Younger daughter & I found these fossilised crinoid rock stars (segments of the ‘stem’ of Jurassic feather stars/sea lilies, related to starfish & sea urchins) in the gravel on the edge of a lake nr Peterborough UK. She used them to make an ammonite:

Nigel Farage is a GRIFTER - pass it on.

Just watched Our Land in Chester all about @righttoroam.bsky.social. A great cinematic doc worthy of the big screen. Whether you agree, disagree or are undecided about the campaign I urge you to seek it out and get it watched. Nadia Shaikh is so inspiring.

RIP Alan Rothwell, the laid back, soothing face and voice behind countless soap operas, drama roles, and Scarred For Life favourites Picture Box and Hickory House (and his role as heroin addict Nicholas Black in Brookside was an all-timer)

Slightly increase a band Manfred Menn

Found my first Woodwose today in a church in rural Devon. St Andrew at Colebrooke. An excellent surprise during a break in one of our 2 Moors Way circular walks.

I propose that, as From Friday, the 8th of May should be known as Attenborough Day. It should be a bank holiday where the public are encouraged to take part in conservation work or state funded educational sessions promoting the natural world.

If you are taking your emotional support Dalek to the polling station tomorrow, please remember to leave them outside and bring along your photo ID. Your vote really does count. #DaleksAtPollingStations #DogsAtPollingStations #DoctorWho

I propose that, as From Friday, the 8th of May should be known as Attenborough Day. It should be a bank holiday where the public are encouraged to take part in conservation work or state funded educational sessions promoting the natural world.

A retweet by Zack Polanski is now the main story across every single media outlet. Two days ago, it was revealed that Nigel Farage failed to disclose a £5 million gift from a crypto-billionaire. It gets nowhere near the media attention, for straightforward political reasons.

As he often does, Banksy has absolutely nailed it with his new statue.

Remains of a cetacean on the beach this evening. Fairly small, so probably a Harbour Porpoise.

Marker stone. Sticklepath, Dartmoor, Devon.

11th Century tympanum above the south doorway of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Down St Mary, Devon.

Major news! A long-lost episode of one of my all-time favourite series West Country Tales from 1982 has just re-emerged onto Youtube!! The channel has also posted the rest of the 1st season, with promises of the 2nd to follow, and they're all in great quality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZLC...

@2000ad.bsky.social I do hope the rumours are untrue.

Granite ‘rails’ of the Haytor Granite Tramway, Dartmoor.

Managed to get one half (maybe a fifth) decent photo of an Emperor Moth in Dartmoor today. Unfortunately they don’t stay still for very long!

Happy Birthday Peter Davidson.

I truly wonder why we bother trying to find cures for illnesses when we can’t even stop Trump, Putin, Netanyahu etc …killing thousands.

Beautiful Saxon carved granite stone (originally a cross) in the middle of a busy road junction at Copplestone, Devon. Seen on our walk today.

A variety of Two Moors Way signage today. The route is 50 years old in May. #2MW@50

"It's in the trees... it's coming!" Tomorrow night! Classic Horror!! NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957) Friday 10th April 9pm #TPTVsubtitles

Alan Moore on now.

Some pretty patches of naturalsed cyclamen on yesterday’s walk.

Revisited a woodland at home I haven’t be to in years. Found this. No bats, but Ziggy certainly has the ears!

Bond villain Doctor Who villain Star Wars villain Indiana Jones villain Blakes 7 villain Camfield’s Ivanhoe Expert on Beowulf He’s in Z-Cars, Avengers, The Sweeney, Space: 1999, Callan, Crown Court, Rumpole, Taggart, Cadfael, Midsomer Murders, Game of Thrones and Inside No 9. Amazing body of work

Many old buildings in Europe, even churches, have a face made of leaves or vomiting vegetation carved on a wall, often called a "Green Man." There's a lot of debate about how this design began or what its purpose was, but many assume it was originally a pagan god. #FairyTaleTuesday

Another one of those ‘good to know’ situations!

I wrote this a while back and didn’t do anything with it.

As the US and Israel cause death and destruction in Iran, our leaders just look on. All European nations and the EU must follow Spain’s lead and say NO to war. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03...

A quite weathered Two Moors Way #FingerpostFriday on today’s walk.

A foliate head (Green Man), a face with spewing mouth (possibly foliage?) and a bench mark. St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon. Before it snowed on us.

My friend has reminded me of a chat we had towards the end of last year where I predicted amongst other things that 2026 would be the year they found more missing Doctor Who. I would be even more impressed if I could remember the conversation!

Walking tomorrow from the hamlet of Black Dog in North Devon. Many places in the area associated with black dog folklore. The heart of Green Man country. Even talk of Woodwose hereabouts.

Some souls are so old they will have been wandering when the mighty lizards thundered.

I have an imagined geography in my head where Willoughby Chase and Hookland border Rendlesham Forest. Firetop Mountain is on the horizon and the islands of Earthsea are just offshore. Here is Scatterbrook farm close to Gormenghast castle and all accessible (of course) via a wardrobe.

Some nice news for once.

Sometimes the weather needs to read the forecast!

Good to know.

Two pieces of sea glass on Croyde beach today. I’m always pleased to find bits with lettering on.

Think I sussed Secret Squirrel’s base of operations on my walk yesterday.

"The cathedral broke loose from its moorings and floated down the Rhine to the sea, and it has never been seen from that day on, except by mariners, and, of those, most perished shortly after seeing it. By them it is given the name of Merminster, or the Kelpie's Kirk, or the Troll's Temple..."

Why does no-one leave steaming hot pies next to street-level open windows these days? This is not the future the Beano promised us

We lifted the carpet in our living room and there was Patsy Kensit!

Please watch and share this! People who are taken in by Farage need to see this and open their minds and eyes to what he is. This video needs to be shared as much as possible. youtu.be/oAkPrkXjGi0?...

#PhantomsFriday Classic documentary from 1986 on good old-fashioned ghosts of East Anglia, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Suffolk smugglers haunting a pub, the Thorpe Hall Green Lady, & the haunted painting of Henrietta Nelson, plus of course Black Shuck makes an appearance youtu.be/ceU-88UPyIQ

#FingerpostFriday Has seen better days!

Can anybody please help me with a photo of a 1970s school classroom speaker featuring a square, walnut-veneer wooden cabinet with a central, circular, metal mesh or cloth-covered grill. These were designed for wall-mounting. Used for audio intercom or educational broadcasts?