Jack Wallington
@jackwallington.com
Nature and garden writer | wildlife garden designer | landscape artist
Books: Wild about Weeds and A Greener Life
Newsletter: WildWay.info
(Yorkshire 🇬🇧 H4 / 8b-9a)
Books: Wild about Weeds and A Greener Life
Newsletter: WildWay.info
(Yorkshire 🇬🇧 H4 / 8b-9a)
Yesterday’s painting. The snow has gone for us now with the rain and warm weather this morning.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Yesterday’s painting. The snow has gone for us now with the rain and warm weather this morning.
A couple of snow sketches from around our farm. I’m entering 2026 feeling a little more confident with my painting technique. It’s down to lessons with some great watercolour teachers and an insane amount of practice I pushed myself to do last year as a new year resolution.
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
A couple of snow sketches from around our farm. I’m entering 2026 feeling a little more confident with my painting technique. It’s down to lessons with some great watercolour teachers and an insane amount of practice I pushed myself to do last year as a new year resolution.
Dancing on ice - everywhere is encased in a layer of ice so we've been getting good at sliding
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Dancing on ice - everywhere is encased in a layer of ice so we've been getting good at sliding
Garden post-snow ahead of the fearsome Weather Bomb later. When did severe weather become Hollywood blockbusters? Our garden is an ice rink, spent most of the day slippin and slidin. Anyway, wishing you all a cosy Weather Bomb without any injuries.
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Garden post-snow ahead of the fearsome Weather Bomb later. When did severe weather become Hollywood blockbusters? Our garden is an ice rink, spent most of the day slippin and slidin. Anyway, wishing you all a cosy Weather Bomb without any injuries.
Any other 80s kids out there? 40th anniversary this year of Transformers: The Movie, which to me was and still is the best thing in the world. "Light our darkest hour".
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Any other 80s kids out there? 40th anniversary this year of Transformers: The Movie, which to me was and still is the best thing in the world. "Light our darkest hour".
Here are some teasels covered in snow to cheer you up
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Here are some teasels covered in snow to cheer you up
Rabbit and roe deer prints this morning
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Rabbit and roe deer prints this morning
Hitting -5.2C for us last night
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Hitting -5.2C for us last night
Starting 2026 with an unexpected mention in The Yorkshire Post weekend issue. Thank you Tony Johnson and team. Great to be alongside great nature success stories, plus lots of useful ideas for winter walks. Some of my paintings are still up in Old Town Post Office for a little while longer.
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Starting 2026 with an unexpected mention in The Yorkshire Post weekend issue. Thank you Tony Johnson and team. Great to be alongside great nature success stories, plus lots of useful ideas for winter walks. Some of my paintings are still up in Old Town Post Office for a little while longer.
Frozen moor, went up and round on a short loop with @lyonanderson. Still feel rough with a cold but it was too frozen and sunny to stay in. Looking out at Stoodley Pike and Heptonstall, also Walshaw Moor with Widdop reservoir. Lots of paths slides of ice - we’ve hit -4C and lower up on the tops.
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Frozen moor, went up and round on a short loop with @lyonanderson. Still feel rough with a cold but it was too frozen and sunny to stay in. Looking out at Stoodley Pike and Heptonstall, also Walshaw Moor with Widdop reservoir. Lots of paths slides of ice - we’ve hit -4C and lower up on the tops.
I document some of my treasured encounters with wildlife in my Wildlife Diary here: www.wildway.info/s/wildlife
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I document some of my treasured encounters with wildlife in my Wildlife Diary here: www.wildway.info/s/wildlife
Chris bought me this and it is the base cook book I have always wanted! Simple recipes that sound hearty and delicious - I want to eat everything in it
January 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Chris bought me this and it is the base cook book I have always wanted! Simple recipes that sound hearty and delicious - I want to eat everything in it
Newsletter locked and loaded to send first thing tomorrow - today is the last day to subscribe for £25/year, it will go up slightly to £26/year for 2026 www.wildway.info but still keeping it much cheaper than others to be as accessible as possible 💞
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Newsletter locked and loaded to send first thing tomorrow - today is the last day to subscribe for £25/year, it will go up slightly to £26/year for 2026 www.wildway.info but still keeping it much cheaper than others to be as accessible as possible 💞
Nine miles to walk off some of the meals
December 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Nine miles to walk off some of the meals
80% of the UK have consistently wanted fox hunting to be banned - it is a vile and embarrassing tradition carried out by a tiny minority of cruel people. It has been illegal for years but continues to be celebrated by these people and illegal hunts still rip beautiful foxes apart alive.
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
80% of the UK have consistently wanted fox hunting to be banned - it is a vile and embarrassing tradition carried out by a tiny minority of cruel people. It has been illegal for years but continues to be celebrated by these people and illegal hunts still rip beautiful foxes apart alive.
However you celebrate at this time of year I hope you have a happy and restful time ☀️ I’ve been with my family in North Yorkshire and just arrived back across moors and valleys to be with Chris and his family ✨
December 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
However you celebrate at this time of year I hope you have a happy and restful time ☀️ I’ve been with my family in North Yorkshire and just arrived back across moors and valleys to be with Chris and his family ✨
A little surprise present for you all, in the January edition of @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social the results of my latest and best tomato trial. Listing cultivars I grew of cherry, salad and beefsteak’s that are guaranteed for flavour, yield and vigour. Grown entirely peat free and organic. Out now!
December 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A little surprise present for you all, in the January edition of @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social the results of my latest and best tomato trial. Listing cultivars I grew of cherry, salad and beefsteak’s that are guaranteed for flavour, yield and vigour. Grown entirely peat free and organic. Out now!
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December 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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.. speeding up in spring. This slight increase in light triggers plants into growth and gradually warms the wintery end of the planet. All life is impacted by this moment. This is reality and it is amazing! ☀️ (photos from sunset over our garden from the top meadow yesterday).
December 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
.. speeding up in spring. This slight increase in light triggers plants into growth and gradually warms the wintery end of the planet. All life is impacted by this moment. This is reality and it is amazing! ☀️ (photos from sunset over our garden from the top meadow yesterday).
Winter solstice, shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere because we’re at a point in earth’s orbit of the sun where our end of the planet is tilted away from the star. Solstice is the scientific term for that exact point in the orbit. From today the daylight grows slowly longer before..
December 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Winter solstice, shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere because we’re at a point in earth’s orbit of the sun where our end of the planet is tilted away from the star. Solstice is the scientific term for that exact point in the orbit. From today the daylight grows slowly longer before..
Star garlands with twine made using the Line of Beauty, festive literary vibe with a touch of occasional eroticism #wintersolstice
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Star garlands with twine made using the Line of Beauty, festive literary vibe with a touch of occasional eroticism #wintersolstice
A couple of practices yesterday of an amazing sunrise we had this week (bottom) and sunset (top). Both of these were unsuccessful as they don’t capture either for me. However they were successful for fun and continued practice with colour and mark making.
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A couple of practices yesterday of an amazing sunrise we had this week (bottom) and sunset (top). Both of these were unsuccessful as they don’t capture either for me. However they were successful for fun and continued practice with colour and mark making.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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I’m repotting Chilean guava into bigger pots, it’s fine to do this in winter and in many ways it’s better because it protects the roots from cold. The roots will continue growing through winter helping the plant grow strongly in spring.
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’m repotting Chilean guava into bigger pots, it’s fine to do this in winter and in many ways it’s better because it protects the roots from cold. The roots will continue growing through winter helping the plant grow strongly in spring.