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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Spending a few days on an island nature reserve with no internet is highly recommended. 👌 📍 Looe Island Nature Reserve.

Photograph of a coastal landscape with blue sea and a rugged shoreline. A grassy path stretches away from the camera.

Photograph of an outdoor wooden picnic table covered with bags and backpacks. Through the trees you can see the sea.

Photograph shows a cream canvas bell tent pitched beside a grassy, wooded area.

Photograph of me seated on a raised double bed inside a bell tent.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Turns out a Weetabix box works pretty well for watching an eclipse. 🌙

Me looking at the eclipse through a Weetabix box.

A view of the eclipse projected on the back of the box.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I’m often hesitant about movies that seem way overhyped, but The Odyssey was actually pretty decent. Now to spend the day buried in Greek Mythology.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Even in a heatwave, I can’t shake my very British habit of having a cuppa. 😅

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Had a wonderful time presenting the Natural History Museum’s livestream last night, giving a first look at the fantastic new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans! 🐟 The exhibition looks amazing, and it was great to speak with some of the scientists who brought it all to life. 👏

Emma presenting in front of an icthyosaur fossil

Exhibition entrance, which reads, "Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep".

Camera and lighting setup in front of a Pliosaur skeleton.

Two marine reptiles in front of a clapperboard

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I also managed to get in lots of climbing! 🧗🏼‍♀️

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Just returned from two weeks in a forest with limited internet access. I really need to do this more often. ☺️

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I was admiring this old oak, then realised I was being watched. 👀

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Spent my birthday weekend in the Cotswolds and now I get the hype.

A quaint little village with a bridge over a river.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

So in the Bluesky user map, I find myself sitting in the Palaeontology Researchers and Educators. Which is fair. But we definitely have the best neighbours. 🌈💃

A map showing a distribution of dots, which represent Bluesky users. Two clusters lie close together, labelled Palaeontology Researchers and Educators, and Queer Taylor Swift Fans.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

We got sheep! 🐑 Come meet Barley and Rye in the gardens of the Natural History Museum. 😁 @nhm-london.bsky.social

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I see Barney has turned to a life of crime. 👀

A BBC news article about someone dressed in a purple dinosaur costume dumping rubbish in the streets.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Every time I visit an Ivy restaurant, I always come away with new ideas of how I want to decorate my house.

Wallpaper depicting a drawing of Guildford. In the foreground are colourful drawings of flowers and kingfisher.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

There’s something endearing about watching birds trying to walk on a frozen lake. 🦆

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I am constantly blown away by how weird and wonderful nature can be! 🦈 This remarkable fossil is believed to be the lower jaw of a Helicoprion, an extinct group of shark-like fish that lived more than 270 million years ago during the Permian. Its mouth was basically a buzz saw. 🤯

Emma holding the cast of a spiral lower jaw of a Helicoprion.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

It’s a cold one on the water today. 🥶

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year!! 🥳 What a beautiful frosty morning to start 2026.

A lake with ducks and geese swimming on it. The sun is rising in the background above the lake.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Misty winter mornings are just perfection. 👌

The sun rising over a lake. A light mist hangs in the air.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Back in the climbing gym after a month away. Oh how I’ve missed it. 🧗🏼‍♀️

Multiple climbing walls in a climbing gym.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I love this time of year so much! 🧡🍂

A forest in autumn with the floor covered in bright orange leaves.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

A thunderstorm on the 31 October feels like the Halloween equivalent of a white Christmas. ⛈️

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The red deer rut is still one of my favourite UK wildlife spectacles! 🦌 I took a trip over to Bushy Park before sunrise to see the male deer in action, and they certainly didn’t disappoint.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

So excited to have been given the chance to explore the RRS David Attenborough (which I still call Boaty McBoatface 😅)! It was great to have a tour of the ship and speak to some of the scientists about their important research.

Some of the equipment used to collect data from the water.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

David Attenborough + Kew Gardens puzzle = Perfect Sunday evening 👌

A partially complete jigsaw puzzle. David Attenborough’s Africa series is playing on the TV in the background.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Spent a windy weekend away at the coast. Storm Amy didn’t mange to keep me from swimming. 🏊🏻‍♀️

A shingle beach with waves crashing over it. The sun is setting on the horizon.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I had the great pleasure of meeting Dr Jane Goodall in Cambridge back in 2017. She had a wonderful sense of humour, and I certainly left that conference feeling a lot more optimistic about the world. 💚 At the age of 91, she was still actively involved in her movement to protect wildlife.

