For ecology actually! Tom uses them to eat all the bracken etc.
Yes, I do know of Lorna but not met her. Lovely work!

I’m chairing these two excellent authors at the end of April at @portybooks.bsky.social Do come along!

Yesterday in the lakes, a bit of Oak Bark harvesting with my brother and pigs enjoying the sun.

Thank you Clara. It means so much when people connect to it. ❤️

Thanks for much for @aspectforest.bsky.social
It’s so lovely to read you are enjoying it. It’s quite a daunting thing to write about your own life, and other peoples experiences! These were stories I knew I wanted to tell though. ❤️

This is something I’ve been thinking about! I didn’t realise they were bringing it in. Sounds very complicated….

Pretty epic snowy scenes in Seiffen.

Driving north to meet a storm scientist in the woods. Driving north is surely one of the best things to do in autumn, it always makes me happy.

Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7.30pm -9.15pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing...

There are a few spaces left on my nonfiction course with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social

If you’ve always wanted to try nonfiction but don’t know where to start, or you need a bit more direction, this course is for you.

Starts 27th October, 7.30pm. Join me!

www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...

Wow! Now that is nice to hear. Thanks for reading Chris, I’m so glad you liked it. I enjoyed writing and researching this one.

Opinion | The Last of the Larch

Wrote about the larch tree this weekend for The New York Times. It’s a wonderful tree and has been integral to our economy and industry over the last 300 years. A disease is currently threatening its future but @forestresearchuk.bsky.social are on the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

Had proper full moon insomnia last night. Went outside at 3am, garden was lit like a headlight over the hill. Stood on a slug and saw a hedgehog.

There’s only so much crumble we can eat.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Ahh I was thinking of you and this book today!! Can’t wait to read it.

This will be really lovely for anyone in the area.

I’d love to come to this but can’t make it! It sounds wonderful.

Thanks so much Jennifer! Really appreciate it. Hope the writing is going well!

Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7-9pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing non-fiction?...

I’m running a non fiction course again this autumn.

You can join me as I finish the 1st draft of my book, file a travel commission to a VERY tight deadline & deliver an essay for a collection I kind of forgot.

Read here for what course actually entails. ⬇️

www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...

When the kids go back to school and you write 1000 words in a few hours.
God I’ve missed working.

Thanks Luke! Nice to see you today.

The journey back to Scotland. First stop, Ribe, Denmark.

It really is! Lots of diversity from what I can see.

Beech, birch, pine and aspen. Swedish forests are fab. #forests #forestry #sweden

This place is pretty glorious. #southsweden

Picked and cooked chanterelles today. We checked and checked, naturally, and fried them in simple butter. Delicious.

Bloody hell!

Cannot wait to buy a few copies of this for friends. It’s a brilliant book. Pre-order now.

Carrots and a short canal.

Cuddled a sausage dog. Surprisingly heavy.