Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🎨 Seeking Art Pieces for Issue 2: Perspectives As part of Curiositas' second issue, we are seeking to publish art relating to the humanities and our issue theme 'Perspectives'. Swipe for more information, and visit our website or email us for more information! 011
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Today was my first York Environment Festival Rootstock event at YSJ and my first Rootstock Environmental Philosophy workshop, also at YSJ. Massive thanks to all who turned up and shared their thoughts and stories with me 🌿🌳✨ 001
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🦋 Creating Your Abstract; Our Top Tips! Struggling with how to start your abstract for submission? Here are four top tips to help you get started. For full details of how to submit, visit our website, link in bio! 022
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Less than one week to go until my first York Environment Festival event at @yorkstjohn.bsky.social www.yorksj.ac.uk/events/upcom...yorksj.ac.ukUpcoming : Exploring Environmental Philosophy through the Magic of Plants | York St John UniversityView our Events at YSJ 010
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m a massive fan of Laura Porter and all that she does for animals and particularly for crabs. I’ve learnt so much from following her and from the adventures of Howie and Winny. Here’s my Winny plushie (and Pepper of course). 000
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My Facebook memories at this time of the year are always the same - I love shiny conkers so much! 🌳🤎 011
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Went for a walk in this beautiful autumn sunshine and found a sunflower 🌻💛🌞 000
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Blessed Autumn Equinox everyone in the Northern Hemisphere. In the centre of this photo, under the ivy, is the second brood of baby pigeons this year making four babies in total that have fledged. Their parents have been awesome and now come and get my attention when they want feeding 🧙♀️🐦🐦🐦🐦 000
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesYork St John University @yorkstjohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We invite you to a truly magical exploration of our campus, told by the flora we share our home with. 🌳 Join us on 7 or 21 October for a guided walk and talk exploring the folklore and magic of native and naturalised plants growing in Britain today. 👇 www.yorksj.ac.uk/events/upcom... 011
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesYork Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026👀One not to miss! 🌿💚 011
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Just under one month until the first of two York Environment Festival events at the University of York. See image for full details or visit: www.yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk/organiser/dr-clare-lesley-hughes @yesiuoy.bsky.social 010
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Almost midnight on a Friday night - in my fifth hour of watching @worldsurfleague.bsky.social Became bizarrely obsessed with it after the Olympics! Loving Erin Brooks and Miguel Pupo 🤙🏄♀️ 010
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🌺 Submission Guidelines Wanting to submit to Curiositas? Here's a quick overview of our guidelines! If you have any questions about submissions, head to our website (link in bio) or email us at curiositasjournal@yorksj.ac.uk 022
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I remain utterly bewildered as to why/how I am now … 50 YEARS OLD! 😳 I’m having a bit of an existential crisis right now as I honestly feel (mentally anyway) around 25! 130
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I struggle each year, to put into words what this event means to me. And now it’s been 25 years which doesn’t seem right or real. This photograph and the words of the photographer (screenshots from Facebook) sums it up perfectly. To me, on September 11th 2001, “the world utterly broke”. 001
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A beautiful day to film some content for YSJ social media about my York Environment Festival events. Look out for footage of me hugging some trees and talking about (amongst other things) the inventive ways in which people used oak trees to cure toothache and disease 🌳🌲🍂 000
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Many thanks to the National Folklore Survey for England for featuring my blog 🌱 www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk/news/herbal-...nationalfolkloresurvey.co.ukHerbal Hegemone and a study of wortcunners — National Folklore Survey for EnglandClare Lesley Hughes is a York-based wortcunner, herbalist and academic. This guest post explains more… 000
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesNational Folklore Survey for England @nfsengland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You can read here: www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk/news/herbal-...nationalfolkloresurvey.co.ukHerbal Hegemone and a study of wortcunners — National Folklore Survey for EnglandClare Lesley Hughes is a York-based wortcunner, herbalist and academic. This guest post explains more… 042
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesNational Folklore Survey for England @nfsengland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We’re delighted to hand over to @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social on the website today. She tells us all about her research and specifically what a wortcunner is. Have you any stories that illustrate your relationships with plants? 131
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Join me as part of the York Environment Festival to explore environmental philosophy via the folklore of plants. Four events are planned: two at York St John University and two at the University of York. Details can be found in the images or message for info. Places are free. No booking is required. 000
