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Sounds good! Look forward to hearing more details.

Let me know if kestrels still nest there - I ran an @rspb.bsky.social public nestwatch there in 1987

Upcoming Talks & Events - Laurence Rose

Just updated my talks page - do drop in if you're in Buxton, Grimsby, Bolton, Chesterfield, Stockport, Chester, Derby or Leigh. laurencerose.co.uk/talks/ #naturewriting

San Blas Day - Laurence Rose The feast day of San Blas - 3 February - is when traditionally, storks are supposed to arrive back in Spain, marking the first day of spring.

After Imbolc, then Candlemas, comes that other 'First Day of Spring' - San Blas Day. Por San Blas, la cigüeña verás, as they say. laurencerose.co.uk/2026/02/san-...

San Blas Day - Laurence Rose The feast day of San Blas - 3 February - is when traditionally, storks are supposed to arrive back in Spain, marking the first day of spring.

After Imbolc, then Candlemas, comes that other 'First Day of Spring' - San Blas Day. Por San Blas, la cigüeña verás, as they say. laurencerose.co.uk/2026/02/san-...

1 Lesser White-fronted Goose in with Greylag flock at Ingbirchworth reservoir @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Hi Gail it's a few lines in my forthcoming book, due out this summer. There's a bit more to it than what I've said here so I'll DM you.

Reminds me of alder wood a few days after sawing. I wrote about that recently and despite searching long & hard couldn't find a definitive reason. It's probably due to exposure of polyphenol oxidase to oxygen. In combination with other compounds it appears to be a defence against various pathogens.

Laurence Rose @windhovering.bsky.social shares thoughts on Endemic, published by Bloomsbury Wildlife @chiffchat.bsky.social. Read the review here: www.britishwildlife.com/endemic/

Happy birthday!

Me too!

Very sorry to hear of the loss of a former colleague on the international conservation stage. Gerard was invaluable in injecting expertise, wisdom and humour into many a meeting around Europe.

UK writers' co-op Gritstone to celebrate 10th anniversary Gritstone Publishing, still the only author-run co-operative publisher in Britain, is turning 10 years old in 2026

We are ten! (Years, that is, though we have just increased to nine members 😎) www.thenews.coop/uk-writers-c...

UK writers' co-op Gritstone to celebrate 10th anniversary Gritstone Publishing, still the only author-run co-operative publisher in Britain, is turning 10 years old in 2026

UK writer-owned publishing co-op Gritstone plans new releases to mark 10th anniversary #coops

@gritstonebooks.bsky.social @andrewbibby-writer.bsky.social

Brown bird of prey, Common Kestrel (Canary Islands race), perched on a rock with a few green plants.

Brown bird of prey, Common Kestrel (Canary Islands race), perched on a rock with a few green plants. One leg is raised in preparation for flying down to catch an insect.

#birdoftheday Canary Island Kestrel. A distinctive race of Common Kestrel. Seems very common here on Gran Canaria. In my experience they hardly ever hover. The ones here at the Jardín Botánico Viera y Clavijo were feeding on insects.
#birds #birding #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdingCanarias

Thanks David and HNY.

Might as well carry on and call it a January sale.

Hear hear

El cernícalo domina el vuelo suspendido, quedándose quieto en el aire mientras fija la mirada en su presa.

Su asombrosa capacidad para mantener la cabeza estable le permite detectar el mínimo movimiento en tierra 🦅✨

We're delighted to welcome our newest member, Mike Raine, author of Nature of Snowdonia, provider of Environmental Training for Mountain Leaders & Mountaineering Instructors. See our website for all our latest books..we can still get to you for Christmas if you order now gritstonecoop.co.uk/shop/

Apparently Xmas is coming. I'm out today with the xmas bookstall from @gritstone publ co-op, UK's only author-run publisher. @windhovering.bsky.social @andrewmccloy.bsky.social @cumbriapr.bsky.social @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social

Thank you!

For December, my book Framing Nature is half price (plus P&P) through my website, and my other titles are also reduced. #naturewriting laurencerose.co.uk/product/fram...

Framing Nature - Laurence Rose Conservationist Laurence Rose spent two years exploring the cultural roots of our relationship with the rest of nature in order to map out its future. From the magnificent white-tailed eagles of Orkne...

For December, my book Framing Nature is half price (plus P&P) through my website, and my other titles are also reduced.
laurencerose.co.uk/product/fram...

Seychelles Magpie Robin and its nemesis. Unexpected find in a S. Yorkshire garden centre, sock department.

Good news but wtf is it with this wildlife-hating government?

Framing Nature - Laurence Rose Conservationist Laurence Rose spent two years exploring the cultural roots of our relationship with the rest of nature in order to map out its future. From the magnificent white-tailed eagles of Orkne...

For December, my book Framing Nature is half price (plus P&P) through my website, and my other titles are also reduced.
laurencerose.co.uk/product/fram...

Researching and writing a sonnet about the wonderful nocturnal migratory Redwing that noshes on hedgeberries and nsvigates by the North Star.

My copy is on its way - looking forward to it.

Only £1.99 on Kindle this week only. Also reduced on all other ebook platforms www.amazon.co.uk/Low-Road-pri...