David Hunter
@davidweirhunter.bsky.social
✍️ — Glasgow MLitt writer, published in Gutter, Scottish PEN Magazines. Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Finalist.
🌱— 30+ yrs working in farming, forestry, rural, people & place, UK nature conservation & https://darwinplus.org.uk/
🏴 — Falkirk lad. ‘Davie’.
🌱— 30+ yrs working in farming, forestry, rural, people & place, UK nature conservation & https://darwinplus.org.uk/
🏴 — Falkirk lad. ‘Davie’.
Doesn’y get much better, a cup of Welsh brew on a bargain 1st class north outta Abergavenny, a piece of my ain Lemon Drizzle and the mighty @damedenisemina.bsky.social to conclude on the journey. Savonarola would not approve!
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Doesn’y get much better, a cup of Welsh brew on a bargain 1st class north outta Abergavenny, a piece of my ain Lemon Drizzle and the mighty @damedenisemina.bsky.social to conclude on the journey. Savonarola would not approve!
Snowfall in the Cambrian Mountains.
Not like snow that falls on the sea, met with a saltwater kiss, an unwitnessed assimilation soon forgotten.
This snow will stay, harden beneath open skies in the cold caress of winter’s breast, covering the frozen scarting of hoofs and a river slowed by ice.
Not like snow that falls on the sea, met with a saltwater kiss, an unwitnessed assimilation soon forgotten.
This snow will stay, harden beneath open skies in the cold caress of winter’s breast, covering the frozen scarting of hoofs and a river slowed by ice.
January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Snowfall in the Cambrian Mountains.
Not like snow that falls on the sea, met with a saltwater kiss, an unwitnessed assimilation soon forgotten.
This snow will stay, harden beneath open skies in the cold caress of winter’s breast, covering the frozen scarting of hoofs and a river slowed by ice.
Not like snow that falls on the sea, met with a saltwater kiss, an unwitnessed assimilation soon forgotten.
This snow will stay, harden beneath open skies in the cold caress of winter’s breast, covering the frozen scarting of hoofs and a river slowed by ice.
Have you been lined up for Creative Conversations yet, Fran?
Thrilled that A BAD BAD PLACE is included in this wonderful list 🤩🤩
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Insider's Choice: Scottish debut novels to look out for in 2026
There are some highly promising literary debuts lined up for 2026, writes Vikki Reilly
www.scotsman.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Have you been lined up for Creative Conversations yet, Fran?
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“I am a chorus in search of a tragedy, a raker of middens in the industrial North.
“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
💙📚
1/5
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
💙📚
1/5
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
BBC Arts - BBC Arts - Alasdair Gray at 80: Under the Helmet
Archive documentary from 1964 on the influential Scottish artist and writer.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“I am a chorus in search of a tragedy, a raker of middens in the industrial North.
“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
💙📚
1/5
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
💙📚
1/5
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
Hela am draenogiaid y môr!
An angler out for the winter sea bass on the estuarine stretch of the Nevern. Fish of 12lb been caught! But I thought the summer was better? Rod long enough to keep you in the channel, stout enough to take a hit. A wee sand eel spinning on the end. More bliss than bass.
An angler out for the winter sea bass on the estuarine stretch of the Nevern. Fish of 12lb been caught! But I thought the summer was better? Rod long enough to keep you in the channel, stout enough to take a hit. A wee sand eel spinning on the end. More bliss than bass.
December 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Hela am draenogiaid y môr!
An angler out for the winter sea bass on the estuarine stretch of the Nevern. Fish of 12lb been caught! But I thought the summer was better? Rod long enough to keep you in the channel, stout enough to take a hit. A wee sand eel spinning on the end. More bliss than bass.
An angler out for the winter sea bass on the estuarine stretch of the Nevern. Fish of 12lb been caught! But I thought the summer was better? Rod long enough to keep you in the channel, stout enough to take a hit. A wee sand eel spinning on the end. More bliss than bass.
Mega year for sloes!
