Blurry pic of part of the Trippet Stone circle. Taken last night in low light/high winds while on a dark skies walk with @cornishbirdblog.com and Carolyn Kennett. Sadly no stars, but we safely completed the walk from here to the Stripple Stones #StandingStoneSunday #StormDave #Cornwall

Huge THANK YOU to the hardy group of folks who joined us on Bodmin Moor yesterday evening for the 2nd of our Dark Skies walks! The moor was a very 'atmospheric' place last evening but the landscape never fails to inspire & I think we all had a wonderful if slightly windblown time! #Cornwall #Kernow

✨️NEW BLOG POST! Back in 2025, I was asked to be involved in a project to bring the work of a little known local artist to print. When I saw the work of Oliver Bedford & his incredible journeys in China I knew that it was something that I wanted to be part of! cornishbirdblog.com/introducing-...

We'll be visiting the Trippet Stones on our 2nd Dark Skies Walk this wkend! Carolyn from Archaeoastronomy #Cornwall &myself will be taking the group to 2 stone circles, hopefully seeing stars & I'll be telling dark tales from the history &mythology of the moor! cornishbirdblog.com/the-trippet-...

Sennen Cove – The Landing Place of Kings! Seven Saxon Kings enjoying supper, King Athelstan, King Stephen, King John and the would-be King, Perkin Warbeck . . . Monarchs were just washing up with the tide! #Cornwall #Kernow cornishbirdblog.com/sennen-cove-...

Magical moorland from this weekend ✨️ #Cornwall #Kernow

Absolutely beautiful day up on the moor! Visited Colvannick Stone Row, Goodaver Circle, Showery Tor and Rough Tor. Windswept and wild, this landscape feeds my soul! ☺️ #Cornwall

💎 What is the connection between one of the most celebrated diamonds in the world, once worn by Marie Antoinette, and #Cornwall? cornishbirdblog.com/cornwall-the...

For hundreds of years damaged reputations were avenged and arguments were settled with a duel. After coming across a couple of almost comical accounts of duels fought in #Cornwall I decided to dig a bit deeper . . . cornishbirdblog.com/pistols-at-d...

Popped into Falmouth's Maritime Museum to see the new Surf exhibition and getting some inspiration for Falmouth history . . . #Cornwall

Somehow I always forget to reshare this article I wrote about Charles Causley a few years ago! So here it is . . . #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/charles-caus...

For those who came on my guided walk to Goodaver Stone Circle at the weekend here is what is used to look like! Such a different place back in 2022 when you could only get there by sneaking in through the plantation! #cornwall

#asmr 😊

I'll be chatting to Julie Skentelbery on Radio Cornwall later today about this amazing standing stone on Goonhilly Downs. For those of you that have missed it I've had a weekly slot with them for 5 years now discussing local history stories. 👂Listen in at 12.20ish cornishbirdblog.com/the-dry-tree...

This - Buried at the Crossroads, by @cornishbirdblog.com - is highly recommended. If you've read her blog you'll know she has an uncanny knack for mining the highest grade of narrative ore from the Cornish archive. This little book does the same thing brilliantly in longer form.

Let’s give Cornish writer Elizabeth a follow. 👍😀 Liz is author of The Cornish Bird blog and podcaster. bsky.app/profile/corn...

What a gorgeous memory this evening at Goodaver is going to be! #Cornwall

My latest blog post looks at the controversy surrounding this Hepworth sculpture and the questions it raises about the 'value' of public art . . . #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/barbara-hepw...

Quick walk at Golitha Falls today before briefly crossing the Tamar . . . Back safe and sound now 😌 #Cornwall

Hi #Cornwall #Kernow ❤️ Who should I be following on here? Who do I know from the old days on Twitter? 😀

Hi Everyone! Just deleted my Twitter account with over 8000 followers so starting from scratch here! 🙃 Thought I would share pics from amazing walk at Goodaver last night. Sharing stargazing and folklore with a lovely group of folks! These are free events, next one 19th April Message me for link x

It has been more than a year since I posted on this account but I have just deleted my Twitter so I thought I'd say hi - is there anyone still out there?

