Figures in a landscape. The matchstick like silhouettes of the iron men appear against the patchwork of tidal pools reflecting the evening sky as dusk falls across a colourful Crosby beach yesterday evening. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

Pools of blue reflect the calm clear skies over Crosby beach last night as the setting sun painted the horizon with streaks of warm gold. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

A beautiful calm stillness descended on Crosby beach at sunset last night. The Welsh mountains clearly defined against the pale blueness of the sky and out over the sea the warm orange glow from the last of the day’s light. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

My favourite picture from last night. The earth rotates eastward into night bringing the sun towards the horizon on the day of the autumn equinox marking the end of summer 2025. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox

Watching the sun go down. The iron men on Crosby beach witness yet another stunning sunset as the the alignment of the sun and the earth brings to a close the autumn equinox, tipping us into the days of longer nights. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox

A stunningly clear autumn equinox afternoon at Crosby beach. The outgoing tide has left wet sands all shimmer and glitter in the bright sunlight. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

Yesterday evening, the MSC Preziosa sailed past Crosby beach into a glorious end of summer sunset. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

Found art in nature. This common otter shell found on Crosby beach replicates the colours of a sunset.

A sky full of drama this afternoon at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

A vast number of sea potatoes, sea urchin shells, washed up on Crosby beach today. This is just a small selection. #SeftonCoast

So excited to be returning to the fabulous @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social to join a wonderful line-up of writers. I'll be in conversation about my new book, LIFELINES, with the brilliant author and biodiversity campaigner Kate Rawles on Nov 22nd. tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/schedule/689...

The joy of Crosby beach on a windy day. Swift moving clouds across open skies, the sound of waves breaking on the shore, the spray and scent of the sea but most of all the fast changing light and its interplay with the sea and the weather. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

The wind driven waves glisten in wonderful dramatic light at Crosby beach this afternoon as swiftly passing showers are highlighted by bursts of sunlight. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

The wind torn rough sea was restless, wave tops white and catching the light as an iron man emerges from the waves after a daily immersion at high tide on Crosby beach yesterday. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

Today the sea was all foam and glitter as a strong wind pushed an afternoon high tide high up Crosby beach. Racing clouds scattered distant showers across the Wirral Peninsula whilst the iron men on Crosby beach stood in bursts of sunlight. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

Distant thunderstorm lighting up the sky over mainland Greece. Captured from Corfu two days ago.

this country has a lake in it hour after hour the blue of it unfolds at my hand quiet companion the blue of it like an earth hum a low song New Featured Poem: 'Lake', from @helentookey.bsky.social & @martinheslop.bsky.social's 'To the End of the Land' longbarrowpress.com/featured-poem/

Distant thunderstorm over the Greek mainland lighting up the clouds over the Ionian Sea viewed from Kanoni, Corfu this evening.

Tonight’s eclipsed full blood moon rising over the Holy Monastery of Panagia Vlacherna, Kanoni Bay, Corfu.

Corfu tonight. Holy Monastery of Panagia Vlacherna and Mouse Island lit by an almost full moon on a beautiful still warm evening.

Watching the squalls roll by. An iron man looks on as a quickly moving band of showers passes across the Dee Estuary and the Wirral peninsula. Out to sea there is blue sky and sunshine. A mixed afternoon today at Crosby beach. #SeftonCoast

A fine display of backlit Virga falling over the Irish Sea viewed from Crosby beach on the Sefton Coast yesterday afternoon.

Beautiful light over Crosby beach this afternoon as Virga (rain that does not reach the ground) is caught by the sunlight from above. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

Always a joy to share letters with writer-crofter Kirsteen Bell about our crofting homes in coastal Wester Ross & mountainous Lochaber. Here's the latest, published by @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social in the series Coast, Croft& Hill. www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/08/crof... Happy reading 😊

I’ve often wondered why Nigel Farage, who as godfather of the Brexit fiasco engineered the biggest British foreign policy disaster since Suez is continually offered so much space in some newspapers and broadcast media. Serious question. Thoughts welcome.

An unusual washed up find on Crosby beach. Perhaps a sign of warmer seas.

