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Rewilding enthusiast, Good Omens acolyte. I repost Moomins and cycling infrastructure as good things need sharing with the world.

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Dr Rebecca Warren@drrjwarren.bsky.social · 2d ago

If you'd like to bury yourself in essays charting seasonal change, our 2023 book 'Nature's Calendar' is for you. Not your thing? Then our 2026 book 'The Ritual Year' is an almanac of British customs and rituals, old and new, weird, funny & fascinating. After all, Christmas is coming...😄

Cover of pale yellow book with title in gold and numerous black and white sketches of animals, insects and plants, including a dragonfly, a swallow, a frog, and fern frond and a robin.White-yellow cover of book with title in black, and four gold phases of the moon at each corner; Also four black and white sketches under the gold moons, of hawthorn blossom, a deer's antlers and skull, a running hare and part of Stonehenge.
Premee Mohamed@premeemohamed.com · 2d ago

Ohohoho my contributor copy of THE BOOK OF THE DEAD arrived! :D Yos yos I love it LOVE that cover (cover art by Galen Dara, AND the wonderful internal black-and-white illos!)

a copy of THE BOOK OF THE DEAD in front of my tea tray (a black tray with a skull on it)the cover of THE BOOK OF THE DEAD, edited by jonathan strahan, illustrated by galen dara, showing a skeletal figure with a crown of roses, spectral robes hanging. behind it is a tombstone surmounted with a circled cross.SINKING ALL THE WHILE Premee Mohamed 1. We didn't kill him. He fell sometimes people die of a fall-it's known-we are accustomed to blame but we are not to blame. Perhaps he was dead al-ready. We don't know. It's not our fault. We can't tell. It is true that we embraced him as he sank, and we pulled on his soft rich clothing, yes, that's true. We pulled him-not down! toward!-in a direction toward the center of things, you know the one. Deep inside. People have this silly idea about directions, the way to cut up the world, north south east west up down. They forget away and toward (the center). You cannot cut water; we think he still tried. The scabbard on his belt was empty. His hand clutched a knife. He sank slowly toward the center. How we held him! Like a lover, entered him, tenderly, sweetly, in si-lence, not wishing to be too forward (not a direction). His juices meeting our juices. Blood of the city: rainwater and pisswater and the oozings of trash, of-fal on Butcher Street
Big Green Books@biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 2d ago

Some of the books we'll be reading over the next few months in our Bluesky Book Club. If you'd like to join in let me know. Info here (I need to update, but you get the idea). www.biggreenbookshop.com/bluesky-book...

Bluesky Book Club - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

biggreenbookshop.com

Jennie@unabridgedopinions.com · 2d ago

When you have a tiring week and it’s only Tuesday, and then you get @biggreenbooks.bsky.social’s book post! Things are much better now.

A stack of books Orbital by SAMANTHA HARVEY Ripeness by Sarah Moss 10 MINUTES and 38 SECONDS in this STRANGE WORLD by ELIF SHAFAK A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS by MARLON JAMES
Knepp Wilding@kneppwilding.bsky.social · 2d ago

The clacking of white storks, galloping Exmoor ponies, the roar of red stags and the hooting of owls. Seeing the creatures here is only half the joy. The sound they bring to the landscape is magical to take in. There's nothing quite like hearing the chorus in person. Visit us this October.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle.com · 2d ago

Cllr welcomes opening of greenway underpass in Westport; users will be able to bypass busy N5 road from later this week An underpass that will form part of the Great Western Greenway and allow greenway users to avoid crossing Westport's N5 northern bypass at grade is due to open later this week....

Cllr welcomes opening of greenway underpass in Westport; users will be able to bypass busy N5 road from later this week

An underpass that will form part of the Great Western Greenway and allow greenway users to avoid crossing Westport's N5 northern bypass at grade is due to open later this week. Cllr Peter Flynn (Fine Gael) said: "Five years of lobbying — and finally, it’s happening! The underpass connecting the greenway routes out of town to Atterish, and the main greenway to and from Newport will open in the coming week."

irishcycle.com

Lior Steinberg@steinberg.nu · 2d ago

The bus terminal that every city should have. 🚌🌳 When cities respect public transportation users, they get more people leaving their cars at home and using public transit. This station in Heerlen (NL 🇳🇱), is a prime example of treating residents well. Designed by Michel Huisman 📸 ANP / Peter Hilz

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Rewilding Britain@rewildingbritain.org.uk · 2d ago

White-tailed eagle chicks have fledged from wild nests in England for the fourth year in a row. Two out of five pairs released by a Forestry England and Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation reintroduction project successfully raised young, with one chick fledging in Dorset and two in Sussex🦅 2/6

