Catherine Duigan
@cduigan.bsky.social
Environmental consultant, researcher & non-fiction writer; water & nature; heritage & natural history; women in science; biographer of Dr. Kathleen Carpenter; Ireland & Wales connections; accepts commissions.
https://catherineduigan.co.uk/
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Catherine Duigan
@cduigan.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Who was... Kathleen Carpenter?
A biography of Kathleen Carpenter, a pioneering freshwater ecologist.
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Researching the life of Dr. Kathleen Carpenter, pioneering #freshwater ecologist in Wales and North America.
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🌍 Protecting and restoring wildlife in the UK Overseas Territories: a new strategy launches today! jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-over...
🪸This ambitious strategy aims to conserve unique wildlife & habitats across UKOTs - from polar tundra to Caribbean coral reefs 🧵
#TogetherForNature
🪸This ambitious strategy aims to conserve unique wildlife & habitats across UKOTs - from polar tundra to Caribbean coral reefs 🧵
#TogetherForNature
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🌍 Protecting and restoring wildlife in the UK Overseas Territories: a new strategy launches today! jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-over...
🪸This ambitious strategy aims to conserve unique wildlife & habitats across UKOTs - from polar tundra to Caribbean coral reefs 🧵
#TogetherForNature
🪸This ambitious strategy aims to conserve unique wildlife & habitats across UKOTs - from polar tundra to Caribbean coral reefs 🧵
#TogetherForNature
With an eye for nature - Mike Alexander - nature conservationist, island warden, photographer, sculptor
#nature #Wales #Skomer #envhist #naturalhistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#nature #Wales #Skomer #envhist #naturalhistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mike Alexander obituary
Other lives: Nature reserve warden who developed a computer system to create a better framework for conservation management
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
With an eye for nature - Mike Alexander - nature conservationist, island warden, photographer, sculptor
#nature #Wales #Skomer #envhist #naturalhistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#nature #Wales #Skomer #envhist #naturalhistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How fabulous & part of the natural history of #Wales!
#IrishSea #envhist #Anglesey #historyofscience #histsci
William Herdman FRS FRSE, Pres. @linneansociety.bsky.social founded Puffin Island Marine Station supporting #IrishSea marine ecology
@royalsociety.org @royalsoced.bsky.social
#IrishSea #envhist #Anglesey #historyofscience #histsci
William Herdman FRS FRSE, Pres. @linneansociety.bsky.social founded Puffin Island Marine Station supporting #IrishSea marine ecology
@royalsociety.org @royalsoced.bsky.social
Back from a very successful trip to the IOM speaking with locals and visiting archives to piece together historical accounts of the herring fishery. We stumbled across these beautiful title page illustrations of marine biological station reports based on Puffin island in the late 1800s
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How fabulous & part of the natural history of #Wales!
#IrishSea #envhist #Anglesey #historyofscience #histsci
William Herdman FRS FRSE, Pres. @linneansociety.bsky.social founded Puffin Island Marine Station supporting #IrishSea marine ecology
@royalsociety.org @royalsoced.bsky.social
#IrishSea #envhist #Anglesey #historyofscience #histsci
William Herdman FRS FRSE, Pres. @linneansociety.bsky.social founded Puffin Island Marine Station supporting #IrishSea marine ecology
@royalsociety.org @royalsoced.bsky.social
Trying to heal the wounds and mend our souls - A powerful poetic summary of #TheTroubles in life which some of us survived.
#Covid #Ireland #Wales #war #media #democracy #language #literature #poetry
#Covid #Ireland #Wales #war #media #democracy #language #literature #poetry
A poem about the COVID-19 debacle. From my imminent collection 'Exposure', poems on war, media and democracy. @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social @eatthestorms.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trying to heal the wounds and mend our souls - A powerful poetic summary of #TheTroubles in life which some of us survived.
#Covid #Ireland #Wales #war #media #democracy #language #literature #poetry
#Covid #Ireland #Wales #war #media #democracy #language #literature #poetry
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🌿 A new research project will explore how herbal medicine shaped health in Wales before the NHS.
