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Fraser MacDonald @frasermacdonald.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I have some hot compost news

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Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The STONE LANDS pbk is coming 4th June, so here are some events! I'm very excited about these. The best thing about having published a book about my niche interest is getting to meet people who share it, so really hope you can come ❤️🪨

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

There’s no wind like an Orkney wind…💨 Long-awaited visit to the Comet Stone this weekend, a nearly 2-metre high Neolithic monolith 140 metres southeast of the Ring of Brodgar, or Temple of the Sun, in Orkney, Scotland. The lichens glowing in the smirr. #StandingStoneSunday

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Heading up to Orkney and Skara Brae with my lenses for a spot of book-related lichenology accompanied by this rather wonderful companion by @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social. I’m all in on this creaturely mineral ride.

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Oxford Earth Sciences @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

We are hiring! Postdoctoral Research Assistant in lithium behaviour in volcano-sedimentary systems The deadline for applications is 18th May 2026 Apply now: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

What a wonderful act of symmetry :)

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Fresh from my talk at the British Lichen Society AGM in Carlisle; a short trip over to Keswick to see Castlerigg Stone Circle. A light shower meant the lichens got a glow up, with the Rhizocarpon Geographicum (Map Lichens) present truly luminous! #StandingStoneSunday #CastleriggStoneCircle #lichens

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The British Lichen Society @britishlichensociety.org.uk · 30/01/2026

The British Lichen Society’s AGM 2026 is in full swing. After a day of productive meetings, we are now so lucky to have our keynote speaker, Dr. Nicholas Carter to share with us his work on the lichens of Blenheim Palace. Great turn out for this fascinating talk. #lichens @neacarter.bsky.social

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Thank you so much @britishlichensociety.org.uk for the invitation - the honour was all mine #lichens

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Birth of the Gurdy Stone, 29th April, 2023, near Lewes, East Sussex. Awestruck, I wondered what lichens would eventually find it? Would this two-tonne tower of Welsh slate attract ones otherwise absent, the Stone a new island, a hillside beacon of biodiversity? Time will tell. #StandingStoneSunday

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Christmas Day 2025, Port Meadow, Oxford

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

A little charity shop find… a merry festive season to all and a joyful winter solstice to boot. Managed to capture the light and eventually lined it up between the stones 🪨🌞🪨 #StandingStoneSunday #Stonehenge

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Other references include maypoles used in Celtic solar festivals; the nine planets of astrology; the Tree of Life; and the opal as a symbol linking animal, vegetable and mineral worlds (3/3)

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The women inside the stones transform into spindles of swirling energy that connect to channels radiating from the earth. In the background are two tall stones located near the Merry Maidens, known as The Pipers (2)

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I was thrilled to attend the final day of the Ithell Colquhoun exhibition at Tate Britain in London recently. This stunning painting is called ‘Dance of the Nine Opals’ and is inspired by the Merry Maidens stone circle near Lamorna, Cornwall (1) #StandingStoneSunday

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The Memory Stones on the Isle of Portland in Dorset have been positioned for the sun to cast shadows throughout the year, marking the equinoxes and the solstices. The nearby ‘One Island Many Visions’ exhibition celebrates them in sculpture and light. #StandingStoneSunday

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

If you are a teacher or educator or professional working with young people, we'd be hugely grateful if you could ask them for their recommendations, collate them, and let us know what they are by interacting with this post here or @oxfordgeography.bsky.social by December 19th… (5)

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We're hoping the list will encourage not just a lifelong love of reading but also of the planet… (4)

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We’d be hugely grateful for recommendations of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, magazines and everything in between. Perspectives from different countries, different cultures, different times, different viewpoints would be most welcome… (3)

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

As a result, we are compiling a list of Geography texts for young people in Year 9 upwards to aid ‘Reading for Pleasure’; reads that inspire and entertain and inform about people, nature, the Earth, the wild, the land, the city, the climate and so on… (2)

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

National Year of Reading 2026: Oxford Geography  We @oxfordgeography.bsky.social are ready to GO ALL IN (www.goallin.org.uk ) and will be publishing a list of essential Geography reads on our website in preparation for the National Year of Reading 2026… (1)

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The National Year of Reading 2026 invites the UK to rediscover the joy of reading. Whatever you’re into – music, films, food or anything – reading can take your passions further. Join the movement and...