Does anyone know where the name of Rotterdam Beach in Talland Bay comes from? #Cornwall

New post for my lovely patrons! #Cornwall www.patreon.com/posts/sittin...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE!! Check out this episode with Keith from @thepiskietrap.bsky.social chatting about some of our favourite ghost stories, how they connect of real events in history & why #Cornwall is such a haunted place! Perfect listening for this miserable rainy day! cornishbirdblog.com/podcast/

I absolutely loved researching this story! It meant that I was forced to visit this part of the coast a few times! 🙃 #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-earthqua...

I've added a new EVENTS page to my blog so that you can see what I have planned for the coming months - there are a few talks booked so far . . . Check it out if you fancy coming along! #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/events/

NEW BLOG POST TODAY! In the spring of 1909 a series of startling events in #Cornwall became front page news across the British Isles. The newspapers reported that a ‘madman’ had shot four people and had barricaded himself into his home in St Blazey. cornishbirdblog.com/a-cornish-ma...

Can't seem to post images from my phone. Any ideas?

NEW BLOG POST TODAY! My review of Dr Charlotte Mackenzie's latest book on Georgian #Cornwall . . . @cornwallhistory.bsky.social cornishbirdblog.com/review-cornw...

Very exciting news! Looking forward to teaming up with Keith from @thepiskietrap.bsky.social this spring at the new Port Eliot Mystery and History Weekend! We will be telling tales of ghosts around the Cornish coast!

NEW BLOG POST TODAY! My review of Dr Charlotte Mackenzie's latest book on Georgian #Cornwall . . . @cornwallhistory.bsky.social cornishbirdblog.com/review-cornw...

So delighted to have received a copy of Dr Charlotte Mackenzie's latest book! It explores life in Georgian #Cornwall, particularly visitor's impressions of Penzance and is another fine example of Dr Mackenzie's extensive knowledge of the period. @cornwallhistory.bsky.social

Very exiting news!! I've been asked to talk at Trebah Gardens! 6th March 2025 7pm Come along and discover the lives of some fascinating and feisty women from around Cornwall's coast! Book your tickets now and join me there! www.trebahgarden.co.uk/events/talks...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE!! Tales of the Ill-wished: Long held beliefs in witchcraft held sway over people's lives in Cornwall for much longer than you might imagine. This episode looks at some stories that revolve around the fear of being ill-wished. cornishbirdblog.com/podcast/

NEW BLOG POST TODAY! My last of 2024! - thanks to everyone here who has supported me in the past year - see you in 2025! #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-ruins-of...

Watch this space!! My last blog post of 2024 will be heading your way tomorrow . . . Weirdly it will be my 424th article, I didn't plan that at all! #Cornwall

Some really exciting news for 2025!! Watch this space!😀 #Cornwall www.patreon.com/posts/what-2...

I will be chatting about #Cornwall 's smuggling past on Radio Cornwall later this morning . . . cornishbirdblog.com/willy-wilcox...

There are a whole heap of book reviews on my blog. cornishbirdblog.com/category/rev... They might give you some ideas for Christmas gifts, like this wonderful tome by Sam Davison packed with lovely images of #Cornwall 's ancient sites . . . cornishbirdblog.com/review-matte...

The smuggler Squire Avery built this little building as a lookout and a hideout in the early 1800s. When this notorious character died in 1858 local people reported a strange light in the sky . . . #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-history-...

My latest blog post certainly creates conversation! Whether you believe the stories or not most people have an opinion on the Beast of Bodmin Moor. I will be chatting about this on Radio Cornwall later this morning! @skentelbery.bsky.social

I have to say that Truro Cathedral was looking very lovely today! #Cornwall

Looking for somewhere different for a walk the soggy Sunday? #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/discover-tre...

Today's New Blog Post! Maybe a bit of a controversial one . . . I had always been very sceptical about the stories of a big cat on Bodmin Moor but revisiting the very first reports from the early 90s actually changed my mind . . . What do you think? #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-truth-be...

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