Soaring eagle with outstretched wings, yellow beak and talons, white tail feathers against a blue sky. Credit: Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock
Rewilding Britain@rewildingbritain.org.uk · 2d ago

Bridges have opened in a woodland in Kent, doubling the area available to a herd of free-roaming European bison which were introduced in 2022 as part of Kent Wildlife Trust’s and Wildwood Trust’s Wilder Blean project. The crossings have given the animals access to a total of 100 hectares🦬 3/6

Herd of American bison, adults and calves, grazing in a grassy field with soft-focus autumn trees in the background.
Rewilding Britain@rewildingbritain.org.uk · 2d ago

About 1,000 mature native oysters and 15,000 juveniles have been released at a nursery at South Tyneside in the final stages of a 6-year-long restoration project by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Groundwork. The oysters are reportedly thriving🦪 4/6

Hands sorting oysters on a wooden dock beside stacked shellfish cages, with sailboats and blue sky in background.
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD@greenleejw.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's Tuesday, and you're wondering: "Why should I care about eels?" Well...in addition to being great fodder for memes, eels are super-important to stream ecologies! Historically, eels have made up as much as 50% of the total fish biomass in lower reaches of US & European rivers. 🗃️🧪

Meme. Picture of an eel underwater. The picture is taken from the side, so you can only see one of the eel's blue-tinged eyes, fixed on you like the red-rimmed Eye of Sauron (if Sauron were a happy fish). The eel (we'll call him Kryztaphix) seems like he is peeking out from a hole in the rocks. There are stones in the water behind him, one of which seems like a lovely speckled granite. Kryztaphix is a dark grey on top, and a shiny silver below. He is likely stopping to say hi on his way to sea. Kryztaphix has a kindly smile on his face, and you feel comfortable in his presence. It's the sort of look that makes you want to spill out your whole life story, including that one time in middle school. You know the one. Kryztaphix won't judge you. He seen worse. Hell...he's done worse. And he will take your secrets to his Sargasso grave. You really couldn't ask for more. Meme text reads: "Half your streams are belong to us."
Mums for Lungs@mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 2d ago

Interesting insights here from @cyclinguk.bsky.social. Good to see that one of their YouGov polls this year revealed that 70% of people support #SchoolStreets - but think that only 49% of others do. Also interesting to see common misperceptions around the popularity of cycle routes and speed limits.

Cycle routes more popular than people think

There’s a common misperception that creating safe space for cycling in our communities is unpopular. Cycling UK’s Policy Manager, Jim Densham, explains the phenomenon and why we have published a new…

cyclinguk.org

Small Mammal Specialist Group@iucn-small-mammals.bsky.social · 2d ago

Lantern bearers and beavers: ecosystem engineers foster abundance of fireflies along European rivers link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Lantern bearers and beavers: ecosystem engineers foster abundance of fireflies along European rivers - Journal of Insect Conservation

Insect declines are among the most pressing biodiversity issues of our time, with consequences for ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are emblematic insects...

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FediBoard Travel@fediboard-travel.bsky.social · 2d ago

A new direct train service connects the far south of Sweden to the Norwegian capital in just over six hours, with the option of stopping off in the seaside town of Varberg or lively Gothenburg en… #travel #scandinavia #trains

Saunas, cinnamon buns and coastal scenery on the new rail route from Malmö to Oslo

A new direct train service connects the far south of Sweden to the Norwegian capital in just over six hours, with the option of stopping off in the seaside town of Varberg or lively Gothenburg en route

theguardian.com

EmmanuelSPV@emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 2d ago

Avant / Après 2016, 2022, 2025 Avenue de la République à Montrouge dans les Hauts-de-Seine. L'avenue est passée en sens unique, ce qui à permis dans un premier temps de faire une piste cyclable à l'écart, puis ensuite de végétaliser en retirant du stationnement automobile.

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Dutch Cycling Embassy@dutchcycling.nl · 2d ago

Rue de Rivoli: 1983 vs now In recent years, Paris has made leaps towards becoming a greener city. A big factor is the transformation of streets. By creating people-first environments, choosing the bike, walking or public transport is made easier and safer. 📸 via Ingwar Perowanowitsch

EmmanuelSPV@emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 2d ago

Before (2024) / After (2026) Avenue de la Porte Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. The new bike lane is used by a family with two kids on their own bikes. Before, they would probably have ridden on the sidewalk.

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Jan Grabarek@railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 2d ago

At the weekend I was in Edinburgh and I decided to get a Borders Explorer ticket which entitles you to a return train journey from Edinburgh to Galashiels/Tweedbank and then unlimited use on Borders buses from Galashiels Interchange to some of the towns and villages in the Scottish Borders