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Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social · 2d

On 30 October MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill - a vital opportunity to ensure that Scotland sets legally binding nature recovery targets.

Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 1d

That's a brilliant idea!

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 2d

Over 200 charities, businesses & organisations have signed our open letter to Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and Landscapes.

We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪

This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter

Over 200 charities, businesses and organisations have signed our open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and National Landscapes.

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WWF Scotland @wwfscotland.bsky.social · 2d

In Scotland we’re known for braving the cold, battling the wind and pretending it’s ‘taps aff’ weather at 12°C. But there’s one thing we won’t just tough out - losing Scotland’s wild places.

It’s in our nature to act. Sign our petition and stand up for nature: www.wwf.org.uk/scotland/202... ✏️

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 2d

I enjoyed The Healing Wisdom of the Forest, by Anthony D Fredericks and you can now read my review craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The Healing Wisdom of the Forest by Anthony D. Fredericks

Subtitled Timeless Lessons of Renewal, Tranquility and Joy , this is the latest book from Anthony D. Fredericks, professor emeritus of edu...

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 2d

Should you be looking more closely at fences? My latest Substack posts suggests you should! You might be surprised by what you can find there! craftygreenpoet.substack.com/p/a-fence-post

A Fence Post

How closely do you look at fences?

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 3d

What a beautiful cat!

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Yara Rodrigues Fowler @yararf.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’ve written a long read for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social about happened with Baillie Gifford, @fossilfreebooks.org and all the festivals. A lot of fake news circulated at the time so, whatever side you came down on, I’d be grateful if you read and shared it. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/writ...

Writers Unbound

As another literary festival season draws to a close, a writers’ group is highlighting the connections between publishing, the fossil fuel industry, and the genocide in Gaza.

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 3d

Explore the extraordinary journeys of migratory birds and insects with storytelling and craft. Wild Wings of Hope, a 3 day event at the National Museum of Scotland, starting Wednesday 15 October, celebrates the biodiversity and cultural heritage of Scotland and Africa www.nms.ac.uk/events/wild-...

Wild Wings of Hope | National Museums Scotland

Explore the extraordinary journeys of migratory birds and insects with storytelling and craft. This three-day event celebrates the biodiversity and cultura

www.nms.ac.uk

Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 3d

Love and Garbage is well worth a read. I've not read any of his other books though.

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 4d

Such a beautiful poem

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 4d

Lovely portraits! Tree Sparrows are beautiful, they make me very happy every time I see them (which is not very often).

Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 5d

Just caught up with 'All Over the Place' an inspiring session on writing about place with @alisonbinney.bsky.social in the @mslexia.bsky.social online salon. Generated several ideas for new poems!

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 5d

photos from yesterday's walk along the Water of Leith (@wolct.bsky.social) are now on my blog craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-we...

A Weekend Walk Along the Water of Leith

Yesterday we took a lovely walk along the Water of Leith from Roseburn to Stockbridge. Storm Amy was still in evidence in the high winds, ...

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Lugg Meadow, the UK’s largest remaining Lammas meadow, is under threat from housing plans. A rare habitat, rich in wildlife and tradition, could be irreversibly damaged.

🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g

A wide meadow filled with bright yellow wildflowers under a blue sky with scattered white clouds, bordered by green trees in the distance. Photo credit: Chris Harris.

A Eurasian curlew standing in a grassy field, showing its long, downward-curved bill and mottled brown plumage. Photo credit: Bahadir Yeniceri

Close-up of a cluster of small white flowers from a narrow-leaved water-dropwort plant, with green blurred foliage in the background. Photo credit: Nahhan.

Close-up of bright yellow buttercup flowers in a meadow, with a soft-focus background of more yellow blooms. Photo credit: Chris Harris.

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 8d

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day. Sobering article in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day

Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023

www.theguardian.com

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 8d

Hi Imogen, that's a beautiful photo of a lovely moth, thanks for sharing. We'd rearranged as I can't make this Friday. I'll DM you.

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 9d

Yes! It was a lovely activity for lockdown. You got to watch videos of families of Burrowing Owls outside their burrows, identify them as adult or young and note what they were doing.

Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 9d

My review of Infinite Paradise by Dianne Ebertt Beeaff is now on my blog craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2025/10/infi...

Infinite Paradise by Dianne Ebertt Beeaff

This memoir follows the seasons over a year, on sixteen acres of wild land along the Conestoga River in Southern Ontario, Canada. The lan...

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 9d

My latest Substack blogpost is up! Read about Red Kites in Dumfries and Galloway, a conservation success story. craftygreenpoet.substack.com/p/red-kites-...

Red Kites in Dumfries and Galloway

A conservation success story

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 10d

The hairstyle is very worrying, I'm trying to block that out of my mind.

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 10d

The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. We need to stop this dystopian idea becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)

Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 10d

As the UK Government looks set to introduce complusory digital ID for everyone, here’s an article looking at the worrying implications of such a system www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/tony-blair...

Tony Blair's vision for digital IDs is the most Orwellian thing you will ever read

The British government has announced it will introduce digital IDs by the end of this parliament without any parliamentary vote.

www.councilestatemedia.uk

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 12d

Totally agree, Burrowing Owls helped get me through lockdown! (Zooniverse had a wonderful Burrowing Owl survey that you could get involved with online. That was back in the day before Zooniverse became the AI training site it now seems to be)

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 12d

A couple of days ago I saw three V formations, following each other across the sky above Edinburgh, wonderful sight.