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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 6h

IT'S WEDNESDAY!

It's #buyastrangerabook day.

The best of all the days.

I'll give out TWO books.

FOR FREE.

If you'd like one, let me know.

Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.

It's a thing! Look.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

UK only

Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

www.biggreenbookshop.com

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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 6h

It's #buyastrangerabook day!

@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15.

So, if there's a particular book you've had your eye on, get in touch!

UK only.

Huma Naqvi @humanaqvi.bsky.social · 6h

Hi @biggreenbooks.bsky.social😊 I would like to #buyastrangerabook for £15 please 💜

Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 6h

IT'S WEDNESDAY!

It's #buyastrangerabook day.

The best of all the days.

I'll give out TWO books.

FOR FREE.

If you'd like one, let me know.

Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.

It's a thing! Look.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

UK only

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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 1d

Great to host some of our #LochArkaig #ospreycam volunteers at #GlenFinglas

We hold a little thankyou celebration when each osprey season is over, and since the volunteers do their thing online from locations all over the country - it's a moveable party too!

What super weather we had!😎

A loch with mountains in the background on a sunny day. Pic by George Anderson

Six people stand in a row in front of some trees. Pic by George Anderson.

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Palustris @palustris.bsky.social · 1d

This fen creation trial by the High Batts team at Pennycroft Quarry is hopefully the start of something much bigger. It's survived a mammoth river flood and prolonged inundation. Adjoining open water is crystal clear and dominated by stonewort beds, suggesting ideal conditions for calcareous fen.

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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 1d

I’m opening my diary for Christmas commissions in case anyone is interested? Something special for someone special? A piece of original art just for you. This one, now sold is of a wrench gazing at some cherry blossoms against a 23 carat gold leaf background on acid free linen bound board.

A wren gazing at some cherry blossoms against a gold leaf background

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to everyone who has liked and reposted this week's Waterstones offer on pre-orders of the paperback of Land Beneath the Waves. I really appreciate it. It's made a totally shattered (what is it with October?) writer happy! 😊💚

Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Land Beneath the Waves paperback has been chosen for Waterstones pre-order promotion!! Pre-orders make such a difference & if you could support & share, I'd be so grateful.

Enter “OCTOBER25” at checkout for 25% off RRP.

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
#WPreorder

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 23h

Just finished @drmjwarren.bsky.social's The Cuckoo's Lea and I absolutely LOVED it. In fact it's one of my favourite reads so far this year.

#Nature, #History, #birds, #language #landscape and more... woven together seamlessly, and so beautifully. Fascinating! I can't recommend it highly enough

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 11h

I always love wildlife photographer of the year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world's rarest hyena

Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cumbria Wildlife Trust @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social · 8h

📢 We need to hear YOUR thoughts!

The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅

Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/

Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚

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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 8h

Community ownership would foster local participation, skills development, inclusivity and stronger social cohesion.

We hope to help with some native woodland creation.🌳

#Lochwinnoch #regenerativefarming #communityownership

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Derelict farm buildings in the foreground with a bare hillside in the background.

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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 8h

🧵 1/2 We support Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust's vision for West Tandlemuir. Their proposals for restoration and sustainable land management align with national and regional policy objectives on biodiversity, carbon sequestration, water quality and flood mitigation.

🎦 👉 buff.ly/41oqkvx

Wide landscape is shown with a figure on a path with disappears inot the distance. The land is bare with a few trees on the horizon.

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Sarah Land 🌱 @sarahland.bsky.social · 8h

It seems like it's been a really good autumn for mushrooms, I love this little group 🌱

Creamy white mushrooms growing under trees

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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 1d

Until midnight this Friday (17th Oct), Waterstones are giving 25% off the preorder of the paperback edition of Pagans (due Feb '26) if you use the code OCTOBER25, so that's a thing you could do if you wanted.

www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 1d

Special offer on pre-orders of the paperback edition of VIANNE until 23.59 Friday 17th October! Enter “OCTOBER25” to get 25% off via the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app.
Link: www.waterstones.com/book/vianne/...

