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Stuart G. Spicer
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Healthcare & psychological researcher at NIHR ARC South West & Plymouth University. Hiking enthusiast & nature lover often found on Dartmoor.
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This is the smallest National Trust property in existence - Hawker's Hut on the north coast of Cornwall near Morwenstow. #coast #cornwall #photography #walk #hiking
Four photos of a small wooden hut built into a cliff side vantage point above the sea. Includes views of both the exterior and interior. Four photos of a small wooden hut built into a cliff side vantage point above the sea. Includes views of both the exterior and interior. Four photos of a small wooden hut built into a cliff side vantage point above the sea. Includes views of both the exterior and interior. Four photos of a small wooden hut built into a cliff side vantage point above the sea. Includes views of both the exterior and interior.
September 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Our study is an NIHR-funded collaboration between the Universities of Plymouth, Exeter, Aberdeen, Aston, and NELFT NHS.

This important project will address a poorly understood healthcare issue affecting many older adults with chronic pain. See image/alt text for more details.
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This is a crucial healthcare issue affecting older adults. High levels of pain medication prescribing have generated widespread concern and controversy, and pose a pressing global health challenge. Older adults are prescribed pain medication, such as opioids, more than any other age group, yet the complexities surrounding prescribing and overprescribing in this population remain poorly understood. Many older adults could benefit from a reduction in prescribed pain medication, alongside greater access to non-drug approaches for managing chronic pain. This project will enable us to develop a deeper understanding of these issues, while providing a greater voice to older adults living with chronic pain. In the future, this work will contribute to the development of safer and more effective pain management practices.
May 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Dartmoor sunset 🙏

#Nature #photography #Dartmoor
Two trees on a remote moorland with the sun setting behind.
April 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Viaduct near Tavistock at sunset earlier this month. #Nature meets #architecture - I've posted some photos of this before and it's always a great spot for a walk.
#Dartmoor #photography 📷😎
Photo of viaduct crossing a green valley, partially silhouetted by setting sun, with branches and leaves in foreground.
April 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Oi oi! He's a lad.
#Dartmoor #photography #nature
Photo taken in Devon of a tree growing out of a grassy Dartmoor cliff, silhouetted against a sky with sun and clouds.
March 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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What a beaut - I'll never tire of a good tree #Dartmoor #photography #nature
Photograph of a lone tree on moorland on a bright winter day with a blue sky.
January 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Some time after sunset #Dartmoor #Devon #Nature #Trees 📷
Tree branches silhouetted against a vivid evening sky
January 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Sky above #Dartmoor viewed through tree branches with the sun going down.

#nature #Devon #photography 📷
Tree branches silhouetted against the colourful evening sky.
January 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Self-portrait by Roger Barrett (aka Syd Barrett). A stunning oil painting from around 1961-2. I love the fine detail on this - very abstract and impressionist. I'll post some art from later in his life next time.
#SydBarrettArt #art #painting

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Oil painting by Syd Barrett in which his face is on the left-hand side. A house, garden, sky and trees are visible in the rest of the painting, done in a very abstract and psychedelic style with fine brush patterns.
January 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Roger Barrett - aka Syd Barrett - is best known for his short musical career & founding Pink Floyd. But he was also a prolific visual artist up until the end of his life. This 1961 painting is called Orange Dahlias - I'll post more of his art soon.
#SydBarrettArt #art #painting

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Attractive and atmospheric painting, using watercolours and pastels, with orange flowers in a vase.
January 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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A lone hawthorn tree on the walk up a Dartmoor tor, with a view across the moors behind. #nature #photography #Dartmoor #winter 📷🌳🤩
Winter photo of a leafless tree silhouetted against the sky, with rocks in front, and moorland stretching out behind.
January 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Happy New Year's Day! We braved the elements and went to the beach - powerful nature on a rainy afternoon 🌊📷🦀 #Devon #coast #photography #nature
View out to sea on a rainy day, with water pooled on the sand, and a person walking on the left of the photo.
January 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Nothing quite beats a delightful winter romp through the outer edges of the Shire in Middle-earth, to peruse some epic tree roots. #nature #photography #Wiltshire #trees
Exposed tree roots in the woods in Wiltshire on a winter afternoon
December 30, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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It's the winter solstice today, so here's a favourite photo 📷 of Stonehenge from the summer solstice earlier this year. The days will slowly be getting longer now.
🌄 🪨☀️
#photography #Stonehenge #solstice #powerful
Stonehenge at sunrise, with the sun shining through the stones.
December 21, 2024 at 8:48 AM
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One of my favourite recent(ish) photos, taken almost exactly one year ago near Tavistock in Devon. 📷🤩
#Dartmoor #photography #nature #architecture
View of a viaduct crossing a rural valley with the sun setting behind, and silhouetted trees in the foreground.
December 19, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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When I watched Home Alone as a kid, I rooted for Kevin. As an adult, I totally root for the Wet Bandits. Go get that little sh*t!
#Christmas #HomeAlone #WetBanditsFTW #Festive
The Wet Bandits from Home Alone
December 17, 2024 at 9:22 PM
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Illuminated trees at night = blood vessels part 3/3

#photography #nature #Devon
Red illuminated trees at RHS Rosemoor in Devon.
December 17, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Contrast.
Viaduct in Tavistock on the edge of Dartmoor #photography #architecture 📷
View upwards towards arch of viaduct, with sunlight creating a contrast between light and dark. A blue sky is visible at either side.
December 16, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Trees against the winter sky above Dartmoor #nature #photography #Dartmoor #Devon 📷
Leafless tree trunks and branches silhouetted against a blue sky.
December 16, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Spaceship landing #Devon #photography #architecture
View of an illuminated ceiling dome in a Devon castle
December 10, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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Norman the spider #nature #photography #Devon
Close up photo of a spider in garden outside a house
December 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Tree branches near Powderham Castle by night, lit up by the glow of the illuminated lights walk. #nature #photography #Devon
Bright green coloured tree branches criss-crossing the black night sky in a complex pattern.
December 9, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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Sunset on Dartmoor earlier this year - photo taken near Pew Tor. #Dartmoor #Devon #nature 📷
Sunset with light cloud, reflecting in water below, with moorland in the background.
December 4, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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St Davids Cathedral #photography #Wales #Pembrokeshire
View upwards of the cathedral ceiling, on the inside, with the organ visible at the top of the photo.
December 1, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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Evening photo from earlier this year - rippled clouds meeting rippled water. #Dartmoor #Devon #photography #nature
Evening sun and clouds above water, with moorland in the background. Both the clouds and the water surface appear rippled and the sky is partially reflected in the water.
November 27, 2024 at 5:02 PM