August 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Mega year for sloes!
Really good article by @alexjclark.bsky.social in today’s @guardianbooks.bsky.social on who writes and reads ‘nature writing’ — that lucrative echo chamber of often emotional narrative, lined with lovely woodcut covers. I like @herdyshepherd.bsky.social’s take on it — less detached more real.
August 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Really good article by @alexjclark.bsky.social in today’s @guardianbooks.bsky.social on who writes and reads ‘nature writing’ — that lucrative echo chamber of often emotional narrative, lined with lovely woodcut covers. I like @herdyshepherd.bsky.social’s take on it — less detached more real.
Reposted by David Hunter
A fragment of Irish rainforest near Moycullen, Galway. These places are so rare, so deeply enchanting, yet still so undervalued.
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
July 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
A fragment of Irish rainforest near Moycullen, Galway. These places are so rare, so deeply enchanting, yet still so undervalued.
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
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Huge congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social! And to all the shortlisted writers. And Big Up the librarians who work so hard to make the awards happen. 🎉🎉🎉 #ukkidlit #kidlituk
And the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to Glasgow Boys! Congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social and @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social! #Carnegies2025
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Huge congratulations to @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social! And to all the shortlisted writers. And Big Up the librarians who work so hard to make the awards happen. 🎉🎉🎉 #ukkidlit #kidlituk
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Sow, grow, plant, grow on. Peas, French-climbing, runners and broad beans. A bit of horticultural therapy this evening. Soil not too embarrassing to show it off!
May 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Sow, grow, plant, grow on. Peas, French-climbing, runners and broad beans. A bit of horticultural therapy this evening. Soil not too embarrassing to show it off!
How can you tax an institution like an Electric Milk Float?
Definitely leaves a sour taste! Must be the milk.
Definitely leaves a sour taste! Must be the milk.
March 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
How can you tax an institution like an Electric Milk Float?
Definitely leaves a sour taste! Must be the milk.
Definitely leaves a sour taste! Must be the milk.
Pint of Hooky and a wander through the chocolate box Cotswold villages…
March 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Pint of Hooky and a wander through the chocolate box Cotswold villages…
Nice set of stoneware mugs in Mayco ‘Birch’ over ‘Green Tea’.
February 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Nice set of stoneware mugs in Mayco ‘Birch’ over ‘Green Tea’.
Is this the way to Amaryllis…a Christmas present from a Tony Christie fan.
February 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Is this the way to Amaryllis…a Christmas present from a Tony Christie fan.
Spotted Nessie…
February 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Spotted Nessie…
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Epic goose flight and the noise!!
February 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Epic goose flight and the noise!!
What else on a chilly Sunday?
January 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What else on a chilly Sunday?
A wee bit snow, a couple of -8 nights and…
January 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A wee bit snow, a couple of -8 nights and…
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More of my older artwork- this ink piece is based on the Scottish fairy tale, Tam Lin.
This piece has a lot of sentimental value -I created it in 2021 whilst I was working on a COVID ward, and working on it slowly over several weeks was an amazing way to escape from that reality when I got home.
This piece has a lot of sentimental value -I created it in 2021 whilst I was working on a COVID ward, and working on it slowly over several weeks was an amazing way to escape from that reality when I got home.
November 27, 2024 at 5:29 PM
More of my older artwork- this ink piece is based on the Scottish fairy tale, Tam Lin.
This piece has a lot of sentimental value -I created it in 2021 whilst I was working on a COVID ward, and working on it slowly over several weeks was an amazing way to escape from that reality when I got home.
This piece has a lot of sentimental value -I created it in 2021 whilst I was working on a COVID ward, and working on it slowly over several weeks was an amazing way to escape from that reality when I got home.
@roddycordeiro.bsky.social Hey Roddy! How’s it going?
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
@roddycordeiro.bsky.social Hey Roddy! How’s it going?
Charcoal Burners published by Scottish Pen, 2022
December 3, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Charcoal Burners published by Scottish Pen, 2022