Chris Baker

Bit of journalism/writing, bit of wildlife conservation, bit of this bit of that. Hesitant tweeter. Views my own.

[Chris Baker @chrisMbakes]

My take on this theory: https://t.co/H7aVbczWKD from a walk done c.2013/14, piece written earlier this year. Crossing's opinion on the probable route is worth noting.
https://t.co/AxCSAnz30s #Dartmoor

[Chris Baker @chrisMbakes]

Thought I might try spending some time where the weather's better and the skies are clearer. Same handle. Please do follow if you'd care to, and are headed in the same direction.

[Steve @Portaspeciosa]

Eat your heart out B&Q, etc, this is how to do hardware.

[Jim Leary @Jim_Leary]

Calling upon the old gods and the old paths to protect us all.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

To those saying comments like "oh good more money for those who contribute nothing" - check ur facts!

40% of UC claimants are the working poor others are carers, have disabilities or illness, & some who don't have work, want it. A little more compassion & less judgement wouldn't hurt.

[Aditya Chakrabortty @chakrabortty]

Fuel duty frozen; bus fares up 50%.

All hail the green transition!

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

When the attorney general threatened WaPo owner Katherine Graham that he’d put her ‘tit in a wringer’ if she published Watergate reporting, she didn’t blink
Jeff Bezos, not so much

[Devon Hedge Group @lovedevonhedges]

Are you practicing incremental hedge trimming or trimming on rotation? Do you use traditional or conservation hedge laying practices on any of your hedges? Then you should apply for a Devon Hedge Award! Closing date for entries is 31st December 2024. https://t.co/LBCVNKBBGA

[ICE Library @ICELibrary]

Tamar road bridge opened to traffic #onthisday 1961 although the official opening was not until April 1962. Designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson and built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company, it was the longest suspension bridge in UK at the time.

[Stephen Moss @StephenMoss_TV]

A bird of the fens in the heart of London’s urban sprawl. Lovely ⁦@GdnCountryDiary⁩ from ⁦@LevParikian⁩ - hope you see the bittern next time, Lev! https://t.co/l0h2M686l4

[Chris Baker @chrisMbakes]

Nice little walling piece here. https://t.co/4vtQXrT6rH

[Chris Baker @chrisMbakes]

All good courses these. And not forgetting the competition on 12 October, billhooks at the ready for experts, intermediates and novices. Spectators welcome too.

[Devon Hedge Group @lovedevonhedges]

Upcoming courses with Devon Rural Skills Trust (https://t.co/9KA8zqsIJt):
- Dry Stone Walling, 26th October
- Hedge laying, 9th November
- Hedge laying, 23rd November
- Hedge laying, 7th December
- Hedge laying, 11th January
- Hedge laying, 25th January

[Chris Baker @chrisMbakes]

@FavColour_Green And not forgetting Devon Rural Skills Trust's annual competition on 12 Oct. Marldon, south Devon. Fancy a warm-up anybody? Info: https://t.co/4FxJ2AsfUL

[Stephen Moss @StephenMoss_TV]

Very sad news - Tony Soper, a huge influence on generations of birders and broadcasters, who I had the huge privilege of working with and getting to know, has died aged 95. The last person who was there at the start of the BBC Natural History Unit. A lovely man.

[Chris Baker @chrisMbakes]

Off they go for another year. Such a nice piece.
https://t.co/AWsB1gzWTn

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

The painting of Margaret Thatcher has been moved to the kitchen which is a problem as my milk keeps disappearing...
https://t.co/1evX502yrj

[Laura Parker @laura_parkle]

This elegantly rusting hay tedder in a Perthshire orchard reminded me of @Tim_Hannigan 's lovely piece about the similarly abandoned horse rake in @LittleToller 's Going to Ground collection.

[Chris Baker @chrisMbakes]

Looks great Tom, good luck with it.

[Tom Allan @tomxallan]

On the Roof - my first book - publishes in the UK today. I've put an awful lot into this project, and it's both wonderful and surreal to finally see it out in the world. You can order a copy here: https://t.co/C0wjHfeHXj

[Clare Moriarty @ClareMoriarty]

Thank you @miatsf for inviting @CitizensAdvice to today's roundtable on energy support. With millions facing a winter of anxiety about energy bills, it's good to see commitment from all sides to providing meaningful support for people in the greatest need https://t.co/R7poRRBJ4u