The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Some good news: Jonathan the tortoise is not dead and Mother Clanger has been reunited with her family after 50 years following a deathbed confession. Happy Easter everyone! news.canterbury.gov.uk/news/50-year...

1/ Forget tales of escapees from the film set of The African Queen. Ignore rumours of Jimi Hendrix’s supposed liberation of a pair on Carnaby Street. Newly declassified documents from the Ministry Of Defence reveal how Ring-necked Parakeets colonised the UK through Operation Norwegian Blue! 😮 🪶

A request for poetry suggestions! I'm looking for more archaeologists who also write poetry - as I'd love to read their work. If you know of any contemporary archaeologist-poets please add links/names to this thread (picture of Stonehenge because why not!)

CFP deadline this week for our Brontë Studies special issue on Poetry - the abstracts are starting to flock in - still time to send in yours!

'Wetland heritage in the balance: developing an exploratory model for understanding local perceptions of wetland heritage.' NEW article from me & Ben Jennings in the journal #Wetlands

A bit of #peatland heritage reading to round off the weekend? Research from the Wetfutures project I worked on with Ben Jennings in 2020/21 has just been published in #Wetlands #openaccess 'Wetland heritage the balance...' link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We're hiring! 🌿 The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger invites applications for a 3-year postdoc in Environmental History. See thread for more details. #envhist #envhum

Really excited to have a chapter with @drhick.bsky.social on 'Moving research: walking & other mobile methods' in the new Routledge Handbook of Health & Environmental Humanities, edited by Amber Abrams @victoriabates.bsky.social & @historyrocio.bsky.social #envhum www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Habitation: a collective reading by Angelina D’Roza, Steve Ely, Pete Green, Rob Hindle, Chris Jones, and Fay Musselwhite. The Harlequin, 108 Nursery St, Sheffield S3 8GG Tuesday 21 April (7pm doors, 7.30pm start) Admission free, all welcome. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/habitation...

A short thread on research into links between poetry and heritage sites for #worldpoetryday

📢TOMORROW: Music & Manchester - The past, present & future of computers in electronic music 🗓️25/03📍Kilburn Building 🎟️Wait list: https://ow.ly/ZAVH50Yc9jG 🔊Followed by THE TURING – MACHINE: a sound installation School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

A short thread on research into links between poetry and heritage sites for #worldpoetryday

For #Caturday: a poignant photo by Paul Koudounaris of a beloved pet's tombstone. Despite popular belief, the cat's name was not Dewey. This was the surname of the cat's family. "'He was only a cat,' but he was human enough to be a great comfort in hours of loneliness and pain."

It's #worldpoetryday so here are a few pieces from the Poetry Heritage and Community project I've been part of for the last year. First up, an overview of the project (a partnership between English Heritage and @torchoxford.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/intr... (1/6)

'Courtesy of the Trust, a bursary of £4,000 is available to scholars at any career stage. It is intended to support a period of archival research leading to a publication or completion of a doctoral thesis.' #Skystorians

Wooooo! I can’t believe we did this, it’s huge! It’s been such a wonderful experience, I’ve learned so much from all authors and co-editors @historyrocio.bsky.social & Amber. Thanks to everyone who made this happen. (But yes, pls ask libraries to buy this or subscribe online to handbooks, it’s £££)

🥳The Routledge Handbook of Health and Environmental Humanities is published today! Ed. by the fab Amber Abrams, @victoriabates.bsky.social & @rothiotome.bsky.social. It also includes a chapter 'Research on the Move' by @draflint.bsky.social and me. (Probably one to ask your library to order tho' £)

Rose Ferraby's collages at Peterborough Museum are a must see and include some Must Farm peterboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/glean...

Algorithmic Folklore as Transcultural Storytelling CFP is open: storymachine.iisys.de/2026/03/05/c... Submit before March 31st

Exciting path news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great news!

Issue 3.1 of ‘Plant Perspectives’ is now live online. This journal is #openaccess again in 2026 through #subscribetoopen – with warm thanks to all of our subscriber-supporters! Read it here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/index #plantstudies #envhum @plantperspectives.bsky.social

Really looking forward to being part of a panel sharing aspects of the Poetry, Heritage and Community project (www.torch.ox.ac.uk/inspiring-vo...) at the Poetry's Environment conference in Leeds in June. Anyone else planning to be there? conferences.leeds.ac.uk/poetryenviro...