Dear Ireland I hope this finds you well Brexit was bad. Then Farage’s Reform took control of actual English councils Now there’s a real prospect of Reform winning the next General Election I will do or pay ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING for an Irish passport. Please name your price Sincerely Paul Connolly

Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage helped cause this problem in the first place" "Brexit has meant we're not able to force the French to take illegal immigrants coming over on small boats back"

Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.” And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out. What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Gentle muted skies at sunset tonight on Crosby beach. A band of high cloud dimmed the setting sun but it still managed to paint the higher clouds with shades of peach and apricot. A beautiful calm end of summer evening. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast

A day to cleanse the senses. Sparkling sunlight, the sounds of the sea and a fresh breeze all lift the mood this afternoon at Formby beach, Sefton Coast, north of Liverpool.

Haunted Paper exhibition continues at Dorothy, Jamaica Street Liverpool. Weekdays, 9-5. Come along and see the Wild Twin and Ghost Town notebooks and collages!

Moody evening sky over Martin Mere.

A recent stocktake has revealed a small number of ‘slightly scuffed’ copies of Longbarrow hardbacks, inc. collections by Nancy Gaffield, Rob Hindle, Fay Musselwhite, Matthew Clegg, and more. We’re offering these at half price (while stocks last). Order here: longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

Early river stroll. Morning mist, muted greys, slowly lifts so that the landscape is brushed by the warming sun to bright greens with hints of autumn yellow. A heron stands poised for breakfast. Swallows swoop and gather on a wire in readiness for a song title. River Suir, South Tipperary.

Yesterday, the fields of maize around Little Crosby looked and sounded like a storm tossed sea whipped by the winds of Storm Floris.

To freshen the mind. Wide open spaces, a stiff sea breeze, the scent and roar of the sea and fast moving clouds. Soul music at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby

I hope you have enjoyed the selection of images of the Iron Men on Crosby beach for their 20th Anniversary month of July. Here is a quick look back at some of those images. #IronMenCrosby #IronMenat20

The iron men are witness to the power and the glory of nature revealed in this image of a wild, stormy day at Crosby beach as rays of light burst through clouds torn asunder by the driving wind. #IronMenCrosby #IronMenat20

My exhibition 'Haunted Paper' opens at Dorothy, Liverpool next Wednesday August 6th. The Private View is from 5pm to 7pm. The Ghost Town and Wild Twin notebooks and pages from them will be on view. It would be lovely to see you there! x

At the end of the day is the blue hour, the time of day when all light has gone but darkness has not fully descended. A magical time for the photographer on Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby #IronMenat20

Late August, the air is heavy, hot and sultry; no wind. The distant Welsh hills appear close, magnified by the warm air. It is high tide, the water flat calm, ironed by the weight of the warm air, no ripples or waves at the water’s edge. #IronMenCrosby #ironMenat20

H: Guess how much it is to see me in London tomorrow? Esther: How much? H: Fifteen pounds! E: Ooh! H: But you get a free book. E: How much is the book? H: Twenty pounds... E: Does that mean they're paying people £5 to watch you? Hee heee! backstory.london/products/29t...

An immense sky, a renaissance palette. The clouds fired by the last of the sun's glow, creating a scene of utter beauty and peace. We stand in awe of the moment, as our planet spins swiftly through space, orange and amber filling the gap between heaven and earth. #IronMenCrosby #IronMenat20

Memories of a bleak winter morning. Looking like the waves on a stormy sea, wind torn snow flies in eddies around the feet of the iron men on Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby. #IronMenat20

To go down to the sea and see the ships go by; a scene reminiscent of the days of sail. An iron man on Crosby beach watches over those who face the challenge of the seas in seemingly frail vessels under the powerful immensity of an artist's sky worthy of Turner. #IronMenCrosby #IronMenat20

Coming soon, Haunted Paper, an exhibition of Ghost Town and Wild Twin notebooks and collages at Dorothy, Jamaica Street Liverpool. More details soon. @littletollerbooks.bsky.social

The last rays of the setting sun highlight a passing storm at Crosby beach, creating a wonderful rainbow arched over the Iron Men of Antony Gormley's Another Place, nature and sculpture working together in perfect harmony. #IronMenCrosby #IronMenat20

A good view of the docks, the Mersey estuary and north along the Sefton coast when flying into Liverpool yesterday.

An unusually well preserved jellyfish on the beach. Hoping the tide finds it quickly...