🖱️ tinyurl.com/43zd4kp5
#herbalmedicine #medicine #NHS #wales
🖱️ tinyurl.com/43zd4kp5
#herbalmedicine #medicine #NHS #wales
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🌿 A new research project will explore how herbal medicine shaped health in Wales before the NHS.
🖱️ tinyurl.com/43zd4kp5
#herbalmedicine #medicine #NHS #wales
🖱️ tinyurl.com/43zd4kp5
#herbalmedicine #medicine #NHS #wales
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"This deal isn't perfect and is far from what the science requires. But at a time when multilateralism is being tested, it is significant that countries continue to move forward together." Mary Robinson quoted in @apnews.com's final analysis of #COP30 in Belém.
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UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel plan
United Nations climate talks in Brazil have reached a subdued agreement to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to the wrath of extreme weather.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"This deal isn't perfect and is far from what the science requires. But at a time when multilateralism is being tested, it is significant that countries continue to move forward together." Mary Robinson quoted in @apnews.com's final analysis of #COP30 in Belém.
apnews.com/article/clim...
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From #CoP30 to #Cymru - Huge privilege to hear Mrs Mary Robinson speak about the importance of having stories about the reality of #climate change & its impact on #nature. #science #evidence #Shero #Ireland #Wales
Diolch yn fawr - Consulate General of Ireland #Cardiff &
@futuregencymru.bsky.social
Diolch yn fawr - Consulate General of Ireland #Cardiff &
@futuregencymru.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
From Darwin's iconic portrait to dried fish! - Highly recommended - Isabelle and her colleagues @linneansociety.bsky.social deliver an awe inspiring experience #naturalhistory #heritage
Ticket release alert 🚨 Our ever-popular Treasures Tours are now bookable for 2026. Get in quick as these tours usually sell out.
Join our expert staff on an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of our unique home at Burlington House in central London.
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Join our expert staff on an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of our unique home at Burlington House in central London.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
From Darwin's iconic portrait to dried fish! - Highly recommended - Isabelle and her colleagues @linneansociety.bsky.social deliver an awe inspiring experience #naturalhistory #heritage
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We're thrilled to present #CHARR — a fab new film by Dave George exploring the threats facing #ArcticCharr & their cultural importance in England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales.
We had the pleasure of a Q&A with Dave to find out more about his inspiration for the film:
www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/in...
We had the pleasure of a Q&A with Dave to find out more about his inspiration for the film:
www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/in...
Introducing CHARR: A new film by Dave George celebrating the Lake District fish — Freshwater Biological Association
Arctic charr are of global ecological importance and Windermere charr populations have been studied since the 1940s, but their cultural significance in the Lake District dates back hundreds of years. ...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We're thrilled to present #CHARR — a fab new film by Dave George exploring the threats facing #ArcticCharr & their cultural importance in England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales.
We had the pleasure of a Q&A with Dave to find out more about his inspiration for the film:
www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/in...
We had the pleasure of a Q&A with Dave to find out more about his inspiration for the film:
www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/in...
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The quiet of a Welsh writing residency has been a stark contrast to life in wartime Ukraine for poet Tania Rodionova, who is discovering connections between the two countries, learning Welsh words, and relaxing into a ‘calm village rhythm’
Ukrainian poet says Wales is 'like being in a poem about the sea and the mountains'
Stephen Price For the past month, Ukrainian poet, literary translator and cultural manager Tania Rodionova has been immersed in the peace and poetry of north Wales during a residency at Tŷ Newydd Writ...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The quiet of a Welsh writing residency has been a stark contrast to life in wartime Ukraine for poet Tania Rodionova, who is discovering connections between the two countries, learning Welsh words, and relaxing into a ‘calm village rhythm’
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has contributed to new research that reveals the distinct and ecologically important nature of the maerl beds in Milford Haven. The findings shed new light on how these fragile habitats can be better protected for the future
Milford Haven’s unique seabed habitat revealed in new study
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has contributed to new research that reveals the distinct and ecologically important nature of the maerl beds in Milford Haven. The findings shed new light on how these f...
nation.cymru
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has contributed to new research that reveals the distinct and ecologically important nature of the maerl beds in Milford Haven. The findings shed new light on how these fragile habitats can be better protected for the future
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November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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An ecosystem approach is the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife.
