www.theguardian.com/environment/... Sometimes *not* seeing something is even more magical than catching a glimpse....

Country diary: Rumours of glowworms set me off on a twilight stroll | Anita Roy

Wellington, Somerset: Desiccated leaves crunch underfoot and ponds have shrunk to muddy pools. Will I catch a glimpse of bioluminescence?

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I have my very first art exhibition coming up! Do come check out my inky experimentations, alongside the wonderful bold landscape paintings by Sue Rickard, from 24-29th August in Wellington, Somerset.

The ASRA research project has been eye-opening, and whisker-tingling. Hope this galvanises more action to protect, re-wiggle, rewild and restore the River Tone catchment (with wider and wilder riparian margins for starters). Looking forward to the project's next steps.

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‘Emotional and horrific’: volunteers ‘live’ as Somerset animals to study wildlife risks

Launches today! Very honoured to be kicking this off - a great way into positive stories from many trailblazers about tackling the multi-crisis with Jules Pretty.

Jules Pretty@julespretty.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Heat! Camera! Action!” It’s here! Podcast launched today - two episodes 01 Anita Roy on nature writing and making stuff happen in transition towns 02 Lloyd Peck on living in the Antarctic and how it’s changed over two decades @anitaroy1000.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk Good story is a finding place

dragons-garden.com/product-cate... Looking forward to this lovely little book festival in Llandovery, Wales. Each ticket to each event is its own unique little artwork! Come along 9th, 10th May - great line up of speakers. I'm on 10th May with Anne Keer.

New podcast by Professor Jules Pretty - launching soon!

Jules Pretty@julespretty.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“Heat! Camera! Action!” This.. is a trailer for a new podcast! We’re in a hole. The planet’s losing. This is how we get out. Story with a swerve, slantwise More hope, more agency. You can … search and subscribe now! Good story is a finding place Video here www.youtube.com/@JulesPretty...

Impossible not to keep checking the Air Quality Index readings. This is what it looks like today, where I am in New Delhi. And what it's like now in London. My lungs really want to go home.

I'm in Delhi for the first time in 9 years!! Very excited to be a three bookstores tomorrow for signing of my book #GravepyresSchool. Do drop by if you're in town.

Doubling Down on Regeneration www.resilience.org/stories/2024...

Doubling Down on Regeneration

Our ancestors, future generations, and millions of other species are both counting on us and rooting us on. Even if the forces of destruction ultimately overwhelm our efforts, at least we will have li...

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Here's my very first post on BlueSky! My Guardian Country Diary for today about last week's Storm Darragh. Enjoy! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Country diary: Storm Darragh created holes in the woods | Anita Roy

Wellington, Somerset: It’s not just trees that are felled, every leaf from every twig has been meticulously picked off by the wind

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