Keith Broomfield
@keithbroomfield.bsky.social
Nature columnist: P&J, The Courier, Alloa Advertiser. Author: If Rivers Could Sing; Scottish Wildlife Odyssey; Wild Quest Britain; Snorkeller's Guide to the Mediterranean; Wild Edinburgh; Where a Cold Light Falls
Great to be ‘in conversation’ with James Mclauchlan (right) last night at the Wild Fungarium bookshop in central Edinburgh at a sold-out event on my book Wild Edinburgh as part of the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) ‘Words of the Wild Book Festival’. Pete Haskell of SWT on left
A cluster of fly agarics in one of my local woods
Wee cutie - a young harbour seal enjoying the sunshine at East Wemyss in Fife this morning
Nice feature in today's Scotsman on my new book - Where a Cold Light Falls - a nature journey through NE Scotland. Book available from online sellers and in bookshops
Like a nugget of gold, yellow stagshorn fungus lights up the forest floor in Dunning Glen, Perthshire
Delighted to support the Delph Pond Forum at their community event in Tullibody today, bringing kids’ closer to nature and highlighting the need to look after our precious green spaces #Clackmannanshire
Ooooh..look what arrived today, my latest book – Where a Cold Light Falls – a nature exploration of NE Scotland, brilliantly illustrated by Rob Hands. Now available to buy from publisher @tippermuirbooks.bsky.social and in bookshops and other online sellers tinyurl.com/2du3tdyb
A company of curlews on the foreshore near Blackness on the Firth of Forth this morning
My latest book – Where a Cold Light Falls – will be published shortly and is now available to pre-order. It is a nature exploration of Northeast Scotland (Aberdeenshire, Angus & Moray) and is published by @TippermuirBooks . Illustrations by Rob Hands. tinyurl.com/2du3tdyb
Tickets are going fast for our Words of the Wild Book Festival, with some events already sold out! Don’t miss your opportunity to meet some of today’s top nature writers, join our online talks or nurture your creativity at one of our workshops. Find out more on our website 📖 buff.ly/fI23XcV
The #fungi season is getting into full swing - here, a cluster of sulphur tufts in one of my local woods
This charismatic cuttlefish was today's star find in #Lanzarote
These stunning mats of slender-leaved ice plants looked especially apt in the lava fields of Lanzarote today as they resembled patches of molten rock. These hardy wee plants are incredibly well adapted to withstand such a harsh, dry environment
A pandemonium of parrotfish in #Lanzarote today
A snorkel at Playa Blanca in #Lanzarote today brought the reward of finding plenty of colourful parrotfish
Marsh samphire at Torry Bay in west #Fife this afternoon. This specialist plant lives in sheltered tidal areas that would kill most plants, with its fleshy tissues enabling it to tolerate and regulate high concentrations of salt
A shoal of sandeels at Elie, #Fife. These fish move in such tight unison that they act like one organism. They are a lynchpin of the marine ecosystem, being a source of nutritious food for so many other creatures
A common green grasshopper in Menstrie Glen in the Ochils this morning. Males display to females by rubbing their legs against their wings to create a long, loud, 'churring' song. After mating, the eggs are laid in the soil ready to hatch the following spring
The topsy-turvy world of a prawn – a wee exploration under a submerged rock-shelf when snorkelling by West Wemyss in Fife brought a close encounter with this cute crustacean clinging to the roof
High and dry - a harbour seal at rest by East Wemyss in Fife this morning
A recent snorkel in a sea loch in the NW Highlands brought into view a stunning proliferation of kelp fur growing on seaweed. These are hydroids – small colonial aquatic animals comprising many individuals called polyps
The garden buddleia was shimmering with butterflies today, including painted ladies, red admirals, peacocks and small tortoiseshells
Happiness is snorkelling by the shore of the East Neuk of #Fife – here a shoal of young saithe in among towering strands of mermaid’s tresses seaweed
I have never snorkelled at West Wemyss in Fife before, and although the visibility wasn’t great this afternoon, there was plenty of amazing life to see. Including this soft coral called dead men’s fingers hidden beneath a rock overhang several metres down.
When the sun shone last week - a goldfinch on its song perch by the haugh of the River Devon in #Clackmannanshire
