EarthworkBec
@earthworkbec.bsky.social
Landscape Archaeologist, UK.
#EarthworkSurvey | #Prehistory
#LandscapeArchaeology
Nature lover. Wanderer & ponderer
Dreaming of Swallowdale, seed cake & tame adventures in a kinder world.
🌿🏺Own views. She/her
#EarthworkSurvey | #Prehistory
#LandscapeArchaeology
Nature lover. Wanderer & ponderer
Dreaming of Swallowdale, seed cake & tame adventures in a kinder world.
🌿🏺Own views. She/her
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EarthworkBec
@earthworkbec.bsky.social
· Oct 27
The #YorkshireWolds at their glorious autumnal best today. Heart & soul nourished, feet tired 🍁☀️🧡
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This thread is an absolute joy! Loved all the bird facts tucked in there. Thank you @rspb.bsky.social 😍🪶
February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This thread is an absolute joy! Loved all the bird facts tucked in there. Thank you @rspb.bsky.social 😍🪶
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Hello environmental historians - what are your book recommends on the histories of communal access to water? For me, 'cause I'm interested 💧
February 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Hello environmental historians - what are your book recommends on the histories of communal access to water? For me, 'cause I'm interested 💧
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Solvitur ambulando is my favourite Latin phrase. It means "it is solved by walking".
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Solvitur ambulando is my favourite Latin phrase. It means "it is solved by walking".
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Early Morning. 6°C and blue skies. Snowdrops
January 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Early Morning. 6°C and blue skies. Snowdrops
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Applications for Up Skill, Down Dale 2026 are OPEN!
A free 12‑month volunteering programme for 18–24yr olds in/around the #YorkshireDales. Monthly Saturday sessions, travel support + no experience needed!
Apply by 25 Feb 👉 on our website
📩 [email protected]
A free 12‑month volunteering programme for 18–24yr olds in/around the #YorkshireDales. Monthly Saturday sessions, travel support + no experience needed!
Apply by 25 Feb 👉 on our website
📩 [email protected]
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Applications for Up Skill, Down Dale 2026 are OPEN!
A free 12‑month volunteering programme for 18–24yr olds in/around the #YorkshireDales. Monthly Saturday sessions, travel support + no experience needed!
Apply by 25 Feb 👉 on our website
📩 [email protected]
A free 12‑month volunteering programme for 18–24yr olds in/around the #YorkshireDales. Monthly Saturday sessions, travel support + no experience needed!
Apply by 25 Feb 👉 on our website
📩 [email protected]
Such a wonderful opportunity to nurture a significant area for nature, habitat, heritage and a space for humans to breathe 💚
(The large smirk factor is a bonus, but it’s not the main point… 😉)
(The large smirk factor is a bonus, but it’s not the main point… 😉)
Five days left to help the @nationaltrust.org.uk purchase land in Cerne Abbas. Do chip in to keep the Giant's pecker up.
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Nature Appeal
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Appeal so together, we can help restore the land, habitats and species that live there.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Such a wonderful opportunity to nurture a significant area for nature, habitat, heritage and a space for humans to breathe 💚
(The large smirk factor is a bonus, but it’s not the main point… 😉)
(The large smirk factor is a bonus, but it’s not the main point… 😉)
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Also, libraries pay for books! Don't apologize if your friend bought a book and lent it to you, either. If you want to own a book, pay for it. But if you're not sure you want to own the book yet or you can't afford the book, borrow it from an owner willing to lend! (Like a library.)
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Also, libraries pay for books! Don't apologize if your friend bought a book and lent it to you, either. If you want to own a book, pay for it. But if you're not sure you want to own the book yet or you can't afford the book, borrow it from an owner willing to lend! (Like a library.)
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'Vernacular Architecture of the Yorkshire Dales' - YVBSG day school held in conjunction with Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group on 28 Feb 2026 in Skipton Town Hall. Do join us for an excellent programme of talks exploring the wonderful traditional buildings of the Dales! www.yvbsg.org.uk/events.html
January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
'Vernacular Architecture of the Yorkshire Dales' - YVBSG day school held in conjunction with Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group on 28 Feb 2026 in Skipton Town Hall. Do join us for an excellent programme of talks exploring the wonderful traditional buildings of the Dales! www.yvbsg.org.uk/events.html
Look at this beauty!! 💙🪲
A new one to me - the rare Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus), native to the UK and found in a handful of sites in England & Wales.
A new one to me - the rare Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus), native to the UK and found in a handful of sites in England & Wales.
Meet one of the UK’s rarest beetles that has been found in some temperate rainforests in the South West! 💙🪲
It loves damp woodlands, with lots of veteran trees and deadwood, which provide the sheltered hiding places it depends on.
Are you one of the lucky few to have seen one?
#BlueMonday
It loves damp woodlands, with lots of veteran trees and deadwood, which provide the sheltered hiding places it depends on.
Are you one of the lucky few to have seen one?
#BlueMonday
January 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Look at this beauty!! 💙🪲
A new one to me - the rare Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus), native to the UK and found in a handful of sites in England & Wales.
A new one to me - the rare Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus), native to the UK and found in a handful of sites in England & Wales.