Our latest report with @nationaltrust.org.uk, led by @pettorelli.bsky.social, makes clear that human wellbeing is underpinned by ecosystems continuing to function in a resilient way.
📰Covered in @theecologist.org
Our latest report with @nationaltrust.org.uk, led by @pettorelli.bsky.social, makes clear that human wellbeing is underpinned by ecosystems continuing to function in a resilient way.
📰Covered in @theecologist.org
“The food we eat, that’s ecosystems. Climate regulation, that’s ecosystems. Protection from extreme weather events, that’s ecosystems.”
'If ecosystems go, we go'
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
theecologist.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
An ecosystem approach is the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife.
Our latest report with @nationaltrust.org.uk, led by @pettorelli.bsky.social, makes clear that human wellbeing is underpinned by ecosystems continuing to function in a resilient way.
📰Covered in @theecologist.org
Our latest report with @nationaltrust.org.uk, led by @pettorelli.bsky.social, makes clear that human wellbeing is underpinned by ecosystems continuing to function in a resilient way.
📰Covered in @theecologist.org
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals - Brook - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals
We investigated how large outdoor music festivals affect bat activity in an urban green spaces. Although total nightly activity did not decline on concert nights, we showed activity during concert ho...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals - Brook - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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A landmark exhibition celebrating the life and work of one of Wales’s most acclaimed modern artists, Gwen John, will open at National Museum Cardiff next year, marking the 150th anniversary of her birth wp.me/p8Mk4U-199D
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A landmark exhibition celebrating the life and work of one of Wales’s most acclaimed modern artists, Gwen John, will open at National Museum Cardiff next year, marking the 150th anniversary of her birth wp.me/p8Mk4U-199D
"I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore." #WBYeats
Now silent at the top of the stairs, encased with rocks & reeds, tucked wings redundant, looking.
Whooper #swan from the #taxidermy collection of Captain Vivian Hewitt, Cemlyn Bay #Wales @northwaleswt.bsky.social
And now my heart is sore." #WBYeats
Now silent at the top of the stairs, encased with rocks & reeds, tucked wings redundant, looking.
Whooper #swan from the #taxidermy collection of Captain Vivian Hewitt, Cemlyn Bay #Wales @northwaleswt.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore." #WBYeats
Now silent at the top of the stairs, encased with rocks & reeds, tucked wings redundant, looking.
Whooper #swan from the #taxidermy collection of Captain Vivian Hewitt, Cemlyn Bay #Wales @northwaleswt.bsky.social
And now my heart is sore." #WBYeats
Now silent at the top of the stairs, encased with rocks & reeds, tucked wings redundant, looking.
Whooper #swan from the #taxidermy collection of Captain Vivian Hewitt, Cemlyn Bay #Wales @northwaleswt.bsky.social
Join us 3 December at Theatr Colwyn, for a special evening with biologist and much-loved wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin, in conversation with The Wildlife Trusts’ Chief Executive Craig Bennett. @craigbennett3.bsky.social
@northwaleswt.bsky.social
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@northwaleswt.bsky.social
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An evening with Liz Bonnin | North Wales Wildlife Trust
Join us on 3rd December at Theatr Colwyn, for a special evening with broadcaster, biologist and much-loved wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin, in conversation with The Wildlife Trusts’ Chief Executive Crai...
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Join us 3 December at Theatr Colwyn, for a special evening with biologist and much-loved wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin, in conversation with The Wildlife Trusts’ Chief Executive Craig Bennett. @craigbennett3.bsky.social
@northwaleswt.bsky.social
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/an-ev...
@northwaleswt.bsky.social
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/an-ev...
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The team on Skomer were very saddened to hear the news that Mike Alexander, ex-Warden on Skomer, has died aged 77, after a lifetime dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places in Wales. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife Rosanne.
Read more: welshwildlife.org/news/wildlif...
Read more: welshwildlife.org/news/wildlif...
