My photo published in @britishwildlife.bsky.social earlier this year has prompted this carefully considered paper. I wrote about my encounter with this ghost of an extinct species in my book The Long Spring #naturewriting

Just catching up with the latest issue of British Wildlife. This lead article on wilding/rewilding is an absolutely spot-on summary. A must read. Well done @britishwildlife.bsky.social. #wilding #rewilding

Pleased to share that my review of @tonyjuniper.bsky.social's Just Earth has been published in @britishwildlife.bsky.social's recent print edition. You can find it online here: bit.ly/4p7JU7c

The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the August newsletter here: mailchi.mp/britishwildl...

Our August issue is out! Topics this time include Risso’s Dolphins in Britain, Holm Oaks and their moths, urban wall ferns, the importance of woodland grassland, and the conclusion to our wilding for conservation series. For more, see: www.britishwildlife.com/back-issues/...

"Most of all, it is a brave & beautiful love letter to herself & those living with chronic illness. An acceptance of shifting inner & outer landscapes alongside a commitment to keep listening, learning & walking local paths, even when the ground shifts beneath the waves" @britishwildlife.bsky.social

It's #NationalMarineWeek, and what better way to celebrate than with the return of a long lost jellyfish? Read our story on the disappearance and re-emergence of the enigmatic Depastrum cyathiforme at: www.britishwildlife.com/lost-and-fou...

An excellent review. The first I’ve seen to appreciate that this book has a clear agenda from the outset. Most readers have fallen for the ‘fair and balanced’ line in the blurb. Not Sam Hackney: www.britishwildlife.com/uncommon-gro...

Lovely story from the brilliant @britishwildlife.bsky.social magazine. This mag is endlessly fascinating – recommend if you're not a subscriber already. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just received my review copy of Renaturing by James Canton. Interesting title & hopefully interesting content, I'm reviewing it for the @britishwildlife.bsky.social newsletter. Sign up for it! @irishrainforest.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @rewildscotland.bsky.social

A good news invertebrate story for once in @theguardian.com by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social An extinct jellyfish found alive! And involving the great @britishwildlife.bsky.social wildlife magazine I write for too.. Do subscribe.. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the July newsletter here: mailchi.mp/britishwildl...

July's a great time to see some of our most spectacular caterpillars - here are some quick tips to help track them down. If you give it a go, let us know what you find!

We're really looking forward to @globalbirdfair.bsky.social this week - British Wildlife will be on the NHBS stand (S111-112) for all three days, so please come and say hello!

I love @britishwildlife.bsky.social and I'm excited to have an article in it this month on the lost #nightingales of #Hitchin and shifting baseline syndrome - an extract from my new book #LandBeneaththeWaves ⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/p/books/land... @summersdalebooks.bsky.social #booksky #naturalhistory

For the final day of #30DaysWild, a male Linnet This has been one of the winners at ‪RSPB Hope Farm, a place that proves productive farming and nature recovery can be achieved in tandem; for a review of changes during the RSPB's first 25 years there, see www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A roadside apple tree, likely originating from a discarded core #30DaysWild Britain does have truly wild apple trees, but their ecology and distribution have received little attention – we covered the pioneering work aiming to address this knowledge gap in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A Great Pond Snail for day 28 #30DaysWild Our November issue featured an article on a smaller and much rarer relative, the Slender Pond Snail, with insights on its habitat preferences based on research in Scotland - for more on that, see www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Some distant Risso’s Dolphins for day 27 #30DaysWild These secretive dolphins have been reported in unusually high numbers this spring, possibly linked to an abundance of their cephalopod prey. Look out for an article on this species in British Wildlife later this year!

Upland oakwood on Dartmoor, one of the last refuges in Devon for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker #30DaysWild @lesserspotnet.bsky.social‬ provided a comprehensive account of the decline and challenges facing this species in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the June newsletter here: mailchi.mp/britishwildl...

I've got a feature in @britishwildlife.bsky.social on my nature memoir #LandBeneaththeWaves and how vital natural history records (like the @hnhsoc.bsky.social's journals going back to 1875) are in identifying shifting baseline syndrome. @summersdalebooks.bsky.social @globalbirdfair.bsky.social

Western Bee-fly for day 25 #30DaysWild Bee-flies offer a gentle introduction into the (slightly daunting) world of Diptera; Brett Westwood describes his quest to find this species and the allure of other flies in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A juvenile Starling for #30DaysWild There's a lot to like about these birds, not least their impressive repertoire of vocalisations and amazing flocking displays. ‪@stephenmossauthor.bsky.social‬ made the case for a greater appreciation of Starlings in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

"Much work needs to be done by politicians to articulate a positive vision for our shared future" I have a piece in the latest @britishwildlife.bsky.social on green (and Green) politics in Ireland...