I was very lucky to be part of this amazing book. I've co-authored a piece on natural history collections and climate change with Martha Fleming (Natural History Museum of Denmark) as part of @collecol.bsky.social. Looking forward to finally seeing it in print! ✨🌿 #nathist #envhist #collections

3 DAYS NOW! Hit the link to book your place.

#AnimalHistory folks - can anyone suggest a good source/paper for historical numbers of pet dogs in England/UK?..looking for data for c.1970s.

My book is real! Maddy was more interested in the packing paper #histchild #skystorians #coldwar

Last shout for the Sheffield launch of The Book of Bogs: Stories of a Yorkshire Moor and Other Peatlands. 6pm tonight (11th March) at Hallam University - five readers, admission free, all welcome!

Tomorrow. Join me, @clareshawpoet.bsky.social, @draflint.bsky.social, Harriet Tarlo and Melanie Giles for the Sheffield launch of THE BOOK OF BOGS. @littletollerbooks.bsky.social

It's, er, me chatting all things New Labour, Third Way, Blairism and the 1990s at The Gilded Acorn bookshop tonight! Next launch: @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social on Wednesday! Do come along if you're in Bristol then...

Amidst the gloom, a small shaft of light: Large tortoiseshell butterflies confirmed no longer extinct in the UK! Lovely piece by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My colleagues Annie Tindley and @drhick.bsky.social have funding 📣 for a Collaborative Doctoral Award with Museums Northern Ireland for a PhD on "Reawakening the Living Landscape: Integrating Heritage and Sustainability at the Ulster Folk Museum" - www.ncl.ac.uk/hca/study/hi... Deadline 20 April.

POST-DOC! 3-year job in history of political thought / visual culture / art history Department of Politics & International Studies University of Cambridge @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54724/

This Wednesday, come and join us for the Sheffield launch of THE BOOK OF BOGS. Info below. @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social @moorsforthefuture.bsky.social

Enjoying reading the winning and shortlisted poems from the @mslexia.bsky.social poetry comp in this months issue. (Also very chuffed my poem was longlisted and almost made it into the company of these wonderful poems)

Really looking forward to celebrating the wonderful Book of Bogs in my home town next week. Do come along!

Would thoroughly recommend getting yourself these wonderful watery collections from Longbarrow!

Fieldwork Project Manager and Fieldwork Project Officer: York AOC Archaeology Salary: PO: £30,374 to £35,996 and PM: £39,016 to £44,407 Closing Date: 20th March, 2026 Location: York www.bajr.org/job-ad/field...

Another archaeology and nature job. Looks like a great opportunity www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

We are advertising a two-year lectureship in Modern British History at University of Cambridge, please spread the word! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

University Challenge answers featuring both Animal Collective and the Grindylow tonight. Excellent question-setting 😁

Pleased to be doing the northern leg of my book launch at @wcmlibrary.bsky.social with Isaac Rose and the Greater Manchester Tenants' Union on 26 Feb. Northerners, book now!

#Folklore folk - has anyone come across a connection between the Cornish myths around Tregeagle and Avebury henge and circles? I've found a poem which mentions them both, but I'm unaware of a link.

Join us on March 11th 1–4pm CET / 2–5pm EET ! A hands-on webinar for youth workers, youth and environmental organizations, & youth leaders! Discover how to engage young people in nature restoration, get practical tips, and connect with a supportive community. Registration: linktr.ee/repeatearth

Sad to have missed the Cardi lecture in York today due to broken trains ☹️ I did however have a nice view of a flooded field for two hours...

Calling young poets ✍️ The Inspiring Voices Poetry Festival invites young people across England (ages 11-25) to respond to England's heritage sites through poetry Hosted by English Heritage & @torchoxford.bsky.social Submissions close 15 March www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/inspir...

THIS SUNDAY, from 10am-12.30, join me for an online workshop in aid of Full of Joy animal sanctuary. We’ll reimagine our relationships with the creatures who surround and enrich us, and blur the boundaries between human and more-than-human. Tickets still available⬇️ animalsanctuary.eventbrite.co.uk

there will be a launch event for my new poetry collection p a u s e in Leeds & online 18 March 5-6:30 –free, all are welcome! @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...