Wildlife Trust commemorates the life of Mike Alexander | The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Skomer Warden, author, wildlife photographer and committed conservationist dies aged 77, after lifetime dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places in Wales.
welshwildlife.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The team on Skomer were very saddened to hear the news that Mike Alexander, ex-Warden on Skomer, has died aged 77, after a lifetime dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places in Wales. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife Rosanne.
Read more: welshwildlife.org/news/wildlif...
Read more: welshwildlife.org/news/wildlif...
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Available on #Spotify: @kickasswomenof.bsky.social #Podcast on the life & international #freshwater career of Dr. Kathleen Carpenter & how we are resampling her Welsh study sites 100 yrs later.
#enhist #womeninscience #historyofscience #RiversOfWales #USA #Canada
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#enhist #womeninscience #historyofscience #RiversOfWales #USA #Canada
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32. Kathleen Carpenter: Freshwater Ecologist
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November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Available on #Spotify: @kickasswomenof.bsky.social #Podcast on the life & international #freshwater career of Dr. Kathleen Carpenter & how we are resampling her Welsh study sites 100 yrs later.
#enhist #womeninscience #historyofscience #RiversOfWales #USA #Canada
open.spotify.com/episode/2VFy...
#enhist #womeninscience #historyofscience #RiversOfWales #USA #Canada
open.spotify.com/episode/2VFy...
"a Hurricane. Torrents of Rain accompanied with Violent Lightening all night...Mountains covered with Snow..."
Eleanor Butler #Llangollen
17 Nov. 1784 #OTD
#weather #Wales #Ireland @sarahdavies.bsky.social
Eleanor Butler #Llangollen
17 Nov. 1784 #OTD
#weather #Wales #Ireland @sarahdavies.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"a Hurricane. Torrents of Rain accompanied with Violent Lightening all night...Mountains covered with Snow..."
Eleanor Butler #Llangollen
17 Nov. 1784 #OTD
#weather #Wales #Ireland @sarahdavies.bsky.social
Eleanor Butler #Llangollen
17 Nov. 1784 #OTD
#weather #Wales #Ireland @sarahdavies.bsky.social
"The hills are fine, of course,
Bearded with water to suggest age..."
#RSThomas @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social
#Wales - blessed by an abundance of rain and some superb #waterfalls #AberFalls #Eryri #walking #wellbeing #nature #poetry
Bearded with water to suggest age..."
#RSThomas @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social
#Wales - blessed by an abundance of rain and some superb #waterfalls #AberFalls #Eryri #walking #wellbeing #nature #poetry
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"The hills are fine, of course,
Bearded with water to suggest age..."
#RSThomas @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social
#Wales - blessed by an abundance of rain and some superb #waterfalls #AberFalls #Eryri #walking #wellbeing #nature #poetry
Bearded with water to suggest age..."
#RSThomas @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social
#Wales - blessed by an abundance of rain and some superb #waterfalls #AberFalls #Eryri #walking #wellbeing #nature #poetry
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Colonel Morrey Salmons' first birding and photography diary covering 1903-1908 is now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...
#birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #earlyphotography #Cardiff #CardiffHistory #wales #WelshHistory
#birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #earlyphotography #Cardiff #CardiffHistory #wales #WelshHistory
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Colonel Morrey Salmons' first birding and photography diary covering 1903-1908 is now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...
#birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #earlyphotography #Cardiff #CardiffHistory #wales #WelshHistory
#birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #earlyphotography #Cardiff #CardiffHistory #wales #WelshHistory
As predicted Cousin Brendan has returned - waiting at #Holyhead #Anglesey again after #StormClaudia #Ireland #Wales #envhist #IrishSea #migration #Diaspora
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Brendan’s voyage to Wales – personal reflections on connections between Anglesey and Ireland.
Catherine Duigan Memories can become obscured over time by the mists of the Irish Sea. Are my childhood recollections of visits to Wales from Ireland real or imagined? Being held in my father’s arms t...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
As predicted Cousin Brendan has returned - waiting at #Holyhead #Anglesey again after #StormClaudia #Ireland #Wales #envhist #IrishSea #migration #Diaspora
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My new book Lighthouses of Wales featured in a two-page spread in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today!
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
My new book Lighthouses of Wales featured in a two-page spread in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today!
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...