Conveniently, 2025's best pastel de nata was from the same bakery as 2024's best pastel de nata, meaning this article from last year remains almost entirely relevant a full 12 months later www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...

I'll be at @kneppwilding.bsky.social next week to talk about getting nature into cities, with the great Isabella Tree. Drinks & dinner included 🌳🏠 Some tickets still available, follow the link 🔗 knepp.co.uk/view/events/...

"One long walk" = 10–15 minutes, by the way www.bbc.com/news/article...

There's no therapy as good as uninstalling apps, unsubscribing from newsletters... getting all that filler out of your life

I'm sure it's more complicated than this. But I've not seen any explanation for why the whales couldn't simply live... in the sea 🐋 www.bbc.com/news/article...

If you've not seen it, 'Jane' on Disney is a great insight into what it was like for Jane Goodall struggling to be taken seriously in the 60s

I'm giving a talk at @kneppwilding.bsky.social in November, and you could be there 🦋 knepp.co.uk/view/events/...

Not exactly news, but good to be reminded www.utu.fi/en/news/pres...

Thinking of starting a thread of all the research showing how Wild Cities were the best places to be during the pandemic medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08...

A moment to celebrate green rooftops 🌿 It's only when you see inspiring buildings that are really embracing the opportunities available to green up their roofs, that you realise how bleak, grey and dead most cities look from above.

Time to re-reintroduce myself. My name is Chris Fitch, I'm a writer and author whose latest book is Wild Cities, a scientific travelogue exploring the benefits and challenges of nature and wildlife in urban spaces 🌴🐝🏡🦜🦁🏢🦭

Look, I got it wrong. I stuck it out on twitter. Then I switched to threads. Two bad decisions. It's ok, I'm here now.