Amanda Tuke
@amandatuke.bsky.social
Nature writer, urban naturalist, 30-minute Birder columnist in Bird Watching Magazine. Author of #WildPavements. Order here https://lnk.to/WildPavements
It's so lovely to have the opportunity to enthuse about wild #urbanplants & plug the amazing work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social to the 1mill plus readers of RHS's The Garden - Aug issue out now. The landscape photos were taken by the amazing Rachel E Billings #urbanbotany #urbannature
I'm absolutely made up to hear that I'm on this year’s @wainwrightprize.bsky.social longlist for Wild Pavements. & many congrats to all the nominees, in particular @nicolawriting.bsky.social & @drmjwarren.bsky.social who have been wonderfully supportive.
The peace of a Glastonbury Festival fallow year is the perfect op to explore the fun wild #railwayplants growing at Castle Cary station, including this cute little Green Field Speedwell sprawling across the ballast. #urbanplants
This was such fun to do, conceived and directed by the wonderful Jen & filmed by camera operator, Callum. #urbannature #pavementplants
Jen Ratcliffe@jenratcliffe.bsky.social · last mo.Hello Water Book Clubbers 🌊📘 We're back this Thursday with a new episode & format: a pre-recorded walk along Stoke's canals with author Amanda Tuke discussing her debut book 'Wild Pavements' Premiers Thursday evening 💚 @amandatuke.bsky.social #WaterBookClub #NatureWriting #BookClub #Boats
Very much looking forward to my next Wild Pavements walk & bookshop event at the fab Hewson Books, Kew, Fri 19 Jun starting 2pm. Nab one of the last few tickets for a gentle afternoon ramble & in-shop social. www.hewsonbooks.co.uk/event-info/w...
Walking 'Wild Pavements' with Amanda Tuke | Hewson Books
Meet the Author of Wild Pavements: Exploring Britain's Cities with an Urban Naturalist, and discover some local wildlife by walking around Kew. The £3.00 ticket price is refunded if you purchase th...
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I've been squeezing in some #urbanplant surveys & workshops around book promo events. Yesterday I was at the @nhm-london.bsky.social learning to id #flies with the inspirational @flygirlnhm.bsky.social. This little cutie is a Soldier Fly (Oxycera).
Congratulations David Lindo @theurbanbirder.bsky.social on the 20-year anniversary of The Urban Birder.🥳 But hang on, is this David as we've never seen him before - looking down rather than up?
I'm writing a column for Bird Watching Magazine provisionally titled "It's behind you!" about missing bird sightings because you're looking in the wrong direction. I'd love to quote others (brief please!) anecdotes if you've had any experience of that? Please message me directly. Many thanks. 💚🙏
Taking stock 3 mths into book promo. Reflections: 1) What a diff a fab publisher marketing team makes; 2) Some indie bookshops are v, v good at hosting buzzy author events; 3) Def worth exploring other promo ops too #1stBookDiary #naturewriting #urbannature freelancenaturewriter.com/2026/05/19/w...
Wild Pavements book tour – 3 month review
As a first time author, I realise from talking to other authors how lucky I am to be working with such a communicative, creative and pro-active marketing team at Flint Books. It is inevitable, thou…
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Within reach of Crystal Palace, London on Sun 21 June? Please do join me on the summer solstice to celebrate the publication of my book **Wild Pavements** & support a very special indie bookshop, Bookseller Crow. Details/tickets in thread 👇 #naturewriting #urbannature #urbanbotany #indiebookshop
Still some tickets left for a relaxing 2-hour #naturewriting workshop with me on Sat 16 May 10:30-12:30 as part of the #Bath Literature Festival. No prior creative writing experience needed. I'd be grateful for sharing. www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/wor...
Workshop: Nature Writing With Amanda Tuke
In this two-hour creative writing workshop, participants will be collecting field notes to use as the basis for short pieces of prose which explore the theme of urban nature. Please bring a notebook a...
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Obvs I'm a fan of celebrating London's #urbannature, but this was a missed opportunity to promote #wildlifephotography best practice too, like this from the Wildlife Trusts www.wildlifetrusts.org/other-ways-g..., in particular "Don't get too close." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Photographers urged to capture London's wildlife
Londoners have until 27 May to submit their best snaps in a new competition.