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Well this looks interesting for one of my #AerialArchaeology #RemoteSensing #GIS mutuals!
Might be an interested @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social member out there?
Might be an interested @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social member out there?
Research associate. Remote sensing and survey
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD876/r...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD876/r...
Research Associate (Remote Sensing and Survey) at University of York
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate (Remote Sensing and Survey) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Well this looks interesting for one of my #AerialArchaeology #RemoteSensing #GIS mutuals!
Might be an interested @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social member out there?
Might be an interested @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social member out there?
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St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke, North #Yorkshire
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM
St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke, North #Yorkshire
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
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And the archaeology of archaeology: notebooks on ringforts, 1911, belonging to Harry Tempest
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
And the archaeology of archaeology: notebooks on ringforts, 1911, belonging to Harry Tempest
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Who is up for drawing some of the sites/finds on Digging for Britain which starts tonight BBC2 at 20:00? If so, any sketch, doodle, painting, sculpture, digital work of what inspires you. Post on any platform with the hashtag #drawingdiggingforbritain Perhaps @profaliceroberts.bsky.social can too?!
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Who is up for drawing some of the sites/finds on Digging for Britain which starts tonight BBC2 at 20:00? If so, any sketch, doodle, painting, sculpture, digital work of what inspires you. Post on any platform with the hashtag #drawingdiggingforbritain Perhaps @profaliceroberts.bsky.social can too?!
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Huge well done to all who took part on Days 1 & 2 of
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Huge well done to all who took part on Days 1 & 2 of
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
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We've been working with @metoffice.gov.uk to analyse 10 years of #NewYearPlantHunt data.
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
We've been working with @metoffice.gov.uk to analyse 10 years of #NewYearPlantHunt data.
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thank you for supporting our Crowdfunder. It is open until 4 January 2026 so there’s still time to make a donation and be in the draw to win a chance to get hands-on at Cerne Abbas: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cerne-abba...
We’ve launched a Crowdfunder to help us reach our target. This runs to 4th January 2026 and those who donate to the Crowdfunder will be entered into a prize draw with a chance to get hands-on at the giant re-chalking event in 2026: buff.ly/rXcf4Ao
January 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Thank you for supporting our Crowdfunder. It is open until 4 January 2026 so there’s still time to make a donation and be in the draw to win a chance to get hands-on at Cerne Abbas: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cerne-abba...
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Just glorious ✨
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇
Turn down the lights, turn up the volume for a sublime moment. The words of Jackie Morris read by Jerome Flynn put together with music by Dougal Abbott. This is balm for the soul. (Stained glass by me!)
December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just glorious ✨
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇
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Can you help a local historian locate and map examples of historic Gaelic inscriptions on Scottish gravestones?
Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...
Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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I'm sure partaking in extreme sports must make a person feel uniquely alive and pumped full of adrenaline but what it also sometimes quite good is going on a long walk and stumbling across the remains of a medieval dovecote.
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I'm sure partaking in extreme sports must make a person feel uniquely alive and pumped full of adrenaline but what it also sometimes quite good is going on a long walk and stumbling across the remains of a medieval dovecote.
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Man on the bus: My flatmate thinks he's successful because he works every single hour that there is. He's not successful. He's just tired.
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Man on the bus: My flatmate thinks he's successful because he works every single hour that there is. He's not successful. He's just tired.
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Wonderful to see that @rhodri.biz's #DuvetKnowItsChristmas has already raised over £25,000 for Centrepoint. Do check out the posts for a lot of giggles, and if you can donate, the smallest amount helps x
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Wonderful to see that @rhodri.biz's #DuvetKnowItsChristmas has already raised over £25,000 for Centrepoint. Do check out the posts for a lot of giggles, and if you can donate, the smallest amount helps x
Another corker of a year for @rhodri.biz’s 15th annual #DuvetKnowItsChristmas fundraiser!
I’ve lucked out with comfy bed in attic room at my bro’s, shared with giant fans, stacked sombreros, ironing board & a baffling number of high-heeled shoes
If you can, donate to those without such luxuries ⤵️
I’ve lucked out with comfy bed in attic room at my bro’s, shared with giant fans, stacked sombreros, ironing board & a baffling number of high-heeled shoes
If you can, donate to those without such luxuries ⤵️
December 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Another corker of a year for @rhodri.biz’s 15th annual #DuvetKnowItsChristmas fundraiser!
I’ve lucked out with comfy bed in attic room at my bro’s, shared with giant fans, stacked sombreros, ironing board & a baffling number of high-heeled shoes
If you can, donate to those without such luxuries ⤵️
I’ve lucked out with comfy bed in attic room at my bro’s, shared with giant fans, stacked sombreros, ironing board & a baffling number of high-heeled shoes
If you can, donate to those without such luxuries ⤵️
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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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If you don't already know about it, #duvetknowitschristmas is an annual ritual that brings great "What were they thinking??"joy and has also raised a lot of money for homeless charities.
Thread👇#duvetknowitschristmas
1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.
December 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
If you don't already know about it, #duvetknowitschristmas is an annual ritual that brings great "What were they thinking??"joy and has also raised a lot of money for homeless charities.
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Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.