Vianne by Joanne Harris | Waterstones

Buy Vianne by Joanne Harris from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a very nice feeling to see your book - which at one point early this year you thought might not be published at all - making itself comfortable in beautiful new homes, thousands of miles away.

Here’s my bag of f*cks @yersinia2.bsky.social · 1d

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Everything Will Swallow You on Long Island, Maine. Great book so far!

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Shona Kinsella @shonak.bsky.social · 1d

Available for pre-order now: www.flametreepublishing.com/daughters-of...

A green graphic showing a book cover and text.

Book cover: Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella. Two women in 18th century highland dress stand back to back in the middle of a field. They are surrounded by men made of straw. The atmosphere is threating, brooding.

Text reads: Out November 11th from Flame Tree Press. "Sweeping and evocative, Daughters of Nicnevin is lush, earnest, and painfully heartfelt. Every word etches truth in your soul; when it comes to Scottish history tinged with magic, there is no greater authority. Compelling and bone-shakingly real, Kinsella is a beautiful and singular voice." - David Green, author of the Empire of Ruin series

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Mossforatu @dinolich.bsky.social · 23h

It’s that time of year when I’m compelled to dress my guys up for halloween. Last one for now— Gwen as Mismagius from Pokemon!
#hellaween

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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 11h

A little pile of the German edition of Pagans in a bookshop.

"Ein Killer. Zwei Cops. Hunderte Götter!"

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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 1d

What happens when a city prioritizes people over cars?

In Haarlem, most streets are now limited to 30 km/h, making walking and cycling not just safer, but more pleasant too. This shift isn’t just about safety; it’s also about space, noise, and quality of life.

Read more: buff.ly/htRDXGN

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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 1d

Avant / Après Rue de la Fontaine au Roi dans le 11ème arrondissement de Paris. Si on suit un peu les changements des dernières années à Paris, on peut se douter qu'il y avait du stationnement à droite avant qu'on y mette des arbres à la place. Mais qui se rappellera qu'il y en avait aussi à gauche ?

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un Américain perdu à Paris @paris75009.bsky.social · 1d

Paris has achieved the goal of more than 300 “school streets”.

Lots of before & after pictures in this latest October 2025 update.

#paris #schoolstreets #15minutecity #urbanism #school #safety #safestreets #children

www.paris.fr/pages/57-nou...

Plus de 300 « rues aux écoles » dans Paris

Expérimentées dans le cadre du déconfinement pour lutter contre la pollution, améliorer la qualité de l'air et végétaliser la ville, les « rues aux écoles » se multiplient à Paris. Ces piétonnisations...

www.paris.fr

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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 1d

Before (2015) / After (2022) the bike lane on Rue de Presbourg, Paris 16. The Place de l’Étoile roundabout is still mainly for cars, but since 2019 there is a bike lane that circles it via Rue de Presbourg and Rue de Tilsitt. The road tunnel under the roundabout is now reserved for bikes as well !

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · 1d

🍂 Autumn’s here, but you don’t need a big budget to keep pedalling.

Stay warm, dry and visible with seasonal essentials for under £100 — from mudguards and lights to layers that won’t weigh you down.

👉 cyclinguk.org/autumn-on-a-budget

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Edinburgh Festival of Cycling @edfoc.bsky.social · 1d

Riding the Rhine: Europe's first certified long-distance cycle path www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic... Spanning 1,450km from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps, the Rhine Cycle Route is 87% car-free, culturally rich and surprisingly accessible.

Riding the Rhine: Europe's first certified long-distance cycle path

Spanning 1,450km from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps, the Rhine Cycle Route is 87% car-free, culturally rich and surprisingly accessible.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 23h

A lot of mobility innovation focuses on making existing options even more comfortable for the most privileged, at the expense of children, the elderly, people with low incomes or disabilities. If we’re not designing for them, we're designing ourselves out of the system: fair-mobility.eu/the-library/

An elderly woman rides a bike along a separated cycle path in front of two small children in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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