The Galeon Andalucia is moored in #Cowes today. A touring replica of a #Spanish galleon that sailed between Europe and the Americas in the 17th century. #Isleofwight #ships
Julie Watson
@julieoniw.bsky.social
Writer on the Isle of Wight, UK. Published books and stories on travel and nature. Kayaker, cat companion, whale watcher. Fellow Emerita, Dept of Languages Cultures and Linguistics, University of Southampton.
What stories are written into Britain’s hills? Join Jon Woolcott for The Tattooed Hills and discover the fascinating history behind chalk figures, from white horses to giants! 📅 10 Oct, 4.30pm Northwood House #IOWLitFest2026 #JonWoolcott #TheTattooedHills #landscape #folklore #Wiltshire #Dorset
The MS #Nordstjernen arriving in #Cowes this morning. Built in 1956, it was one of the #Hurtigruten ships serving #Norway 's coastline and #Svalbard until 2012. #Isleofwight
Some impressively large beefsteak bracket #fungi in the grounds of #OsborneHouse #EnglishHeritage #IsleofWight this week.
145 MPs now call on gov to level with the public about the threats from climate change and nature loss and the benefits from genuine emergency action. Is your MP on the list? Enter postcode see: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... It’s #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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100,000 people now signed the petition for the government to stage a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis, introduced by the PM and delivered by independent experts. The debate should be prioritised for when Parliament reconvenes on 1st Sept. It's #TimeToStepUp
Tickets soon go on sale for the 15th Isle of Wight Literary Festival - check out the speakers taking part to bookmark your favourites #IsleofWight @iowlf.bsky.social
Big-name authors confirmed for this year's Isle of Wight Literary Festival
Tickets soon go on sale for the 15th Isle of Wight Literary Festival
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A big thank you to everyone who’s been promoting the petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. It’s now jumped up to 56,700. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Happy to provide testimonial for #ORCA as one of their #volunteer marine mammal surveyors on ferries bound for France and Spain. Published on Facebook last month. "Meet Julie, a travel writer whose experience as an ORCA volunteer inspired many of the short stories in her books…" #whalewatching
Just back from a trip to #Iceland bringing home lots of ideas for new #travel stories for the next collection of #traveltakeaways I'm #writing.
They're up again! One of the small pleasures of #island life. #beeorchids #isleofwight #orchids #botanical
Looking for a good summer read? Immerse yourself in #travel stories from a time when the world was a calmer place and #globetrotting was an adventure.
The new People’s Emergency Briefing is putting evidence on the climate and nature crises into the hands of the public 📢 Communities are coming together to watch the film with their MPs, and, crucially - discussing how we can respond. ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/peoples...
"Government to broadcast Peoples Emergency Briefing on Climate on mainstream TV" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767348
A #Swedish ship, the Gunilla, is docked in #Cowes today. Hailing from the Ockero archipelago near #Gothenburg. #Isleofwight
One of my favourite early flowering British #orchids, the green-winged orchid showing in good numbers in #Northwood cemetery today. #Cowes #Isleofwight #naturewriting
Reading at the #book launch. My highly commended entry in the #IsleofWight Biosphere Writing Competition: Where Words and Wildlife Meet. Anthology available here: www.nakedfigleafpress.com/wherewordswi... #Naturewriting #Biosphere
This foxy face caught on camera showing an interest in food put out for the hedgehog #foxoftheday #isleofwight #wildlife
Figarama Don't miss this #Isleofwight literary event: 27/28 March Calverts hotel, #Newport. Free entry, book launches plus some great ticketed talks and workshops. Details below: www.nakedfigleafpress.com/figarama
FIGARAMA | Naked Figleaf Press | Figmentum Books
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#Booklaunch #IsleofWight Biosphere Writing Anthology 2025. On Saturday 28 March at 4:00 pm at Figarama: The Write Way. Venue: Calverts Hotel, Newport. #IOW #NakedFigleafPress
Ive just see my talk next Thursday pm on #Japan for #UfFT advertised in this week's #IWObserver #IsleofWight #events #Newport
The Isle of Wight Writers Jamboree offers a networking opportunity for all writers #iwnews #IsleofWight
Celebrating local literary talent: Book now for 2026 Isle of Wight Writers Jamboree
The Isle of Wight Writers Jamboree offers a networking opportunity for all writers
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Not a great picture I know, but the resident #kingfisher crowned my visit to #Newtown marshes #IsleofWight earlier this week. #birdlife #iow
#Travel stories with a difference - one of my new collection of short travel stories published in 'The Other Side of Hope': othersideofhope.com/the-promise-... Like it? First vol (Travel Takeaways: Around the World in Forty Tales) available on Amazon. #booksky #travelwriting #writersandauthors
A moment of still reflection in the busy heart of #Lisbon - pondering the secrets of the #naturalworld #Portugal #TravelTakeaways #travel #writing
The exotic pink flowers of the Silk Floss (or Painiera) tree seen everywhere in the streets of #Lisbon in October. #Portugal #TravelTakeaways #writing
Ready for the rush! At the local author marketplace today @iowlf.bsky.social . Drop by for a chat about #travel.
