Chris Townsend
@christownsend.bsky.social
Outdoor writer & photographer, passionate about wild places, long distance walking, & rewilding. https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com
What a repulsive man. I had eye problems. Everything from routine cataract surgery and laser work for retinopathy in both eyes, to a vitrectomy. Some of the surgeons and nurses didn't have flawless English. But as they were busy saving my eyesight, it would have seemed churlish to whine about it...
The bizarre and disturbing thing is that Joshua Bonehill-Paine is one of the few figures on the right to be loudly and clearly called out for anti-semitism. Is that because it doesn't happen much on the right? You have to be kidding. So why the double standards? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No one should get a free pass on antisemitism – so why does the right?
There is legitimate scrutiny of antisemitism on the left, but at the same time, rightwing media outlets offend with impunity. That makes no sense, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Breaking News! Code: Bonkers! El Nino continues to spike towards an all-time record high anomaly, with the Nino 3.4 sea surface temperature more than 2.6°C above the 1991-2020 baseline as of August 4th, and more than 1.0C° above the previous August 4th record set in 1997.
#Labour 🤦🤦🤦
Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 11h agoI can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at the £2.7 billion in tax breaks that is given to fossil fuel companies, that should go into jobs in renewables, in nature, in care"
I’m glad the President has his priorities straight.
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The Cairngorms wildfire and pinewood recovery- PART 2 - parkswatchscotland
A previous article on this (see here) created a significant level of interest and useful feedback, including from BBC Rado Scotland Drivetime and Radio 4 researchers. The message from the post above w...
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Worth reading. Time we change global priorities--let's start here. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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The Scottish explorer who fancied an adventure closer to home: hiking the Highlands’ Affric Kintail Way | Highlands holidays | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
The Scottish explorer who fancied an adventure closer to home: hiking the Highlands’ Affric Kintail Way
Globetrotter and TV presenter Alice Morrison trades in her camels and backup team for wild camping in one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens
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This should also become policy in Scotland. Solar power works: so should car parks. And green spaces should be saved.
Bylines Network@bylinesnetwork.co.uk · last mo.As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity? @eastangliabylines.co.uk
BBC News - Scottish islanders refused permission to stage annual seabird chicks hunt www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish islanders refused permission to stage annual guga hunt
Each year hundreds of gannet chicks are killed for their meat on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir.
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David Frum Said This July 30 2026. Frum Was The Former Speech Writer For George W. Bush........
French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence. About 3,000 firefighters remained deployed across the two fronts, extinguishing hot spots, cutting firebreaks & securing areas of burned forest as high temperatures & wind threaten to relight embers
BBC News - Peak District's rebrand deal brings in cash - but also criticism - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peak District's rebrand deal brings in cash - but also criticism
After the Peak District signed a brand deal with Skoda, could other national parks follow suit?
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20 people have died in European wildfires this summer. More than 300,000 have been evacuated from their homes. The Prime Minister has not ruled out further drilling in the North Sea. Please Mr Burnham. Stop dancing to Farage's tune... Tackle the real issues!🙏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossings
The prime minister says enforcement is increased but there also need to be more safe routes into the UK.
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RFK Jr and wife had a soiree at their Hollywood mansion during COVID and required proof of COVID vaccination with RSVP. Watch what they do, not what they say. –Rachel Maddow
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
The IMF says we pay $5T/year to subsidize fossil fuels — that's $13M per MINUTE to destroy our future. Meanwhile solar & wind fight for scraps. We don't have a funding problem. We have a priority problem.
Book review - Prelude to Murder: Revenge Killing on a Highland Sporting Estate raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/02/b...
Book review – Prelude to Murder: Revenge Killing on a Highland Sporting Estate
Earlier this year, retired Scottish gamekeeper David Campbell was found guilty of murdering his former colleague from the Edradynate Estate in Perthshire, Brian Low, in February…
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Back in 1988 .... #hiking www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/long-reads/t...
I made the first known traverse of the Canadian Rockies in 1988. What’s changed for thru-hikers?
What's changed for thru-hikers since Chris Townsend’s bold and original 2,600km traverse of the Canadian Rockies? He tells all.
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BBC News - Runner on smashing Alps ultramarathon record by 6 days - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Runner on smashing Alps ultramarathon record by 6 days
Sophie Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.
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Local walk on the first day of August. Cloudy skies. Flat light. A day for details, for looking closely. #nature #Cairngorms
Ragged Land: bears and bushwhacking in Tombstone Park in the Yukon Territory | TGO Magazine www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/long-reads/r...
Ragged Land: bears and bushwhacking in Tombstone Park in the Yukon Territory
Mark Waring is no stranger to long walks, but Tombstone Park in Yukon Territory has more bears and bushwhacking than he knew what to do with.
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Natural England forced to admit ‘Every White-tailed Eagle death in Dorset linked to rat poison’ – Raptor Persecution UK raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/01/n...
Natural England forced to admit ‘Every White-tailed Eagle death in Dorset linked to rat poison’
Last week, the independent group Wildlife Poisoning Research UK (WPRUK) issued a press release confirming the poisoning of more White-tailed Eagles in Dorset, following the high profile poisoning o…
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Quick quick, our stupid readers may notice that we're wrong about Reform storming to victory for Manchester mayor. Turns out that Labour wins by a huge margin. Get someone from entertainment to write some bollocks about Africans trying to invade the country. Hate don't think.
