Lucy Wallace - arranwildwalks.com
@snoweider.bsky.social
Mountain Leader, wildlife guide, otter groupie, I love nature, and I love science ♥️🦦🌳🪲🪼🌸🦉🦎🦈
Also a wannabe runner, thwarted cyclist, sometime rock climber, lapsed archaeologist.
The Isle of Arran is my home and I frequently crop up in other places too 😃.
Also a wannabe runner, thwarted cyclist, sometime rock climber, lapsed archaeologist.
The Isle of Arran is my home and I frequently crop up in other places too 😃.
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Outsider
Substack is no longer where the cool kids hang out. How do I know? Because I’m here…
snoweider.substack.com
Well, here I am on substack. My introduction, and a bit of a "why." Go easy on me. It's the most personal thing I've ever written.
snoweider.substack.com/p/outsider
snoweider.substack.com/p/outsider
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It's the highlight of every child, mine included, I know.
It's an investment, tangible and intangible, not an expenditure.
It's an investment, tangible and intangible, not an expenditure.
September 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It's the highlight of every child, mine included, I know.
It's an investment, tangible and intangible, not an expenditure.
It's an investment, tangible and intangible, not an expenditure.
The evidence for the benefits of outdoor education is there for all to see. This would be a game changer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Should all pupils get the right to an outdoor education week?
The Scottish government must choose to fund outdoor education or a bill aiming to give all children the experience will fail.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The evidence for the benefits of outdoor education is there for all to see. This would be a game changer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slime mould! Fuligo candidans I think. 🤓
August 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Slime mould! Fuligo candidans I think. 🤓
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It is so so SO refreshing to hear a UK farmer say simply we need to eat less meat.
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
![Just eat less meat’
Singh-Watson may believe he has softened. But for many years he has been an iconoclastic voice among farmers. Take meat: most British farmers reject calls to eat less red meat to reduce damage to the environment and people’s health. Singh-Watson says eat good meat but less often: just 5% of what Riverford sells is meat. He had shared an organic chicken with eight people the previous evening: “I probably won’t buy another one for a month.”
“I spent a lot of time looking at the evidence on [the impact of meat] and it was overwhelming,” he says. “Ten billion people can’t live sustainably on this planet if we are eating anything like the level of meat consumed in a western diet. The only answer is we just eat less meat, dairy and eggs.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rc66vw4ruqwyhohdi6y75gdw/bafkreiailejl5nvrrr6u3oab5ggyhlblkgobygxfcqeqbjkgwxckdoi77u@jpeg)
August 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It is so so SO refreshing to hear a UK farmer say simply we need to eat less meat.
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent.
I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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HUGE numbers of Adonis Blue at Fontmell Down in North Dorset today, over 200 in 30 mins, one every 5m in places. Just like the old days. Also 4 Silver-spotted Skipper. Grazing looks perfect, but mighty dry. Well done @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
HUGE numbers of Adonis Blue at Fontmell Down in North Dorset today, over 200 in 30 mins, one every 5m in places. Just like the old days. Also 4 Silver-spotted Skipper. Grazing looks perfect, but mighty dry. Well done @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Creating pathways for pollinators: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Bee buffets’: the pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens
Corridors of nectar-rich plants encourage pollination and brighten up city streets at the same time
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Creating pathways for pollinators: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Highlights from this week’s 3 day expedition from Keswick to Ambleside via the Central Lake District fells.
Beautifully quiet, fantastic views and two nights of wild camping. Leave no trace - we even fluffed up the grass!
Join me for an adventure to remember.
www.teamwalking.co.uk/event-catego...
Beautifully quiet, fantastic views and two nights of wild camping. Leave no trace - we even fluffed up the grass!
Join me for an adventure to remember.
www.teamwalking.co.uk/event-catego...
August 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Highlights from this week’s 3 day expedition from Keswick to Ambleside via the Central Lake District fells.
Beautifully quiet, fantastic views and two nights of wild camping. Leave no trace - we even fluffed up the grass!
Join me for an adventure to remember.
www.teamwalking.co.uk/event-catego...
Beautifully quiet, fantastic views and two nights of wild camping. Leave no trace - we even fluffed up the grass!
Join me for an adventure to remember.
www.teamwalking.co.uk/event-catego...
