A grey #Dartmoor day.

With that there Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social when we were both young and gorgeous! Why does no one tell young people?

Grey seals at #Brixham Harbour today.

Teeny tiny fungi day.

Stupidly good in the south #Devon woods today. #fungi

The only reasonable thing to do with freshly foraged porcini of this quality. #salt-n-pepa #letstalkaboutceps

Kruger's work on 'social covenant' is liked by centrists. Akin to #BigSociety and #communitypower - masking corporate power and hollowing out of welfare state - it sees to shift burden of public services onto communities, especially poor, under the guise of empowerment. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The realities of rural transport means that young adults can't access training or work. And this isn't in the middle of #Dartmoor, it's alongside the busy A38 between Exeter and Plymouth. #rural #inequalities #PlymouthMarjon #Bicton #Exetercollege #Stagecoach #Devon #DevonCountyCouncil

Beefsteak and Chicken of the Woods #fungi out today on the same tree.

Showing off, but for a non famous couple we've sure had a lot of Guardian articles! @thejunebrides.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/music/2006/j... www.theguardian.com/society/2019... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In contrast to yesterday’s sad post about Ramsgate’s lost lido, here’s a great feature just out in the RICS journal, Modus, celebrating the great British lido revival - ww3.rics.org/uk/en/modus/...

A BARGAIN BANK HOLIDAY £3.50 gets you Sensitive – The Film. Indiepop Wrecking Crew plays house band to singers from The Sea Urchins, Talulah Gosh, Soup Dragons, Altered Images, Weather Prophets, June Brides, Waltones & Jetstream Pony – playing 100% #indiepop smashes. www.sensitivealbum.com/the-film

Trendy 'economic system change' frameworks and ideas may be admired in elite intellectual and policy circles - but they are high theory, low practice. Instead we must root change in everyday lives and take real action- #communitywealthbuilding www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/beyond...

@mia-gray.bsky.social. thanks for the shared follow. Delighted to find an economic geography professor! I've a very much amateur interest in rural deprivation, economy and impact of austerity.

Sound up for this marvelous donkey engine at #NewLanark mill. #industrialrevoution #Scottishheritage

Loads of fun as every at @glasgoespop.bsky.social. thank you Kenji and Tita and all the lovely people. With Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social

Eels. Paignton.

The #ruraleconomy is more public sector, education, health, real estate, distribution, transport, accommodation, food, manufacturing, construction, wholesale, retail, motor repair, & professional, scientific, technical services than it is agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Trump’s budget is one big “beautiful” regressive policy, with Americans who voted for Trump being adversely affected the most explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Great to watch male Scarlet Tiger moths home in on a resting female at Berry Head quarry today. At least I think that's what they are! @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social

"Swimming pools are not a luxury – they are a necessity for the health and wellbeing of the nation" 💙 outdoorswimmer.com/news/swimmin...

I'm running #Buckfastleigh #Bats guided talks to support our historic heated outdoor pool. It's spectacular & you're guaranteed to see lots of them head out to forage. Then a fun warm swim at the pool. Always a sell out grab your tickets early & I'll see you there! #Dartmoor #Devon #lido

Gentrification destroys rural communities too creating social, health & economic consequences. Gentrification is not development, it is displacement. @betterplacesdevon.bsky.social @totalplace.bsky.social @municipaldreams.bsky.social @lccmunicipal.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Me and Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social love this little bird. #Abercastle

A very beautiful iridescent green beetle today at #Skomer pontoon. Chunky and about 2cm long.

A very friendly robin at #Abercastle

A hundred or so sand martins nesting at #Abermawr beach today.

A long, hot, and hilly ride to #strumblehead lighthouse with Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social

A 3 inch long hairy caterpillar on the Pembrokeshire coast path. What the flip emerges from that!

Who might know this spider please? @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social @devonshirenature.bsky.social

My mum Noah Barrett talking about her personal experience of the German occupation of #Jersey and #liberationday #vedaycelebrations on.soundcloud.com/jV7jocqWGHeU...

My much missed mum celebrating the liberation of #Jersey #channelislands on this day 80 years ago. #vedaycelebrations

Bats of Buckfastleigh: @danzep.bsky.social introduces a chiropteran extract from his latest book ‘Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark’ (@canongate.co.uk) — a celebration of all things nocturnal 🦇 www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/04/bats... Photo courtesy Pam Barrett/Phil Wilson

A little excerpt from @danzep.bsky.social book "Overnight" featuring the #Buckfastleigh bats with me and Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social

A few years ago Phil Wilson @thejunebrides.bsky.social & I took author @danzep.bsky.social to see the Greater Horseshoe Bat emergence in #Buckfastleigh for his book Overnight. It's a moving & fascinating book - catch the review here then get a copy! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Early purple #orchid #Buckfastleigh south #Devon. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

My project @betterplacesdevon.bsky.social produced a series of free wildlife guides by the very wonderful @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social to help our local community during the covid lockdowns. Here's his gorgeous spring flower guide. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Opps, forgot to post @wildflowerhour.bsky.social yesterday! Here's some from south Devon. #wildflowerhour

Our first swallow of the season spotted today flying over the ruin of Holy Trinity church #Buckfastleigh

Hey @danzep.bsky.social meet @glasgoespop.bsky.social

Periwinkle and wild garlic in south Devon for today's #wildflowerhour

Our beautiful #BeWild guide to spring flowers designed for us by the fantastic @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social is now available to download. Take a stroll and see how many you can find and identify. Let us know what you spot! #wildflowerhour

Wood anemone (Anemonoides nemorosa) and tiny native daffodil River Dart #Buckfastleigh #Devon. #wildflowerhour

Beautiful Dog-Violet and Cowslip #Buckfastleigh south Dartmoor today. #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

I'm going to be at the fabulous @danzep.bsky.social Overnight book launch on 27 March where I'll mostly be talking about bats. For a change 😀 See some of you there I hope. www.eastgatebookshop.co.uk/events

Happy playing with my phones macro lense & exploring the " #Kingsands Unconformity" #Cornwall with Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social

A win for our 'Keep it Local' campaign today! Government has just said public contracts should 'maximise spend with SMEs and VCSE organisations'. This could be a first step towards helping local people get better services and building the economy. Read our statement here:

What a lovely evening that was. Launch night for @petepaphides.bsky.social "Sensitive" compilation. So many great people there.