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Sharing the adventure through words, wanderings and wonder.
Patron @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
@kendalmountainfest.bsky.social 20 - 23 November 2025
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I've interviewed Tony Juniper, Natural England chair. He was necessarily diplomatic about the planning bill. I only hope central govt listens to his expert advice! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Natural England chair rejects ministers’ claim that nature blocks development
Exclusive: Tony Juniper, who will oversee nature restoration fund, says claims ‘not fully backed by evidence’
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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It's paperback publication day for my book THE LIE OF THE LAND - an exposé of what the 'custodians of the countryside' have done to nature in Britain! 🔥💥🌳

Order yours here: lnkfi.re/JhxHno

Tour dates here: lnkfi.re/PkfOhd

There's been some BIG policy wins since the hardback was published - a 🧵⬇️
May 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Hello—Is A River Alive? has been adapted as Radio 4’s Book of the Week next week.
Five episodes, read by me—& we’ve folded in field recordings & some beautiful Max Richter music.
First episode, Anima, broadcasts tomorrow at 11.45am.
You can listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane, Episode 1: Anima
Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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In celebration of Earth Day, this week's podcast invites you to offer your ears to the polyphony of sounds and silences that give the planet Her voice with two of our most cherished audio stories. Listen here: buff.ly/zCQxfK1 Illustration by Daniel Liévano. @dghaskell.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Hello––my book Underland has been adapted into a feature film & the world premiere is at Tribeca in June.
It's taken 4.5 years––& the team’s created something astonishing.
A documentary that's groundbreaking in form, voice & tone.
I hope you might see it one day.
Full account on IG (@robgmacfarlane)
April 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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“This song came into being in that place and time…with the cloud forest, and all of its inhabitants—its rivers, its fungi, its birds, its creatures, its mist, its histories, its possible futures—as our co-author, as the co-creator.” @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Song of the Cedars - A Conversation with Giuliana Furci, Robert Macfarlane, César Rodríguez-Garavito, and Cosmo Sheldrake
Bringing in the voice of the forest, four members of the More Than Human Life Collective share the story of co-composing a song with the Los Cedros cloud forest in Ecuador and explore how its…
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March 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Intertidal, by Yuvan Aves, is an extraordinary book: a passionate study of the ancient conversation between sea & land; a work of meditation, activism, field-naturalism––& vast generosity.
I love it so much I've written a foreword to the UK edition: pub. 6 Feb.
Recommended with all my heart.
January 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Our new book Other Everests: One Mountain, Many Worlds (Manchester University Press 2024) now Open Access/Free to Download #Chomolungma #Himalaya #Tibet #Nepal #India #IndigenousHistory #HighAltWork #Mountaineering
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
January 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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‘We are thrilled to unveil the cover of THE POSSIBILITY OF TENDERNESS by @jallenpaisant, a captivating journey where the world of plants and the echoes of history come together to create a story of land, dreams and belonging.’

Pre-order: www.penguin.co.uk/books/455724...
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM