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The Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize 2026 | London Review Bookshop The London Review Bookshop is proud to announce the fourth year of the Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize. Inspired by the curiosity and imagination of Martha Mills, the…

Calling all young UK writers aged 11-14. Great prizes, and a chance to have your writing published. www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

A belated thank you for this - only just seen your lovely message! 👍🏽🍃

Hi Anita. I've just read your very moving article in the spring 22 edition of Walk- Ramblers. (here for those that aren't accidental hoarders)
I'll definitely get a copy of your book. You might like this Ramblings (my story) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Thanks so much Anita! It was a lovely walk and event 😀

Such happy news, congrats! 👍🏽🌳🍃

And remembering our lovely walk in the Happy Valley! 💚

Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets

VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England.

I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Such happy news, congrats! 👍🏽🌳🍃

And remembering our lovely walk in the Happy Valley! 💚

Blue sky, blossom and a bit of birdsong here in Manchester…

Whoever said it’s grim up North?!

IN FULL: Hannah Spencer gives DEFIANT victory speech as she wins Gorton & Denton for the Greens YouTube video by Manchester Evening News

Hannah Spencer’s victory speech in full.

Congrats to the first Northern Green MP 💚

#manchester #gortonanddenton #byelection @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

m.youtube.com/watch?v=KrzL...

Good news day 💚

Well done #Manchester for voting out fascism, hatred and division!

Everyone belongs here!

@greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Feeling hopeful that Reform will lose Gorton & Denton and Greens will win it! 💚 @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
#manchester #greatermanchester

The @ihr.bsky.social’s Dr @anitasethi.bsky.social was on BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live last weekend.

Tune in from 32 minutes to hear about her research on histories of access to the countryside and why “every single one of us, regardless of background, belongs in nature”. 🍃
https://bbc.in/46KA9nT

MMU deleted the page celebrating Mandelson’s appointment as Chancellor in 2016. 🤷‍♂️

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

It’s only 20th January and I’ve just spotted a daffodil on my daily walk! Unseasonably early…

Love a sunset train journey 🌅🌇

Merlin app

My first app download of 2026, thanks to @natashawalter.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social

‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app Merlin has been trained to identify the songs of more than 1,300 bird species around the world

‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app

This is lovely 🦅@natashawalter.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just started this book by @anitasethi.bsky.social
Heard on the podcast Ramblings from BBC 4.

Sunny Christmas Eve, between places…

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/communicat...

It might look like we’re at bible class, but in fact we’re celebrating the 60th anniv of the #Pennineway by reading from our books to a packed audience as part of the Todmorden Book Festival. Great to share a platform with @anitasethi.bsky.social @andrewbibby-writer.bsky.social & chair Pam Warhurst.

Excited to be speaking at Todmorden Book Festival in November celebrating 60 years of the Pennine Way. 👣🍃⛰️

Looking forward to this later today!

I'm off this afternoon to celebrate the story of the Pennine Way at #Todmorden Book Fest, with two other authors @anitasethi.bsky.social and @andrewmccloy.bsky.social. Ah, those northern hills! Should be a good session!

"As we work to heal the Earth, the Earth heals us" - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Thought-provoking evening speaking at the British Academy as part of the “Living With Our Planet” series, on the Writing Wild Worlds panel - great to meet my fab fellow panellists! 🌍 @ambermb.bsky.social @lenasimic.bsky.social

RIP Prunella Scales, the great Fawlty Towers actress, who I was once lucky enough to interview for the Guardian over afternoon tea at her home in London - she was most welcoming, witty and entertaining.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Anita Sethi on the Raven Nature writer Anita Sethi has long been intrigued by ravens.

On air in one hour’s time… my @BBCRadio4 episode of Tweet of the Day…. 🦅🪶🐦‍⬛

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Anita Sethi on the Raven Nature writer Anita Sethi has long been intrigued by ravens.

I've written and presented another episode for Tweet of the Day - BBC Radio 4's natural history programme devoted to birds.
My next episode is broadcast on Sunday 26th October and on the raven, just in time for halloween!

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...