 - come along and combine with a Dartmoor walk and/or pub lunch! @visitdartmoor.bsky.social
Old Crockern, rising up to defend Dartmoor… we’ll be hearing from some fascinating speakers at the Dartmoor Tors Festival including @guyshrubsole.bsky.social from @righttoroam.bsky.social , @campaignerkate.bsky.social , @lewis-winks.bsky.social @matthewjkelly.bsky.social -24/5/25 see link in bio
March 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Old Crockern, rising up to defend Dartmoor… we’ll be hearing from some fascinating speakers at the Dartmoor Tors Festival including @guyshrubsole.bsky.social from @righttoroam.bsky.social , @campaignerkate.bsky.social , @lewis-winks.bsky.social @matthewjkelly.bsky.social -24/5/25 see link in bio
Such a wonderful evening having a little party at Field System Gallery in Ashburton to celebrate launch of #RockIdols - the “tor” kicks off in coming days hope to see you there! www.sophiepierce.co.uk/news/
March 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Such a wonderful evening having a little party at Field System Gallery in Ashburton to celebrate launch of #RockIdols - the “tor” kicks off in coming days hope to see you there! www.sophiepierce.co.uk/news/
Really looking forward to this illustrated talk in #Exeter where I’ll be talking all things #Dartmoor with Alex Murdin .. Also showing some rarely seen Victorian etchings of the moor… 7pm 4/4/25 Mint Methodist Church. Tix here shorturl.at/vRDME @steveracemp.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Really looking forward to this illustrated talk in #Exeter where I’ll be talking all things #Dartmoor with Alex Murdin .. Also showing some rarely seen Victorian etchings of the moor… 7pm 4/4/25 Mint Methodist Church. Tix here shorturl.at/vRDME @steveracemp.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
These people mark the site of Dartmoor’s “newest” stone circle, recently discovered by Alan Endacott who will be leading a walk showing some of his latest finds at the #DartmoorTorsFestival in May. Info and tix on our website (in bio) @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @intarcheditor.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
These people mark the site of Dartmoor’s “newest” stone circle, recently discovered by Alan Endacott who will be leading a walk showing some of his latest finds at the #DartmoorTorsFestival in May. Info and tix on our website (in bio) @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @intarcheditor.bsky.social
Do come and find out more about Dartmoor’s traditions, tales, and tors - I’m doing a series of illustrated talks about #RockIdols in coming weeks …see link in bio. Also showing some fascinating Victorian drawings. @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org @dpadartmoor.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Do come and find out more about Dartmoor’s traditions, tales, and tors - I’m doing a series of illustrated talks about #RockIdols in coming weeks …see link in bio. Also showing some fascinating Victorian drawings. @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org @dpadartmoor.bsky.social
Part of a recumbent stone row at Cut Hill, one of Dartmoor's remotest sites. In 2021, a large kistvaen was discovered nearby. It was excavated in 2024. The findings will be revealed in a special talk by DNP archaeologists at the Dartmoor Tors Festival wegottickets.com/event/651686
March 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Part of a recumbent stone row at Cut Hill, one of Dartmoor's remotest sites. In 2021, a large kistvaen was discovered nearby. It was excavated in 2024. The findings will be revealed in a special talk by DNP archaeologists at the Dartmoor Tors Festival wegottickets.com/event/651686
Coming up in May - the first #dartmoortorsfestival
lots of events with a variety of people including artist Garry Fabian Miller, writers Fiona Williams and @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and campaigners including @campaignerkate.bsky.social
and @lewis-winks.bsky.social - more at link in bio
lots of events with a variety of people including artist Garry Fabian Miller, writers Fiona Williams and @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and campaigners including @campaignerkate.bsky.social
and @lewis-winks.bsky.social - more at link in bio
March 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Coming up in May - the first #dartmoortorsfestival
lots of events with a variety of people including artist Garry Fabian Miller, writers Fiona Williams and @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and campaigners including @campaignerkate.bsky.social
and @lewis-winks.bsky.social - more at link in bio
lots of events with a variety of people including artist Garry Fabian Miller, writers Fiona Williams and @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and campaigners including @campaignerkate.bsky.social
and @lewis-winks.bsky.social - more at link in bio
Sharpitor by William Widgery. But how much credit can he take for copying something that is already there ? Surely Dartmoor is the real artist? A group of contemporary artists discuss this at the #dartmoortorsfestival - including @stoneclub.bsky.social #garryfabianmiller - more info in link in bio
March 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Sharpitor by William Widgery. But how much credit can he take for copying something that is already there ? Surely Dartmoor is the real artist? A group of contemporary artists discuss this at the #dartmoortorsfestival - including @stoneclub.bsky.social #garryfabianmiller - more info in link in bio