@cduigan.bsky.social
Environmental consultant, researcher & non-fiction writer; water & nature; heritage & natural history; women in science; biographer of Dr. Kathleen Carpenter; Ireland & Wales connections; accepts commissions.
https://catherineduigan.co.uk/
@antiquariansmon.bsky.socialReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialEin darlith nesaf yw "‘Mammoths, Red Deer, Aurochs and Oak Forests’ – The Mesolithic Environment of Anglesey." gan Rob Crossley, 20 Tachwedd 2026, Oriel Môn, Llangefni.
@cduigan.bsky.socialA shared #heritage- The Irish Free State #Census1926 is an important new #IrelandWales #research resource- what a privilege to share it with my local #Anglesey #YnysMôn community @antiquariansmon.bsky.social & Oriel Môn
#Wales #Ireland #history #language #employment #religion #Empire #transport 🚢
@irishtimes.comReposted by @cduigan.bsky.social‘Grand Canyon-esque’: Atlas of the unseen brings Ireland’s deep sea wonders into the light
@cduigan.bsky.socialBit of a rough morning on the #IrishSea but Brendan is on his way again for another #IrelandWales #heritage exchange. 🚢 #migration #Census1926
nation.cymru/feature/bren...
@cduigan.bsky.socialNew Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliment Briefing
#COP17: #Nature recovery in #Wales on a global stage #biodiversity
research.senedd.wales/research-art...
@nation.cymruReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialThe BBC has announced a season of television, radio and online programmes to mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, remembering the 144 people who died and the lasting impact on the village and communities across Wales
@cduigan.bsky.socialNot for long
After the dark
The dawning.
After the first light
The sun.
Becoming @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social
St. Nidan's Church #YnysMôn #Anglesey #WalesCoastPath
#WelshPoetry #Poetry #SundayMorning #autumn #Wales #Cymru
@cduigan.bsky.socialAdorned with #scallop shells, a pilgrim by #Flemish artist Peter Snijers (1681-1752)
#IsolaBella #Italy #envhist #pilgrimage #religion #shellfish #FishFriday #heritage #art #oilpainting #FlemishArt
@newscientist.comReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialAn analysis of lake sediments in south-eastern Australia has revealed that the expulsion of Indigenous communities in the 19th century resulted in an explosion of tree cover and more devastating wildfires. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...
@cduigan.bsky.socialA shared heritage - This project brought together a range of women from across the region - all ages & backgrounds - to reflect on their Irish identity, through folklore, art, personal objects and family history. #migration #Ireland #Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cduigan.bsky.socialIn 1969, just before Apollo 11 was about to land on the moon, an emergency alarm rang.
“Our astronauts didn’t have much time, but thankfully they had Margaret Hamilton,” said Barack Obama as gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
#womeninscience
@cduigan.bsky.socialWater refilling the seasonal waterbody near Castell-gwylan on the shores of the Menai Strait #Anglesey #limnology #lakes #YnysMôn #LakesOfWales
@lbflyawayhome.bsky.socialReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialOther work by the Ladybird artists Llangollen Valley Artist: SR Badmin
@marshslibrary.bsky.socialReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialIn 1671, Friedrich Martens travelled to Svalbard and around Greenland as ship's surgeon on the 'Jonas im Walfisch' or 'Jonah in the Whale'. These engravings of a whale & fin whale are from the diary he kept, first published in 1675, where he recorded the area's flora, fauna & whaling industry.
@penrhynbirder.bsky.socialReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialCloddiau (sing. clawdd) are one of my favourite features of the countryside in Cymru. An earth bank, dressed with stone on each side - a field boundary in which plants can grow. We walked alongside this one, near Bontnewydd today, that has some impressive oaks growing from its core.
@subfossilguy.bsky.socialReposted by @cduigan.bsky.social🧊🔥 6 meters !🔥🧊 This is what the largest glacier in the Alps has lost at Konkordiaplatz at 2900 m asl during the insane 2026 summer ! 'No words' as @matthias-huss.bsky.social (pictured here) said! 😲😱 📷 A. Linsbauer
@jncc.bsky.socialReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialEvery day, decisions are made that shape nature's future.
But those decisions need evidence.
Today we're launching our Science Impact Strategy 2026-2030, setting out how we'll maximise the impact of our science & turn evidence into action.
@nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.socialReposted by @cduigan.bsky.socialThomas Pennant's (1726-1798) body of work spanned natural history, antiquities and travel. To celebrate his tercentenary, we've added his correspondence and catalogues to our Digital Special Collections: buff.ly/ZFULOe0. #Manuscripts #18thCentury #HistoryOfScience #HistoryOfNaturalHistory
@cduigan.bsky.social"When Francis preached love to the birds
They listened, fluttered, throttled up
Into the blue like a flock of words
Released for fun from his holy lips."
Seamus #Heaney
#IrishPoetry #feastday #StFrancis #writing #nature #naturewriting #Orto #Sunday
@cduigan.bsky.social"I cannot command #winds and #weather."
Horatio #Nelson
But it looked like he had complete control over the #MenaiStrait today - beautiful day on @walescoastpath.bsky.social #Anglesey #YnysMôn
#walking #wellbeing #IrishSea #landscape #BlueSky #history #Navy #Admiral #forecast #Wales #seafaring
