Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White, on one of my favourite moths... #countryidairy #naturewriting

Really looking forward to this, with @guyshrubsole.bsky.social, next Thursday (13th Nov). Come and join us for an evening of birds, place and belonging. #Crediton #naturewriting

This is lovely on the most gorgeous plant. There was a brief phase of fashion in, I think 2000, of clashing pink & orange. I was on trend (briefly) then, & had a sheer layered skirt & top in those colours, for dancing in, when we could get a babysitter. I still remember it as my 'spindle outfit.'

This is such a lovely (and local to me) piece. I remember first really noticing spindle on a walk through the arboretum in Hertford in 2020.

And yesterday's #countrydiary for anyone who missed it...

Autumn lambing in Dorset in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Sara Hudston. #countrydiary #naturewriting

In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548. #naturewriting #countrydiary

Tonight's my 14th & last book-related event for the term. So grateful my limited energy has lasted (with many recharge sessions). I've spoken in bank vaults, museums, libraries, bookshops, rewilding sites & round the fire in an Iron Age roundhouse. It's been a ball! @summersdalebooks.bsky.social

In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548. #naturewriting #countrydiary

Seeing the familiar from a new autumnal angle in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @nicolawriting.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Spent a lovely day in Leeds while my eldest was on an engineering scholarship course. Trod in a huge puddle, enjoyed being surrounded by northern accents for the first time in about eight years, and signed not one but two copies of Land Beneath the Waves!

Oysters making a comeback in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Oysters making a comeback in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Mark Cocker. #countrydiary #naturewriting

THE FIRST ORDER IS IN. THE CHRISTMAS RUSH HAS BEGUN.

High tech cattle location on the farm in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Some great nature writing tips here. This photo was taken at the launch of @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's fantastic Urban Plants in the Bloomsbury Wildlife Collection. As you can see, we were having fun chatting about urban botany and nature writing!

This one, titled 'Beneath the Silver Birch', is by my very talented daughter, Charlotte Strawbridge... who you can follow here on Bluesky 👉 @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social More of Charlotte's gorgeous paintings, prints, cards, and gifts, here: www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art #art #wildlife

High tech cattle location on the farm in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Andrea Meanwell. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Today's @theguardian.com country diary by Charlie Elder is appropriately foul and fiendish... #countrydiary #naturewriting

Late to yesterday's godwit @theguardian.com country diary by @myabambrick.bsky.social after a half-term screen-free days with the kids. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Very excited to be chatting with @drmjwarren.bsky.social about his wonderful book THE CUCKOO'S LEA, on 13th November in Crediton - we'll be discussing lost species remembered in placenames, rekindling wonder, & spirits of place. Get tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cre...

Tangoing Trees! #Trees #Dancing #Tango

Reminder that I am chairing an online event tomorrow night on 'Volcanic Romanticism'. Featuring talks by @katlion.bsky.social, @womanofclouds.bsky.social, Dilara Kalkan, and Chloe Melvin. You can register for free at the link below. @bars.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/bars-digit...

How big should a patio be? With almost half of UK gardens paved, I’m focussing on how to help people minimise these spaces www.wildway.info/p/how-big-sh...

Afternoon all. My Country Diary is in the @theguardian.com today, if you'd like to join me for an autumn walk... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social

If Lily Allen has got you thinking about autofiction and you want to know more, listen here. Autofiction; memoir, fiction and truth: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

If you'd like to start the day with an inspiring reminder of what's going on in the natural world across the UK, all you need to do is like and pin the @theguardian.com country diary feed. Pls repost and share with any other interested folks. 🙏

Rain, sun and rainbow colours across the Afon Mawddach in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @johngilbey.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Join me @waterstones.bsky.social Romsey, Thursday 6th November, when I’ll be chatting about discovering some incredible, forgotten, rural women, cowgirls, farm wildlife & what happened when the farmgate was shut on women 80yrs ago. #GhostsoftheFarm @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social

Seasonal changes on the farm in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Sarah Laughton. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @amyjanebeer.bsky.social on the City of Troy labyrinth in North Yorkshire.

This historic micro-maze is best seen from the air. I took drone pix of it last year on my bike ride around Britain. www.historyofbritainin100cyclerides.com/rides/day-26...

Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @amyjanebeer.bsky.social on the City of Troy labyrinth in North Yorkshire.

Spend two minutes and fifty-two seconds of your extra hour this morning watching this.

Enjoying the fading evening light from the train before the clocks send us back in time to those winter dark ages...

There's something pretty special about being able to help people with their confidence who aren't as far along the writing journey as me - the way other writers have supported me. It's lovely to be able to give back. And a heartfelt thank you to everyone who's been there for me over the years.

Feeling concerned about the state of our water? Disconnected from nature? Like reading & want to connect? I cordially invite you to the 💙🌊 Water Book Club A Substack blog & podcast series with interactive discussion #Water #UKCanals #NatureWriting #BookSky open.substack.com/pub/jenratcl...

Just had a little cry after watching a specialist gynecologist video on Instagram which says #adenomyosis pain is progressive & doesn't go away after menopause. Amazes me that we have to watch social media videos about it as doctors/consultants know NOTHING. There's not even NICE guidelines for it.

What The Little Green Bookshop stands for. Support us and visit our little online shop to see what we're recommending at: uk.bookshop.org/shop/littleg... 📚💚 #Booksky #NatureWriting

Seeing as it's #IrishBookWeek, I've put together a Starter Pack of bricks 'n' mortar bookshops. Terrified I've forgotten someone obvious so please let me know of additions go.bsky.app/G4kmxVq

The best bookshops are independent stores.

I have wine, a cosy spot by the canal and a Whodunnit. I've got that Friday feeling! 😄

Well I never. First time I've been into a bookshop to sign Land Beneath the Waves and found all four of the anthologies I'm in, there too! #booksky #naturewriting @summersdalebooks.bsky.social

Hello Birmingham. It's been a long time! Looking forward to leading a workshop at the university tomorrow. In the meantime, I'll be rediscovering a city I last visited in my twenties when my boyfriend of the time lived nearby.

Beautifully wise @theguardian.com country diary by Josie George today. #countrydiary #naturewriting

As part of #GreenLibrariesWeek, I'll be talking about nearby nature and local landscape at #Welwyn Library in #Hertfordshire next Tuesday evening. Do come along and join us for this fun and friendly event... ☺️🐝🐞🪲🐛🦉🕸️🦋💚 herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...

It’s almost crunch time. Next week Peers will vote for or against swift bricks. To help swifts, please email [email protected] & [email protected] who are crucial to the decision. Ask them to SAVE OUR SWIFTS ‼️put SWIFT BRICKS in the subject line 🙏

Caterpillar Club (Cordyceps), parasitic on caterpillars, at yesterday's fungus foray at Tunbridge Wells Cemetery. The fruiting body emerges after the caterpillar has gone underground to pupate