A ribbon worm (or nemertine) on a colony of Star Ascidian #30DaysWild While most ribbon worms are marine, a handful have made it onto land where they occupy soil and damp leaf litter. We shared an introduction to Britain's terrestrial species in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A typically fleeting view of a Goshawk for day 22 #30DaysWild This elusive raptor is making a recovery in Britain and starting to move out from forest heartlands into new habitats; Brett Westwood celebrates its resurgence in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A young Atlantic Grey Seal #30DaysWild This is by far the most common seal species around here in Devon, but more recently its smaller relative, the Harbour Seal, has been making inroads into the south west; its spread along the Channel is described in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Our June issue is out! Topics this time include the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, twenty-five years of RSPB Hope Farm, fifty years of legal protection for bats in Britain, a history of Munsary Peatlands, and Pine Martens in the New Forest. For more, see www.britishwildlife.com/back-issues/...

A mix of exotic and native plants reclaiming a street corner for day 20 #30DaysWild As part of our Wilding for Conservation series, Ian Rotherham argued that rewilding needs to embrace urban areas and the people who live there – see his commentary here www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Chanterelles under a woodland canopy #30DaysWild The support network between trees and fungi – the so called ‘wood wide web’ – has captured public imagination, but the idea remains contentious among scientists. David Wilkinson explores this debate in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

The sand wasp Ammophila sabulosa #30DaysWild Sandy places are brilliant for invertebrates and a whole range of other wildlife; Brett Westwood sings their praises in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A foraging Gannet for day 17 #30DaysWild The UK’s largest mainland Gannet colony is one of the star attractions of Yorkshire's Flamborough Headland, but the area has much else to offer the visiting naturalist. For a full account of its wildlife interest, see www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A Five-bearded Rockling in a sandy pool #30DaysWild Like most fish in the cod family this species lives in the sea, but there is (or was) one exception in Britain – the Burbot, extinct here since the 1970s. We explored the potential to reintroduce it in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Flowering Cocksfoot grass for day 15 #30DaysWild Maybe not a favourite among hay fever sufferers - this is one of the prime allergenic species in early summer. We looked at how climate change is influencing flowering times in key allergenic plants in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Cover star of our May issue, the pot beetle Cryptocephalus aureolus #30DaysWild Pot beetles live interesting lives, from the case-building larvae to the remarkably sedentary (and often extremely rare) adults. Ross Piper covers their ecology and biology in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Swifts carving through stormy skies for day 13 #30DaysWild The simple act of adding swift bricks to new builds could help these birds, but government remains remarkably resistant - @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social argued that this should be a no-brainer in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

The nest of a Corkwing Wrasse exposed by a falling tide for day 12 #30DaysWild The dedicated parental care by the male Corkwing is one of many fascinating elements of wrasse behaviour - Frances Dipper provides an introduction to these charismatic fish in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Small Scabious with plant bug in attendance for #30DaysWild It’s a challenge to get a photo of scabious without at least some insect bycatch. Richard Jefferson described the extraordinary pollinator-pulling powers of the close relative, Field Scabious, in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Guillemots through a haze of coastal wildflowers for day 10 #30DaysWild This is one of four auks breeding in Britain, but up until the 19th century there was a fifth - the Great Auk. Tim Birkhead shared the tragic tale behind this species' extinction in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

For #30DaysWild and #MothMonday, a Garden Tiger caterpillar, a.k.a. 'Woolly Bear' This species has experienced one of the worst declines of any British moth in recent decades - Paul Waring reviewed 35 years of losses, gains and other moth-related changes in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A Bullhead, exceptionally well camouflaged on a gravel streambed #30DaysWild This common but easily missed fish has been subject to some naming confusion in Britain – Mark Everard and Josh Pickett attempted to clear things up in our February issue www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

An ancient woodland indicator for day 7, Common Cow-wheat #30DaysWild An ancient woodland flora is easy to destroy, but much harder to recreate; George Peterken and Keith Kirby described the challenges in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

The Water-dropwort Mining Bee for day 6 #30DaysWild This is one of 14 solitary bees discovered new to Britain in the past ten years – some genuine new arrivals, others (such as this one) incognito long-term residents. Steven Falk gave a full round up in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Just read Mary Colwell in British Wildlife @britishwildlife.bsky.social on the next steps for a proposed GCSE in Natural History. She first made this public in 2011 and now (2025) it should move to public consultation - when it does I hope we will all take the opportunity to help move and shape it

For day 5 of #30DaysWild, a basking Common Lizard The alternative name, Viviparous Lizard, is now probably more appropriate for this not-so-common species. Nick Michael examined the possible reasons for its decline in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A view over Slapton Ley for today's #30DaysWild Rising sea levels and increasingly severe winter storms mean that the future of this special lagoon lies in the balance; we looked at how rewilding philosophies might be applied to vulnerable coastlines in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A Dartford Warbler for day 3 #30DaysWild As part of our Wilding for Conservation series, James Pearce-Higgins pondered the pros and cons of rewilding under climate change, including whether it could cater for open-country birds like our subject here – see www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

A Scarce Chaser for day 2 of #30DaysWild Now abundant in much of southern Britain, this species no longer lives up to the 'scarce' part of its name - we looked at rapidly shifting dragonfly distributions in our December 2024 issue www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...

Covering #30DaysWild and #WildflowerHour in one hit with a local speciality, the White Rock-rose. This plant is found at a handful of sites in south Devon and Somerset, but nowhere else in Britain. We explored the rich history of our botanical rarities in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...