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Is Spindle Ermine Moth having a bumper year? I've noticed large colonies of the caterpillars & stripped Spindle bushes in both Cardiff & Kent hedgerows this spring #moths
I'm interested in factors which affect feeding wild birds in the UK for a feature I'm writing & have set up a very short anonymised survey on google forms about this forms.gle/JmdDYkJdforQ.... I'd be super grateful for responses from nature/birdwatchers over the bank holiday weekend (& reposts). 🙏 💚
I'm so grateful for this lovely review of Wild Pavements by the inspirational nature writer Vanessa Wright in @britishwildlife.bsky.social 💚
British Wildlife@britishwildlife.bsky.social · 3mo agoVanessa Wright reviews @amandatuke.bsky.social's Wild Pavements, an exploration of the overlooked and under-appreciated wildlife in UK cities- www.britishwildlife.com/wild-pavemen...
A whirl of a book tour. Tonight Penarth. 5 May @goldsborobooks.bsky.social, Brighton. Then Thurs 7 May I'll be chatting all things #urbannature at @booksontherise.bsky.social a much loved indie bookshop in #Richmond. Tickets still available 💚 booksontherise.com/event/wild-p...
Wild Pavements: Exploring Britain's Cities w/ Urban Naturalist Amanda Tuke
In Wild Pavements, naturalist Amanda Tuke shares her delight in the overlooked and underappreciated wildlife in our UK cities...
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Come on down to @goldsborobooks.bsky.social in #Brighton on 5 May 5pm for a #pavementplant prowl or join us at 6pm when we return to this lovely #indiebookshop for an author social about all things #urbannature
For the first bookshop event of my Wild Pavements tour, I visited the lovely Word on the Street bookshop in sunny Ashstead, Surrey, where I had a great time chatting about all things #urbannature, #pavementplants & seeing city streets differently. Penarth, Brighton, & Richmond up next.
I'm leading a FREE Wild Pavements #pavementplant walk, Sat 25th April 11:30-1pm in #Beckenham Place Park BR3 1SY. Beginners very welcome, & an ideal op to kick off your 2026 #100PlantsChallenge @bsbibotany.bsky.social. Registration & details here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-... #urbannature 💚
Great pics, Amy 💚.
Amy R.@amythebirder.bsky.social · 4mo agoOne of the great things about @bsbibotany.bsky.social's #100PlantsChallenge is that it fits nicely with active travel. Today that included Bugle, Herb-Robert and tiny Rue-leaved Saxifrage in Winchester. Also lovely to be making use of late Grandpa's hand lens ☺️ #WildflowerHour
Aw, thanks so much Brigit. I'm delighted you enjoyed it & very grateful for your recommendation. 💚
Brigit Strawbridge@brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 4mo agoBook recommendation! 'Wild Pavements' by @amandatuke.bsky.social is beautifully written, packed with interesting & knowledgeable snippets of information, and full of love and joy - not only for plants, but for ALL wild life. And you don't need to live in a city to appreciate & enjoy this book...
Very pleased to see that Wild Pavements was chosen as Book of the Month in the May 2026 issue of Bird Watching Magazine 💚. #urbanbirds #urbannature #1stbookdiary
Very grateful for this lovely review of my book 💚
The Well-read Naturalist@wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 4mo agoAs my impromptu urban naturalizing activities have mostly only gained me quizzical looks and the odd hesitant question, I long thought I was the only person who did such things. Then I recently discovered the writings of @amandatuke.bsky.social. #Booksky www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2026/04/wild...
I'm leading a FREE Wild Pavements plant hunt as part of the Books in the Park festival in Beckenham Place Park, S London. Saturday 25 April at 11:30. Details and how to register for a place here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-... #urbannature #pavementplants #urbanplants
Fun book promo things... How often do #pavementplants & #urbannature get talked about on local radio? Not enough imo, but Robert Elms' fab BBC Radio London show helped redress this last weekend, when I popped over to Broadcasting House for a chat (about 2hrs in) . www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I'm honoured to be leading this relaxed early evening Wild Pavements walk for the @linneansociety.bsky.social in June. Do register for your place asap as numbers will be limited. More details in Eventbrite👇 #urbannature #pavementplants
The Linnean Society of London@linneansociety.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin Amanda Tuke, author of 'Wild Pavements - Exploring Britain's Cities with an Urban Naturalist' in a guided Nature Walk around Notting Hill Gate this Summer! @amandatuke.bsky.social 📍 Notting Hill Gate Station, London, England 📆 Jun 2 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm buff.ly/uqskGGj
Unbelievably exciting! I'll be chatting to Robert Elms on BBC Radio London this Saturday 28 March at midday about all things Wild Pavements and #urbannature 💚https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7kb/episodes/player
So looking forward to chatting to #urbannature legend, David Lindo @theurbanbirder.bsky.social for the "In Conservation with..." series Thurs 26 Mar 7pm, about our tenacious & gorgeous #pavementplants & the stories behind them. FREE to join here 👉 www.theurbanbirderworld.com/tub-webinars...
