Stunning hike up Clougha Pike this morning 😍 (except for the grouse shooters training their hounds spoiling the ascent)

"Far from being dying relics from some bygone era, they're living ecosystems - growing, regenerating and spreading, whenever they're given half a chance." - @guyshrubsole.bsky.social in 'The Lost Rainforests of Britain'

The willow trees are saying it's SPRING TIME!!! Had a lovely afternoon exploring Brockholes with the kids today. (1 = Goat Willow, 2 = Grey Willow)

Was surprised to see some small pockets of greenery at Gisburn Forest with my little ones today 🌳

A new ecological survey of our Northwoods Rewilding Network compared rewilded areas with neighbouring non-rewilded land – and the differences are striking. Clear evidence that rewilding is driving dramatic nature recovery across Scotland. 👉 Discover the full story: https://bit.pulse.ly/dyhomd7pi4

Hello—here’s the official trailer for UNDERLAND, based on my book of the same name, dir. by Rob Petit, with a haunting, glittering score by @hannahpeel.bsky.social, & the ‘Storyteller’ voiced by Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest). Hope you like it. In UK/Irish cinemas 27 March.

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

Don't worry, you deserved that new book 😊 Oh, you bought several? Well done you! 📚

Where to buy ebooks for readers with no shelf space and a deep hatred of amazon? 📚 Kobo is already in the post.

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! 📚 Big Thinking Publishing is currently accepting submissions for: Middle-Grade (8-12) Teen (11-14) We are not currently looking for poetry, picture books, or chapter books.

I JUST WANT TO READ MY BOOK!!!! 😫 But I have to be a 'grown up' and be 'sensible' or something...

Just broke 30k in a new writing project 😁 Definitely time to sleep now 😴

It's a day of the week. Buy a book.

Everyone has a price, and mine is a Waterstones book voucher

I lied. Put your clothes back on. Welcome to my Ted Talk on why we should cuddle up, drink tea, and read books ❤️

Rereading Lord of the Rings again and no one can stop me.

Some people pray Some people meditate Some people knit I read

There's no feeling in the world like reorganising bookshelves Absolute fucking bliss

Places to read: Sofa Bed Floor Garden Car Standing against the wall Squatting against the wall Toilet Bath Toilet (again) Bed (new angle) Drop book on face Floor

Staying up late to finish a book is so much riskier as a parent Some books are just worth a sleepless night

"They’re a catastrophe like an earthquake is a catastrophe, an act of the gods. They’re the crumbling of an empire and the simple, immediate crash of glass on the floor for good luck. They’re everything, and they’re Theo. Singular Theo, everlasting Theo, Theo the superbloom."

Getting a papercut from a book you love is the greatest betrayal.

I'VE READ EVERY BOOK I OWN!!!!!! is a lie.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't HAVE to read 100 books this year. All that matters is you're alive and LIVING. Page count means nothing. Sure, read books! If you want to. I think books are important, but priorities fluctuate. What I'm trying to say is... chill. Take it easy.

You know a book is good when you're already planning to reread it 30% into the first read

New video: Tolkien's masterclass on mercy and pity. This is a lesson we all need right now in the world. Watch here: youtu.be/SJm0qYHlFvg

My greatest parenting achievement is that all the local librarians know my kid's name. I swear he would live in that place if he could 😆

I hate to break this to you, but if you're in the middle of 5+ books, then you're a mood reader. That's me... I'm breaking this to myself.

I remember the days when I could read a physical book.... Now I use the kindle app on my phone 🤣 Totally worth it, but I miss PAGES!

Little birdie tells me that there's a new Claire North book out in September, and that it's a return to science fiction, and that it's space opera. Smashing!

UK, Dragonfall is still only 99p. Read about a dragon trapped in human form who's real mad about it while falling in love with a human despite his best efforts not to. Heist. Weird narrative positions. The dragons have feathers. Queernorm world. Signal boosting appreciated. Sequel out in March.

With the new year starting, I like to take a moment to reflect—finding silver linings and celebrating wins, even when things have been challenging Here's my look back on 2024 sharing the highs, struggles, and lessons learned (both author & personal journeys!) 📚💙 Link in comments 🔥🔥

Finally finished @garethdennis.bsky.social's book, and you should buy this for everyone this Christmas. I loved the big-picture systemic thinking; the book keeps circling back to issues of power, inequality and justice, such that it's as much about what we value as a society as it is about transport

It's called "King Arthur's Hall" and was thought to be a medieval animal enclosure, but Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating has shown that this monument on Bodmin Moor is Neolithic. Isn't science grand? 🏺 #ArchaeologicalScience #Neolithic archaeologymag.com/2024/11/king...

BOOOO NOOOO BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK!!! This image is fake. Let’s not let fake science accounts thrive on Bluesky!!!

Isn’t ad-free scrolling lovely? I’d forgotten.

Moss-clad temperate rainforest regenerating along a Dartmoor river valley. Old uncoppiced hazels, gnarled willows, valley mires, Elf Cup lichens, & a purple-green Parrot Waxcap. Some of Dartmoor’s best habitats are on its edges, where grazing has reduced & nature has bounced back

Victory for walkers! Villagers in Neatishead have won back their cherished 600m path to Alderfen Broad after a five-year battle with landowners. Nature, community, and perseverance prevail! | Owen Sennitt

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.

Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.