Lovely fungi in the FoD

New @tradfolk.bsky.social piece on the Chepstow Mari Lwyd and Wassail. Because nothing says ‘Happy New Year’ like a horse skull knocking at your door! tradfolk.co/performance/... #wassail #marilwyd #folklore #wales

Fungus dump!

First dance out with Kittiwake Morris yesterday! If you missed us you can catch us in Stanton Drew with @wild-moon-morris.bsky.social next Saturday 2pm for our solstice celebrations! #morrisdancing #bristol #bordermorris

Sorry we’re not riding at dawn. We’re having coffee and catastrophizing the day at dawn. Then we’re doing Wordle. Then we’re doing 35 minutes of doomscrolling, then we’re taking the longest hottest shower, then we’re sitting on the edge of the bed staring at nothing for a while, THEN maybe we ride.

Fun fact, reindeer like eating lichen WAY more than they like glitter oats. Please don’t pick it from trees but there’s plenty on the ground after the storm! #lichen #forestofdean

It's the last Bandcamp Friday of the year, a good day to grab a copy of our new album of end-of-year songs. ** MERRY CHRISTMAS! ** cooperandtoller.bandcamp.com/album/years-...

Aaaaaah the secret’s out, and it sounds incredible!

Having spent several days being FORCED by @tradfolk.bsky.social to listen to some incredible music, here’s my roundup of new festive folk, with @jackieoates.bsky.social @squeezyjohn.bsky.social @cooperandtoller.bsky.social @windbornesingers.bsky.social + more! tradfolk.co/customs/chri...

Very excited for this :)

And here we all thinking the Forest of Dean is funny about sheep.

Chatting to @jackieoates.bsky.social about life, music and motherhood is always such a joy. Excited to be able to share it with everyone else in her @tradfolk.bsky.social interview! tradfolk.co/music/music-... #folkmusic #tradfolk #englishfolk #festivefolk

Hello! Glad to be here posting for the 1st time! I have been busy getting ready to post new copies of mine and John Spiers' album, 'A Midwinter's Night' in time for release day on Monday! We're on tour from Friday 6th December + it would be lovely to see you there. @squeezyjohn.bsky.social

Beautiful frosty things yesterday :) #forestofdean

The International Plant Sentinel Network has landed on Bluesky!

Our Club Guide page now has a searchable Google map of clubs, sessions, singarounds and venues around London: folklondon.co.uk/club-guide/ The map itself is here: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v... Let us know if you find any errors, or want your event listed

Rotten tree being held up by ivy. Quite incredible! 🌳

I’m telling “The Snow Queen” with a full musical underscore at St John The Baptist in Holland Road #ShepherdsBush #london on 14 December. It’s pay what you like and suitable for kids as well as adults. Tickets www.londondreamtime.com/calendar #storytelling #fairytales Pic Nicolas Laborie

Went upstairs to find slippers. Accidentally lay down. Got found by cat. I may starve here. #catsofbluesky #tortoiseshellcat

Me: How do you feel about my recent reinvention as a folk correspondent? Him: It’s great, but which other part of yourself are you going to un-invent to make space? Touché @jackbrewer.dev *Looks vaguely around at current collection of hyperfocus..es to see what I can jettison* #adhd

So so relateable 😅

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

The dor beetles aren’t having the greatest time today I don’t think. #forestofdean #beetles

@jancarrie.bsky.social mother I think you’ll like this.

Finally nearly home after 6 days travelling around ‘oop North’ learning about some awesome tree health work. I haven’t had a hug since Monday. Bets on whether the dog or the 5 year old is more excited to see me?

Aliens exist.

20 shows to celebrate 20 years together (and three 40th birthdays!) no north east date cos we’re planning something special for October

Favourite beastie again! #planelacebug #sycamorelacebug #platanuslacebug #treehealth

On the subject of spaniels. @jackbrewer.dev took this amazing picture of ours but he’ll never get round to posting it so I’m sharing it. #dogsofbluesky #spanielsofbluesky #forestofdean #workingcockerspaniel

Spaniels and plant pathogens. This conference just peaked. #plantpathology #dogsofbluesky #spanielsofbluesky #treehealth

“Just because you’re not a pine tree doesn’t mean you’re safe.” Most ominous thing I’ve heard at a conference this week.

760,000 women in the UK waiting for a gynaecological appointment? That’s just the tip of the iceberg | Zoe Williams

The Dragon’s Back Anticipation to see where this snow will fall is building ❄️ A blanket of snow covers Eryri, taken a few years ago from Ynys Môn

🌱 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh today.

Plant pest of the day. Beautiful and an absolute nuisance. #planthealth

Having said I stopped tweeting when I left research…this week I will mostly be posting from #planthealth conferences 😅 here’s some frost on a hydrangea near Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh.

#wildflowerhour a tenacious daisy in the woods

Update on the rapper side I thought of 3 hours ago - I’ve got a musician and 4 dancers 😅 watch this space!

15 minutes in the life of an #ADHD folky stuck at a train station. So far I have had the following ideas: - 3 new tattoos - an article on folk inspired tattoos - which tattooists I want to feature - a women’s rapper side based in the #forestofdean - the name, kit and founding members of said side

This is what happens when I stop working in cheese export policy. Just sayin’.

Red squirrels to vanish from England unless vaccine against squirrelpox funded

Confession time! I left ‘that other place’ 8 years ago when I quit academia and no longer had much to say to a following of mostly scientists. Glad to be here starting over with a more holistic persona! Expect folk music and dance, pets, bikes, ADHD musings, wildlife AND science!

How we all doing folk friends? Here’s a reminder of some things we can do to beat the blues between festival seasons: tradfolk.co/music/festiv...

I’m still adding to this starter pack for people interested in folk & traditional music in the UK and beyond … please let me know if you can think of any accounts of artists, organisations or specialist interest groups I’ve missed. go.bsky.app/D5A8kE4

Immensely proud to be in kittiwake Morris this morning #morrisdancing #inclusivemorris www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pssst, #folky friends - TradFolk wants your festive album releases along with folky gift ideas for a December roundup!Email [email protected] or wave them at me.

Hey there #ratsofbluesky friends! Here’s my gang, Percy, Rosalina and Molly.

Hello new followers! Guessing you’re here for folk content. So here is Bobbin the Buck, the Forest of Dean Morris beast who lives in my garden.