Steve Cracknell
@enmarchant.bsky.social
Writer. ‘The Implausible Rewilding of the Pyrenees’, Nature Book of the Year 2021, selected by Dr Mark Avery, writer and Wild Justice activist.
www.WildingthePyrenees.com, www.PyreneanWay.com, www.laSenda.net.
En català X: @ovella_salvatge.
www.WildingthePyrenees.com, www.PyreneanWay.com, www.laSenda.net.
En català X: @ovella_salvatge.
and now is the time to start feeding the tió.
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
and now is the time to start feeding the tió.
Sunset at the Caleta de Famara Lanzarote, this evening!
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sunset at the Caleta de Famara Lanzarote, this evening!
This means that the wolf is now officially « in danger of extinction » and will be especially protected. Previously the wolves were considered visitors and the species « extinct » (though still protected).
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This means that the wolf is now officially « in danger of extinction » and will be especially protected. Previously the wolves were considered visitors and the species « extinct » (though still protected).
The first lone male wolf came back 25 years ago. Now, a pack has formed. Expect things to move fast from now on. @markavery.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The first lone male wolf came back 25 years ago. Now, a pack has formed. Expect things to move fast from now on. @markavery.bsky.social
In the rainforest on la Gomera, Canaries yesterday. Feeling small, overwhelmed, but content to be here.
November 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
In the rainforest on la Gomera, Canaries yesterday. Feeling small, overwhelmed, but content to be here.
Visiting the Cascade de Tufs, Jura, France.
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Visiting the Cascade de Tufs, Jura, France.
For more on lynx (and many other aspects of rewilding), see my book: The Implausible Rewilding of the Pyrenees.
September 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
For more on lynx (and many other aspects of rewilding), see my book: The Implausible Rewilding of the Pyrenees.
My book on #rewilding in the #Pyrenees (and elsewhere) is now available in French as well as Catalan. Updated for the French edition, it was @markavery.bsky.social's Nature Book of the Year 2021.
September 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
My book on #rewilding in the #Pyrenees (and elsewhere) is now available in French as well as Catalan. Updated for the French edition, it was @markavery.bsky.social's Nature Book of the Year 2021.
Today, at the Port de Marterat, we celebrated Pyrenean unity at the Trobada.
August 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today, at the Port de Marterat, we celebrated Pyrenean unity at the Trobada.
Le feu revient. La lune est rouge.
August 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Le feu revient. La lune est rouge.
#fire. The wind has turned, blowing the smoke back towards us. Photos from 1300 and 1830. The fire has now burnt 16km2, the greatest area destroyed this century.
August 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
#fire. The wind has turned, blowing the smoke back towards us. Photos from 1300 and 1830. The fire has now burnt 16km2, the greatest area destroyed this century.
Actually, the Iron Age shears were better, forged from a single piece. This is the one from Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
July 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Actually, the Iron Age shears were better, forged from a single piece. This is the one from Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
I interviewed shepherd Toti for the Catalan edition of my book on rewilding. Sitting in the field looking at his sheep:
“The best ewes – the captains, as he calls them – wear bells...
“The best ewes – the captains, as he calls them – wear bells...
July 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I interviewed shepherd Toti for the Catalan edition of my book on rewilding. Sitting in the field looking at his sheep:
“The best ewes – the captains, as he calls them – wear bells...
“The best ewes – the captains, as he calls them – wear bells...
C’est avec un grand plaisir que j’annonce la parution en août de mon livre sur le réensauvagement et les Pyrénées.
Revu et actualisé, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne reprend les thèmes de mon livre en anglais, élu Nature Book of the Year 2021 par l’écologiste @markavery.bsky.social.
Revu et actualisé, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne reprend les thèmes de mon livre en anglais, élu Nature Book of the Year 2021 par l’écologiste @markavery.bsky.social.
July 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
C’est avec un grand plaisir que j’annonce la parution en août de mon livre sur le réensauvagement et les Pyrénées.
Revu et actualisé, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne reprend les thèmes de mon livre en anglais, élu Nature Book of the Year 2021 par l’écologiste @markavery.bsky.social.
Revu et actualisé, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne reprend les thèmes de mon livre en anglais, élu Nature Book of the Year 2021 par l’écologiste @markavery.bsky.social.
I'm delighted to announce that my book on #rewilding will be published in French in August.
Revised and updated, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne draws on the themes of my English-language book, chosen as Nature Book of the Year 2021 by environmentalist @markavery.bsky.social.
Revised and updated, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne draws on the themes of my English-language book, chosen as Nature Book of the Year 2021 by environmentalist @markavery.bsky.social.
July 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'm delighted to announce that my book on #rewilding will be published in French in August.
Revised and updated, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne draws on the themes of my English-language book, chosen as Nature Book of the Year 2021 by environmentalist @markavery.bsky.social.
Revised and updated, Pyrénées sauvages – à l’écoute de la montagne draws on the themes of my English-language book, chosen as Nature Book of the Year 2021 by environmentalist @markavery.bsky.social.
🌈 over the 🍇. A positive start to the day, running in the cool, after the heatwave!
July 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🌈 over the 🍇. A positive start to the day, running in the cool, after the heatwave!
Here is the distribution map (source MITECO).
July 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here is the distribution map (source MITECO).
Just been walking in Ariège, to the étang du Garbet. Boiling but beautiful.
June 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just been walking in Ariège, to the étang du Garbet. Boiling but beautiful.
Vines into volts! The vineyards in my village in Mediterranean France are dying from the heat. Now, there are plans to harvest electrons from a vast array of solar panels. Local and global issues coincide. I'm writing about it... #naturewriting
June 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Vines into volts! The vineyards in my village in Mediterranean France are dying from the heat. Now, there are plans to harvest electrons from a vast array of solar panels. Local and global issues coincide. I'm writing about it... #naturewriting
Walking today near the Petit Saint-Bernard pass, on the Italian side.
June 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Walking today near the Petit Saint-Bernard pass, on the Italian side.
Walking with friends from Cogne towards the Gran Paradiso, Vall d'Aosta. The valley was heavily damaged by flooding earlier this year.
June 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Walking with friends from Cogne towards the Gran Paradiso, Vall d'Aosta. The valley was heavily damaged by flooding earlier this year.
Continuing on a bridge theme, today we are in Turin, Italy.
June 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Continuing on a bridge theme, today we are in Turin, Italy.
Another bridge, this one over the troubled waters of the Saone, in Lyons.
May 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Another bridge, this one over the troubled waters of the Saone, in Lyons.
Passing through Narbonne, France, on our way to the Vall d'Aosta, Italy. This is the canal de la Robine. #lifewriting
May 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Passing through Narbonne, France, on our way to the Vall d'Aosta, Italy. This is the canal de la Robine. #lifewriting