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🦋 Call for Papers. Issue 2 - Perspectives. We are excited to open our call for papers for 'Perspectives'. We have a wide range of submission options available, from Academic Papers to Book Reviews, and submission guidelines available on our website. Please get in touch via email with any questions! 043
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A stunning Hornet Mimic Hoverfly on the flowering ivy this morning 🐝 000
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Beautiful heather at Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire. The bees were loving it 💜 010
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Dark Boughs and Green Leaves - A Beech Queen 001
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🪻 Curiositas and AI Use Policy. Curiositas aligns its AI Policy with that of York St John University. Please visit our website or York St John University's website for full details of the policy. 011
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Behold how easy I wield Andúril ! It’s almost like I was meant to be a King 😁 000
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So - the UK emergency alert just went off! Absolute chuffing chaos! I’m a child of the 80s and the Cold War! Images of Threads and hiding under my kitchen table came to mind! Was getting ready to stockpile buckets of water and cover the windows in tinfoil! 🤯 100
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026So - that was pretty spectacular! That weird, unnatural light is the best part, it’s like every fibre in your body is saying “this isn’t right, something is wrong”. And, as with the aurora, seeing everyone outside looking at the enchantment of life is beautiful 🌞🌚 010
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Last time (1999), I was young and foolish and spent ages looking at the eclipse from a hilltop in South Wales! I do have some retina damage so this time - I’m doing it properly 😎😎😎 Don’t forget, this will be the last time for the UK until 2090 so make the most of this phenomenal event 🌞🌚 000
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🦋 Issue 2 'Perspectives'. Call for papers coming soon! Curiositas' second issue, entitled 'Perspectives' will soon be opening our Call for Papers. Keep you eyes on our social media for a full announcement coming soon. 033
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026For various reasons, I hadn’t been swimming in a long time. Today, I went back to the River Wharfe in Boston Spa to swim and get nibbled on by shoals of minnows (I think). It is such a beautiful spot to swim and as you can see, the water is so clear 🤎🦈 000
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I’m writing a blog for the National Folklore Survey and trying to summarise my work in six photos 🌱🌳🎓🧙♀️📃 110
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026To accompany an article for the York St John PGR magazine, a particularly artful rendering of a journal contents page 🤎 @curiositasjournal.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🌠 Applications have now closed for our Creative Editor Role! Thank you to everyone who has applied for the role. The Editorial Team are meeting soon to go through your applications, and we will be in touch within the next few weeks with all applicants. 021
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Looking forward to the Spectral Tourism Conference today! I’m talking about the ethics of tourism on a sentient woodland 🌳👻 010
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I’m so focussed on my research at the moment, I forget I also run a herbal remedies website 🌱 These products were recently purchased by a client 💚 www.herbalhegemone.co.uk 000
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026🍄 Where to find us online! Keep up with all the latest Curiositas news across our different social media channels, website, and via email. 📣 Please note that our social media messages are not monitored, and the best way to get in touch with us is via email. 033
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I was trying my hardest not to laugh at Jack else I offend him 😄🙈 000
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesCuriositas Journal @curiositasjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2026📚️ We are excited to share that Curiositas' first issue 'Origins: Volume 1' and 'Origins: Volume 2' are available at York St John University Library! Both print and online versions will be available at York St John's York and London campuses, as well as online on our website (link in our bio). 033
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026It’s that time of the year, and this is a difficult one! I’m torn between two trees so will need to ponder this further 🌳 www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...woodlandtrust.org.ukTree of the YearThis year’s Tree of the Year contest celebrates trees that are still standing strong against the odds. Choose your favourite and vote by 29 September. 010
Reposted by Dr Clare Lesley HughesThe Interdisciplinary Witches Research Group @interdiscwitchysj.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Ever thought about Witches and Tourism? On Friday, 31st July, York St John University will host the Spectral Tourism Conference, a one-day event showcasing dark tourism and all things uncanny, wyrd and supernatural. Tickets are free and can be found here www.yorksj.ac.uk/events/upcom... 011
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026In less than two weeks time, I will be presenting at the Spectral Tourism Conference at YSJ. What would happen if, in a parallel world to ours, we discovered that landscapes and places could hold and transfer energies? How would we treat them? What would they communicate back to us? 000
Dr Clare Lesley Hughes @clarelesleyhughes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Working in the office today 🏰🌞 Heslington Hall, University of York 000