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My whale photo got shortlisted in the Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk Photographer of the Year competition. It is of a whale's chin! Do me a favour and give it a vote here and check out the other amazing photos: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC
@bas.ac.uk
@bas.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My whale photo got shortlisted in the Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk Photographer of the Year competition. It is of a whale's chin! Do me a favour and give it a vote here and check out the other amazing photos: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC
@bas.ac.uk
@bas.ac.uk
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Back in cell service after fieldwork on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, and the plants were stunning!
August 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Back in cell service after fieldwork on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, and the plants were stunning!
Congratulations!!
I was a Corbett on my final Corbett: Sgurr Dhomhnuill!
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Congratulations!!
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Interesting job with Forestry England as Species Recovery Officer working on Beavers and Pine Martens in Yorkshire www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
August 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Interesting job with Forestry England as Species Recovery Officer working on Beavers and Pine Martens in Yorkshire www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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Looking south over Upper Loch Torridon towards Beinn na h-Eaglaise and Beinn Damh; 7:00 this morning.
August 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Looking south over Upper Loch Torridon towards Beinn na h-Eaglaise and Beinn Damh; 7:00 this morning.
Sticking your hand in someone mouth and grabbing their tongue is not helpful!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Checking airways before CPR on athletes may increase risk of death, study says
First response should be chest compressions rather than preventing ‘tongue swallowing’, researchers suggest
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Sticking your hand in someone mouth and grabbing their tongue is not helpful!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
@gavincorbett.bsky.social Hi Gavin- I've had a notification that I have a message from you but can't access it. Can you email me at wallace@arranwildwalks.com thanks!
July 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
@gavincorbett.bsky.social Hi Gavin- I've had a notification that I have a message from you but can't access it. Can you email me at wallace@arranwildwalks.com thanks!
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"I think cargo bikes can shift the way that people view cycling" 💭
Our new report explores the potential of #CargoBikes, and what can be done to encourage wider uptake across Scotland.
Read more 👉 t.co/w4PwPTezhq
Our new report explores the potential of #CargoBikes, and what can be done to encourage wider uptake across Scotland.
Read more 👉 t.co/w4PwPTezhq
July 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"I think cargo bikes can shift the way that people view cycling" 💭
Our new report explores the potential of #CargoBikes, and what can be done to encourage wider uptake across Scotland.
Read more 👉 t.co/w4PwPTezhq
Our new report explores the potential of #CargoBikes, and what can be done to encourage wider uptake across Scotland.
Read more 👉 t.co/w4PwPTezhq
The images we see on our news pages are snapshots of the lives of human beings enduring immense suffering.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
The story behind the photograph of a starving Gaza baby
Photographer Ahmed al-Arini told BBC Newshour he had to catch his breath between each photograph.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The images we see on our news pages are snapshots of the lives of human beings enduring immense suffering.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Nice to see the Waverley as my ferry arrived in Brodick today (even if we did have to bob around in circles for 20 mins while we waited for her to come off the pier!).
July 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Nice to see the Waverley as my ferry arrived in Brodick today (even if we did have to bob around in circles for 20 mins while we waited for her to come off the pier!).
Home after a busy few weeks working in Switzerland. It's been a blast but I am so happy to be back on Arran!
July 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Home after a busy few weeks working in Switzerland. It's been a blast but I am so happy to be back on Arran!
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As Black Sabbath once (almost) wrote, this week it's Season of the Dead-nettle for #WildflowerHour.
There are some gorgeous species of the #deadnettlefamily out there, waiting to be found. Maybe in a suitably gothic churchyard setting, maybe not... 🖤
There are some gorgeous species of the #deadnettlefamily out there, waiting to be found. Maybe in a suitably gothic churchyard setting, maybe not... 🖤
The image for this week’s #wildflowerhour challenge post is one from W. Keble Martin’s classic wildflower guide, The Concise British Flora in Colour. Isn’t it a beauty? There’s some very lovely members of the Lamiaceae or #DeadNettlefamily can you find one for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm?
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As Black Sabbath once (almost) wrote, this week it's Season of the Dead-nettle for #WildflowerHour.
There are some gorgeous species of the #deadnettlefamily out there, waiting to be found. Maybe in a suitably gothic churchyard setting, maybe not... 🖤
There are some gorgeous species of the #deadnettlefamily out there, waiting to be found. Maybe in a suitably gothic churchyard setting, maybe not... 🖤
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July 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Beautiful walking today 💚🇨🇭
July 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Beautiful walking today 💚🇨🇭