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Dr Jen Jones
@jensoilandpen.bsky.social
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Writer, soil scientist, nature lover. Passionate about peat. Guardian Country Diarist. Writing for Bloomsbury's British Wildlife Collection.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · 8d
The postman has just delivered this delicious collection. I was honoured to be invited to submit writing for it, not least because it emphasises the need to protect our bogs. It's fabulous. Thank you to @littletollerbooks.bsky.social for having the wisdom to publish such important writing.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · 11d
It's a beautiful account of something I've never seen.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · 11d
I love fallen autumn apples showing us creatures that are out there but we forget. It is thought that 59% of global biodiversity is in soil.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Jun 24
My latest Guardian Country Diary piece had me going off piste, swapping Merseyside for Scotland. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: Down in the valley we go, journeying back in time | Jennifer Jones
Roslin Glen, Edinburgh: Turner and Wordsworth are with us as we go down a precarious path into ancient woodland
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Jun 9
My first mayfly this year seen in North Wales on 24th May. I saw my second on Friday at Musselburgh, Scotland. #DailyNature.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Jun 8
My few days in Scotland were full of wonders. Here Bass Rock stands bright with gannet guano, while on the beach I perused rocks, sands, plants and insects. Fabulous #DailyNature.
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Annie Worsley @annieworsley.bsky.social · May 1
Happy publication day to @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social!
'Is A River Alive' is astonishing, necessary and beautiful, and a wonderful, fascinating read. I'm sure it will win accolades for years to come and in doing so, prompt more people into action to help protect the natural world.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · May 4
I love hearing dialect names for plants. I learnt much about Welsh alternatives for plants on Friday.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · May 4
It's International Dawn Chorus Day, but I'm not sure our birds got the message. Perhaps the cloud cover stole their desire to sing.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · May 1
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social I love being a May Day baby, but it's even nicer when your brother gives you this book. Stunning ... and that's the book, not the fact that my brother bought it for me!
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Apr 30
Me too, here in suburban Merseyside.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Apr 29
Often the places I visit to write my Guardian Country Diary pieces impact on me, but none more so than this urban orchard. There was a special spirit to the place & I cannot find the words to convey that fully. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: A thriving new orchard in an unlikely place | Jennifer Jones
Knowsley, Merseyside: The Meadow Park community orchard started with just five trees, now there are 200 species of cherry, plum, apple, pear, quince and spindle
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Apr 28
A blackbird has been singing in one of our garden trees all day. It is the most glorious song to accompany you through the day. Not yet seen a swift this year, but this blackbird is uplifting @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Apr 3
With an intense day of writing ahead, what better way to start than with dawn birdwatching. Chough seen and heard as soon as I got out of the car.
Sunrise over the Irish Sea at Llandudno. Little Orme headland also visible.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Mar 30
I know that I thoroughly enjoyed this amazing exhibition about soil, but am delighted to discover that someone else did. @chiffchat.bsky.social @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @jopearlceramics.bsky.social

www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
King’s ‘incredible sense of curiosity’ praised during visit to soil exhibition
Charles also unveiled a plaque in the newly refurbished Salt Stair to mark the visit and the 25th anniversary of Somerset House.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Feb 27
A wonderful clear, crisp morning. On our early morning cemetery walk we stood transfixed and entranced watching a song thrush sending its glorious tones to the world. It was so close we could see its bill open and close. Then we witnessed one of those special sunrises. Fab way to start the day.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Feb 24
I intend to monitor this, as I'm sure you can imagine.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Feb 24
Thanks, Nic. A disturbing sight to write about.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Feb 19
Where was that, Annie? As you say, so joyful to see.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Feb 13
I have been passionate about peat bogs for decades, have written a chapter on peat for my book, but articles like this show why we must care: www.theguardian.com/environment/....
World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Feb 11
It looks fabulous. So sorry I can't join you.
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Feb 3
Yesterday was World Wetlands Day, one I love to celebrate. So it was more sobering to read this article today. Based on research, it sounds alarm bells for the long term future of our peatlands: news.exeter.ac.uk/research/fut...
Future of UK peatlands under threat due to climate change
The UK’s peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the wo...
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Jan 14
But you did better than me with just a long-tailed tit at Pick's. Mind you, I was on my own. A host of birds might have been watching me and laughing!
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Jan 14
Not for us in Northern England though!
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Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social · Jan 7
Oh, I love that book. Wait till you come to the grandmother's description of grass. The antidote to 'I can't think of anything to write about'. My new year reading is Orbital. It's so rich I have to read it slowly.
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