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Kate Blincoe

@kateblincoe.bsky.social
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Writer and author. Nature, sustainability, ethical economics, literature, horses. Guardian Country Diarist. Resurgence & Ecologist contributor. Curae Fiction prize winner. Debut novel RESOLVE out October 2027.

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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you… Hoping for all very uneventful 🍃
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So sorry to miss this! The family are exploring all options. I’m not sure crowd funding has been mentioned but it’s a generous, thoughtful idea! Thank you for messaging x
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Unruly juvenile buzzards at dinner time in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. The adult buzzards have my wholehearted sympathy! #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: Dinner time for the buzzard family is not a dignified affair | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: We have three breeding pairs on the farm, and one in particular has been a source of fascination and amusement
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rest in peace, Joe Harkness. I was shocked and gutted when I heard the news. He was a generous, inspirational teacher and such an important writer. He was brutally honest, inclusive and funny too. When I interviewed him last summer (below) he was so full of life. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature
Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh how very very sad. He was an inspiration
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Read my review of @mzharrison.bsky.social’s beautiful novel ‘The Given World’ here www.resurgence.org/magazine/art... @resurgencetrust.bsky.social
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The wild force of life
Kate Blincoe reviews {cite}The Given World{/cite} by Melissa Harrison
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It looks like a toilet brush yet predates the dinosaurs. The comforting endurance of horsetail …@theguardian.com #naturewriting #guardiancountrydiary www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Country diary: All hail the horsetail, a plant that could survive anything | Kate Blincoe
Newton Flotman, Norfolk: It looks like a toilet brush yet predates the dinosaurs. I can’t help but give it a stroke by the roadside, even if I get strange looks
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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Off it goes.
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Really enjoyed this Patrick
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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
'We need to talk about how we talk about nature and climate [...] How the misuse of tongue, teeth, mouth and throat can be as violent as a naked flame in an open, dry moorland.' Blue Kirkhope unpicks how the English language can catalyse the climate crisis www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/07/word...
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Beautiful x
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Like wise 💖
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Exciting book news! I’ve just signed with @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social for my debut novel
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Neither are mine! Getting more frantic too!
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Inspiration from beavers for flood planning during a hosepipe ban www.theguardian.com/environment/... #naturewriting
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Country diary: Beaver-style flood defences take root amid a hosepipe ban | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Underfoot the ground is as hard as metal, while the council’s ‘leaky dams’ are set for the next deluge
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Singing along to 'Paperback Writer' 40 years ago on holiday in the back of my grandparents' old VW camper van, I honestly never thought I'd become one. But today, I am! Get your copy of Land Beneath the Waves from the wonderful Word on the Water London Bookbarge: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/land...
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Mayday, Mayday in @theguardian.com country diary today. #naturewriting #countrydiary www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Country diary: Mayday, mayday … the heatwave is killing the swallow chicks | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Adult swallows travel across the world to breed in Britain’s supposedly temperate climate. Instead, this week’s temperatures have been deadly
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A firebug congregation in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary today. #naturewriting #countrydiary
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Country diary: A bug bacchanalia on an old lime tree | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Firebugs congregate in large numbers to feast and mate – and this is the first time we’ve known their revelry on the farm
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
At last, time to sit down and read @resurgencetrust.bsky.social magazine. Adore the Echopoetry (inspired by bats) and am reminded how much I enjoyed reviewing The Waterlands @steverutt.bsky.social
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Exactly! Writing is helpful like that. Thanks so much for the best wishes.
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Yes! I’d be astonished if it happened to a healthy adult fox.
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Thank you! He’s tired but doing well. It was horrible watching that make to the deer. I didn’t really intend to write about it, but my brain wouldn’t leave it alone until I had!
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Oops
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, @kateblincoe.bsky.social reflects on the wildness of horses. #naturewriting #countrydiary
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Country diary: Even in tame horses, a wildness remains | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: A large mare is being aggressive not just to the dying deer in its paddock, but also me for trying to save it
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Blimey! It’s not something I’ve ever experienced in all my years with horses.
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Just brilliant!
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Just love ‘Bitey horse field’ 😂❤️
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Absolutely! Great video
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
😂
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Caring for George the pony and the dung beetles that his poo supports in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: A saliva test for George the pony, and a rethink on worm control | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Deworming horses is as important as ever, but not at the expense of dung beetles – which are coming out of hibernation now
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Funnily enough the pigeons in nearby Norwich are also getting Guardian column inches: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The Norwich pigeon wars: how birds are dividing a UK city
To the local people feeding the growing flock every day, they are ‘perfect’ creatures with beautiful plumage. To others, they are creating a Hitchcockian nightmare – defecating, stealing and spreading...
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Doves and pigeons are busy courting in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: Wood pigeon courtship rituals are straight out of Bridgerton | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: I can’t tell which birds are male and which are female and, it turns out, neither can they. There is a system, though
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This is brilliant! ‘Carpet bags’ 😆
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
How do egrets and snowdrops stay whiter than the washing in all that mud? Good question, @kateblincoe.bsky.social! Here's today's @theguardian.com country diary... #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: Bursts of white in the winter murk | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: As chief clothes-washer in our home, I see egrets and snowdrops and wonder how anything living in the marsh or riverbank can stay so clean
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Ah that’s brilliant! He lives and breathes the conservation now. Thanks for your message x
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
"Some people spread festive cheer. I spread parasites." Mistletoe on the move in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: There’s more to mistletoe than Christmas kisses | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Wildlife seems to like it as much as we do, and if you’re patient, you can make like a mistle thrush and spread it around
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Only just saw this. Thank you so much x
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
October's the yellow month in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary today. #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: There’s something cooking in the woods | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: In this moment of great seasonal change, I go looking for butterflies and find a ‘feathered’ fungus
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Dry September goes by in an alcoholic haze in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #naturewriting #countrydiary
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Country diary: An autumn fireball that’s a sanctuary for insects | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: The Robin’s pincushion is a most rare vision – and has an unexpected origin for its unusual name
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
You should have written the ‘headline’ - absolutely love that description!!
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The pleasure was all mine
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Confronting the barriers that stand between mothers and walking the land. My review of the inspirational Pathfinding: On Walking, Motherhood and Freedom, by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social in @resurgencetrust.bsky.social
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Such a glorious piece! Soo full of layers. Good luck with the move xx
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
They are soul destroying aren’t they! Probably beat soft play warehouses for young family entertainment but that’s not saying much! Those days are behind me now
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Could this be the world’s first teasel maze?! www.theguardian.com/environment/... #naturewriting
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Country diary: Five acres of prickly puzzle | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Our new teasel maze is proving baffling for the ponies, but good for the goldfinches
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
It was so sad, but I’m glad she had a chance and it was a real privilege to see her up close. Very grateful to the bat conservation trust for the work they do.
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
@batconservation.bsky.social thanks to your wonderful volunteer, Jane, who gave the injured bat a chance
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
A bat in trouble and how to help them in your garden in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: Some bats need a little help to get through the night | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: My week of nursing a long-eared bat back to health ends with me planting evening primrose in my garden
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Orchids, sainfoin and swallows in today's @theguardian.com country diary by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: A bumper year for orchids – the meadow is brimming with them | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: On the farm, cutting the grass early has allowed wildflowers to thrive, especially the bee and pyramidal orchids
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Kate Blincoe @kateblincoe.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Congratulations Anoushka. It’s such a boost isn’t it? And really special to find a new team of people who get it!
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