Kate Blincoe
@kateblincoe.bsky.social
Writer and author. Nature, sustainability, ethical economics, literature, horses. Guardian Country Diarist. Resurgence & Ecologist contributor. Curae Fiction prize winner. Debut novel RESOLVE out October 2027.
'We need to talk about how we talk about nature and climate [...] How the misuse of tongue, teeth, mouth and throat can be as violent as a naked flame in an open, dry moorland.' Blue Kirkhope unpicks how the English language can catalyse the climate crisis www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/07/word...
Inspiration from beavers for flood planning during a hosepipe ban www.theguardian.com/environment/... #naturewriting
Country diary: Beaver-style flood defences take root amid a hosepipe ban | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Underfoot the ground is as hard as metal, while the council’s ‘leaky dams’ are set for the next deluge
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Singing along to 'Paperback Writer' 40 years ago on holiday in the back of my grandparents' old VW camper van, I honestly never thought I'd become one. But today, I am! Get your copy of Land Beneath the Waves from the wonderful Word on the Water London Bookbarge: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/land...
Mayday, Mayday in @theguardian.com country diary today. #naturewriting #countrydiary www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: Mayday, mayday … the heatwave is killing the swallow chicks | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Adult swallows travel across the world to breed in Britain’s supposedly temperate climate. Instead, this week’s temperatures have been deadly
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A firebug congregation in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary today. #naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: A bug bacchanalia on an old lime tree | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Firebugs congregate in large numbers to feast and mate – and this is the first time we’ve known their revelry on the farm
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At last, time to sit down and read @resurgencetrust.bsky.social magazine. Adore the Echopoetry (inspired by bats) and am reminded how much I enjoyed reviewing The Waterlands @steverutt.bsky.social
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, @kateblincoe.bsky.social reflects on the wildness of horses. #naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Even in tame horses, a wildness remains | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: A large mare is being aggressive not just to the dying deer in its paddock, but also me for trying to save it
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Caring for George the pony and the dung beetles that his poo supports in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A saliva test for George the pony, and a rethink on worm control | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Deworming horses is as important as ever, but not at the expense of dung beetles – which are coming out of hibernation now
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Doves and pigeons are busy courting in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Wood pigeon courtship rituals are straight out of Bridgerton | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: I can’t tell which birds are male and which are female and, it turns out, neither can they. There is a system, though
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How do egrets and snowdrops stay whiter than the washing in all that mud? Good question, @kateblincoe.bsky.social! Here's today's @theguardian.com country diary... #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Bursts of white in the winter murk | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: As chief clothes-washer in our home, I see egrets and snowdrops and wonder how anything living in the marsh or riverbank can stay so clean
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"Some people spread festive cheer. I spread parasites." Mistletoe on the move in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: There’s more to mistletoe than Christmas kisses | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Wildlife seems to like it as much as we do, and if you’re patient, you can make like a mistle thrush and spread it around
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October's the yellow month in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary today. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: There’s something cooking in the woods | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: In this moment of great seasonal change, I go looking for butterflies and find a ‘feathered’ fungus
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Dry September goes by in an alcoholic haze in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: An autumn fireball that’s a sanctuary for insects | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: The Robin’s pincushion is a most rare vision – and has an unexpected origin for its unusual name
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Confronting the barriers that stand between mothers and walking the land. My review of the inspirational Pathfinding: On Walking, Motherhood and Freedom, by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social in @resurgencetrust.bsky.social
A bat in trouble and how to help them in your garden in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Some bats need a little help to get through the night | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: My week of nursing a long-eared bat back to health ends with me planting evening primrose in my garden
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Orchids, sainfoin and swallows in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A bumper year for orchids – the meadow is brimming with them | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: On the farm, cutting the grass early has allowed wildflowers to thrive, especially the bee and pyramidal orchids
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Is it a Wordsworthian moment or not? Daffs, orchids & bluebells in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A Wordsworthian moment, golden and dancing | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Among bee orchids and incipient bluebells, I see a host of daffodils, and wonder if they’re wild
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In today's @theguardian.com country diary @kateblincoe.bsky.social sits on an oaken throne, looking for a fawn in the field. #naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: My daughter says she’s seen a fawn – has she? | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Muntjac deer mate all year round, so it’s quite possible. I take to the oak throne that we have on the farm, and scan the view
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Lovely, I was inspired by the tradfolk directory to start a wassail locally where there was none. More seasonal rituals I say, they help us connect with our environment, our food and our community tradfolk.co/customs/wass...
The Tradfolk Wassailing Directory. Where to get your wassail on.
Soak your toast in cider, grab your pans and wooden spoons, and head out into your nearest orchard to wassail the evil spirits away.
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Kate Blincoe@kateblincoe.bsky.social · 2y agoWassailing is such a quaint tradition, but this is why it matters to me: www.theguardian.com/environment/... #naturewriting
You’re too kind Anna ☺️x
BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught@bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 2y agoMay I offer a plug for @kateblincoe.bsky.social here? She won the fiction prize in the inauugural #Curae award for writer-carers and she is ALSO an exceptional nonfiction writer, short and longform, and a fine journalist. We are lucky to have her.
Time to go a-wassailing in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary celebrating this centuries-old pagan tradition of shared thanks and love. #countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: Beating pots and pans, it’s time to go a-wassailing
Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk: With Venus shining down on us in the cold, we perform a ceremony that today has more to do with connecting to our roots than ensuring a good apple harvest
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Wassailing is such a quaint tradition, but this is why it matters to me: www.theguardian.com/environment/... #naturewriting
Country diary: Beating pots and pans, it’s time to go a-wassailing
Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk: With Venus shining down on us in the cold, we perform a ceremony that today has more to do with connecting to our roots than ensuring a good apple harvest
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Foxes on the move and flowers that will never bloom amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: Sweet violet grows flowers that will never open | Wild flowers | The Guardian
<strong>Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk:</strong> I happen upon a large patch of these winter specialists, which have an unusual method of survival
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Well I never! You learn something everyday, especially if you read @theguardian.com country diary. Today, @kateblincoe.bsky.social on Sweet Violet flowers that will never open... #naturewriting
Country diary: Sweet violet grows flowers that will never open | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: I happen upon a large patch of these winter specialists, which have an unusual method of survival
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My first Bluesky post … a nighttime safari with my Dad! Slugs, deer, podcast fear and a warty star guest
Nic Wilson@nicwilson.bsky.social · 2y agoA 350-word interlude of joy from Kate Blincoe in @theguardian.com country diary this morning. Anyone else identify with Kate's experience? Love it! #naturewriting 'My dad wants to look for mating slugs, as you do on a Friday night...'