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I'm thrilled that Upon A White Horse is going to be Radio 4's Book Of The Week. The first episode, which is on Stonehenge, will be on December 8 at 11.45am – and then there will be a reading from a different part of the book every day up to and including December 12. I hope you'll enjoy listening.

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Now on the ‘to visit’ list! Thank you!

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Had a lovely time chatting to Ellie, The Curious Geographer, about stone lichens and how they challenge our thinking about the natural world and our cultural heritage @britishlichensociety.org.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social youtu.be/9tO_5yBvQmw

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Dr Nicholas Carter on the fascinating world of Lichens!

YouTube video by the curious geographer

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

New Nature Energy @nature.com study shows the UK can reach net zero faster, cheaper & with fewer risks by cutting energy demand. ECI’s Prof Christian Brand @profchristianbrand.bsky.social led the transport analysis in this unique gov–research collaboration. ➡️: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/less-en...

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School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford @oxfordgeography.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

👋 Welcome to the School of #Geography & the Environment @ox.ac.uk! We’re a world-leading department tackling global challenges through research and teaching. Follow us + @ecioxford.bsky.social @tsuoxford.bsky.social @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social for updates from our SoGE community. 🌍

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Prof Alexandra Pitman @alexandrapitman.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Key findings: 1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Wonderful book - tremendous news!

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Dr Rachel Delman @racheldelman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

‘If we are seeking to reassert women’s presence in our public spaces, where better to look than to the very legacies they themselves constructed’. My latest article for @uk.theconversation.com is inspired by a new statue of @ballioloxford.bsky.social’s co-founder, Dervorguilla of Galloway.

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

It’s been a fantastic field trip on the Isle of Portland with the @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 1st Year geographers. Coast, quarry and sculpture exhibition all feeding keen senses of enquiry. Think one or two may have caught the lichen bug too.

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

It’s not every day you sign your first book deal. Delighted that ‘Living Stone’ has found a home at Penguin Books. Publishing Spring 2028. As time goes on, I’m going to post about the writing of it over on Instagram. But for now here’s Cormoran’s stony heart on my author guide 🐧❤️

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Fantastic news, Bernard - super chuffed for you!

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Step inside the world of green careers: from hidden paths you’ve never considered, to hands-on roles shaping the future of our planet. Talk to the people already out there and hear how they got their start. Build practical skills that help you move forward and look great on your CV. buff.ly/jnpm93w

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Great evening with @racheldelman.bsky.social and @stoneclub.bsky.social at @soanemuseum.bsky.social last night for Fragments and Ruins. An unfolding labyrinth of stony wonder introduced by the magical words of the late, great Brian Catling. Thank you to all!

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Stone Club @stoneclub.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Its here! The first ever Ancient Times, our new zine covering everything stone related and beyond. This issue contains French Megaliths, Daniel Gumb, Flint, Stonehenge, Druids and more! 40 pages of stone-mania. Copies will be shipped in October. stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/anci...

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

It was a huge honour to be welcomed into the @linneansociety.bsky.social recently as a new Fellow. Such a beautiful building, packed full of nature’s stories.

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Stone Club @stoneclub.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The time is nigh! Something new is coming. It’s in the woods. It’s coming! Send us your submissions! Articles! Photo diaries! Reviews! Enthusiasms! Unexpected Tales! UFO Sightings! Favourite Stones! Whatever takes your fancy! Email us via our contact form on the website, or slide into our DMs 😉

A stone club poster for all of you to suggest your ideas for publication

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Oh my, what an amazing opportunity in such a wonderful location :)

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Angeline Morrison @angelcakepie2.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Save the date! Saturday 4 October is a Black British Folk Renaissance and you are invited. I’ve nurtured this idea for a few years now, so I’m thrilled that @efdss.bsky.social will be hosting it at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social See you there! 🖤 www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-...

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Thank you for having me over @blenheimpalace.bsky.social for an armchair talk (sorry, couldn’t help but prowl for most of it!) about my research into Blenheim’s lichens and seeing stone differently. And so glad the escaped convict’s skull dressed in glorious Parmelia didn’t cause too great a stir ☠️🦠

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