A book signed by Jane. It says, 'For Emma, follow your dreams. Jane Goodall'.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Paddleboarding on the Wey Navigation is just perfection! 👌

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I’m not quite ready for the beer garden weather to be over. 🍺

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

More lunch breaks like this please 😎

A lake next to a canal with ducks, swans and geese. It’s a beautiful sunny day.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

A new marathon personal best!! 🥳 The Richmond RunFest Marathon completed in 3 hours 57 minutes. 💪 Richmond, you were amazing! I’ll certainly be back. (Also probably my favourite medal!) 🏅

Emma holding a medal at the finish line of the Richmond Marathon.

Medal showing the glass house at Kew Gardens with ‘Richmond 26.2’ written on it.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Well this came around quickly! 😅 Tomorrow I’ll be taking on the Richmond Marathon. It’s definitely been tough trying to fit in training around a busy few months, including a house move. But I’m ready to get it done. 🏃🏼‍♀️💪

A running shirt and race number for the Richmond marathon

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Cornwall will always be one of my favourite places on Earth. 💚

A picture of the sea taken from the South West coast path near Looe in Cornwall.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Travelling home last night and took possibly the worst photo of the lunar eclipse. 😂 Still, it was really cool to see! 🌘

A blurry photo of the moon partially hidden by the Earth’s shadow.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Well this certainly raised a few questions from the moving company. 🦖

A sealed cardboard box with a fragile sticker. Written on the top it says ‘T. rex skull, very fragile’.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Not a real fossil, but here is a cool replica of a T. rex tooth that we used for filming a video in the Natural History Museum collections. More on this coming soon! #FossilFriday

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Lionesses writing history again!!! 👏🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏆 #Euro2025

The England women’s team lift the trophy having won the Euros 2025 final.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Finally managed to pay a visit to the newest dinosaur on display at the Natural History Museum! 🦖 Meet Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a recently described species of small herbivorous dinosaur from North America. #FossilFriday

A small dinosaur skeleton mounted in a glass display case in the Earth Hall.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Great to have @jackdashby.bsky.social visit us at London’s Natural History Museum to talk about his fascinating new book #NaturesMemory! 📖 I’m only a couple of chapters in and have already learned lots of new stuff about the place I work. Well worth a read! 👏

Jack giving a talk about his new book at the Natural History Museum in London.

The front cover of the book by Jack Ashby, titled ‘Nature’s Memory: Behind the scenes at the word’s natural history museums’. On the front cover is a green shell.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Chose the worst day to run a half marathon for funsies ☀️🥵

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Had a wonderful evening at the preview of the Natural History Museum’s Space exhibit. 🪐 Obviously I had to get a selfie with Rosalind Franklin - the replica Mars rover, sadly not the person. @nhm-london.bsky.social

Emma stands in front of the replica Mars rover at the Natural History Museum.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Love the random stuff that appears in our office. Such as this 120 year old specimen of live sharksucker. 🦈

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Meet Rosalind Franklin - the new Mars rover! 🪐 It’s a life-sized replica, but still really cool! And now on display in the new Space exhibition at @nhm-london.bsky.social.

A Mars rover on display in the Natural History Museum in London

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Feeling pain in all kinds of places after a week bouldering in Fontainebleau! 🧗🏼‍♀️ But it was totally worth it! Already planning next year’s trip. 😁

Emma climbing a boulder in the forests of Fontainebleau with three people spotting.

Emma climbing a boulder in the forests of Fontainebleau.

Emma climbing an overhanging boulder in the forests of Fontainebleau with three people spotting.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Love finding nice little holes to take a rest in when climbing a route. 🧗🏼‍♀️

Emma standing in a hole part way up a bouldering route.

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

First time bouldering in Fontainebleau and I can see why it’s so popular! 🧗🏼‍♀️

Emma climbing a boulder in Fontainebleau

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Also my fifth time entering the ballot. 🤞 Looking pretty unlikely with half a million people already entered into the ballot but maybe one year I’ll get lucky! 😅

Email confirmation of entry into the London Marathon 2026 ballot.

Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Genuinely love watching the London Marathon each year. 🏅 Such an inspiring event with so many amazing people running for important causes! 👏

Hundred of runners crossing the start line of the London Marathon

A man in a shark outfit running the London Marathon

A man in a lion outfit running the London Marathon

The top three elite female finishers of the London Marathon pose for photographers

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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Fantastic event last night celebrating the launch of the Green Match Fund and the vision for Earth Raise Live, a bold new environmental fundraising initiative! 🌱 It was great to see lots of inspiring people get together on Earth Day to support such a vital cause. 🌍

A DJ on stage with an image behind them saying ‘Earth Raise’.

Wildlife presenter Megan McCubbin on stage with a panel of guests

Comedian Aisling Bea performing on stage.