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Small adventures in history, nature and science...(with some other stuff thrown in for good measure)!

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Posted a version of this video on TikTok yesterday and now I have people sending me pictures of the sunset from where they are! ❤️

It feels unbelievably wholesome!

16.12.2025 21:50 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight's sunset is an absolute corker! 👌🏻

#sunset #scotland #nature #getoutside #gooutdoors

15.12.2025 16:01 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Meet our neighbours: a year of wildlife on our trail cam!
Meet our neighbours: a year of wildlife on our trail cam! YouTube video by Small Adventures

🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹

All the wonderful wildlife we've managed to capture on our trail cam this year. 🐿️ 🦌 🦡 🦊

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12.12.2025 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Shepherds Hut Adventure in Argyll and Bute...and beyond | Birthday Weekend
Shepherds Hut Adventure in Argyll and Bute...and beyond | Birthday Weekend YouTube video by Small Adventures

🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹

My birthday trip to see the Scottish Crannog Centre, Inveraray Jail and lots of delightful naturey things!

#ScottishNature #ScottishHistory #GetOutside

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11.12.2025 22:12 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
My First Visit to Hadrian's Wall (and Now I Want to Walk It All)!
My First Visit to Hadrian's Wall (and Now I Want to Walk It All)! YouTube video by Small Adventures

🎥 NEW VIDEO 📹

My first visit to Hadrian's wall...and now I want to walk the whole thing!

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08.12.2025 15:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Window Feeder Wildlife | A Nature Break Whilst Working From Home
Window Feeder Wildlife | A Nature Break Whilst Working From Home YouTube video by Small Adventures

📽️ NEW VIDEO 📹

Who visited my bird feeder whilst i was working from home?! 🦅🐦‍⬛🦆🦉

youtu.be/aqNi2xgoM1w?...

06.12.2025 13:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bucket List Trip to See the Chillingham Cattle (Plus Garden Visits!)
Bucket List Trip to See the Chillingham Cattle (Plus Garden Visits!) YouTube video by Small Adventures

🎥 NEW VIDEO 📽️

Bucket list trip to see the Chillingham Cattle! 🐄

#VisitNorthumberland #CoolCoos

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04.12.2025 13:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Lost Airship Base of Aberdeenshire
The Lost Airship Base of Aberdeenshire YouTube video by Small Adventures

📢 NEW VIDEO!

Searching for pieces of a ruined WW1 airship base in the woods in northeast Scotland!

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02.12.2025 14:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Taking my dad to see Bow Fiddle Rock in Moray, Scotland.
Taking my dad to see Bow Fiddle Rock in Moray, Scotland. YouTube video by Small Adventures

📹 Taking my dad to see Bow Fiddle Rock in Moray, Scotland over summer.

Definitely should've taken swimmers. 🏊🏼‍♀️

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01.12.2025 16:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

📖 First book read from my #40by40 list.

I'm still mulling over my thoughts...it was great, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it!! I almost think it could be better on a second read-through.

I definitely need a bit of a palette cleanser now!

26.11.2025 22:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2025 Report is out today!

📈 Since 2013:
🪸90% of hunts in global biodiversity hotspots detected nurdles

In October 2025:
🌍 1,500+ volunteers in 25 countries completed 297 hunts
🔎 Nurdles found in 92% of countries

Read the report ▶️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/resource/the...

26.11.2025 10:36 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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2/2 I'm still thinking about the final ⚡️ talk of the day.

We were introduced to #VirtualWater, the hidden water used to grow the food we import. Especially important when thinking about crops from areas facing severe #WaterScarcity (e.g places in Spain now desalinating seawater just to irrigate!).🤯

25.11.2025 17:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1/2 On my way back from my last event of the year - the annual @hutton.ac.uk symposium where we had a networking poster for @crew-waters.bsky.social. 🙌🏼

25.11.2025 17:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Have you had chance to take a look at our new @sefariscot.bsky.social crop booklets yet?

🥔 tinyurl.com/EnhancingCro...
🌾 tinyurl.com/ResilientCrops

They're the perfect excuse to take a coffee break!

24.11.2025 11:06 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Touching grass before settling in to 8 hours of screen time! 🍄‍🟫

24.11.2025 09:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The perfect late autumn afternoon. 🌊

I should absolutely be taking more dooks in the sea!

22.11.2025 22:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

💧Building on yesterday's blog on #AMR in agri-food systems for World #AntimicrobialResistance Week, today we learn about what Scotland’s rivers can tell us about this growing global threat.

🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR2

#WAAW

20.11.2025 12:16 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Photo credit: Lucinda Robinson

Photo credit: Lucinda Robinson

For World #AMR Awareness Week, our latest blog shares @hutton.ac.uk research on AMR in agri-food systems.

Read how researchers are tackling this “silent pandemic” through the link below ⬇️

🔗 tinyurl.com/HuttonAMR

#AntimicrobialResistance #OneHealth #WAAW

19.11.2025 10:25 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Many smaller-scale historical dumps are frequently located in riparian zones, especially associated with farms and estates. We do not have a map of these hazards, because so many of them are buried on private, inaccessible land. 1/2

19.11.2025 14:22 👍 14 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 0
Photo credit: Tullia Dean

Photo credit: Tullia Dean

📢New SEFARI Gateway Fellowship With Highland and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Development International.

Generate a baseline for the Animal Health, Aquaculture & Agri-tech sector & identify the opportunities & barriers to growth.

More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/AAAFellowship

⌛Apply by: 8th Dec 2025

17.11.2025 13:45 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Highlight snaps from last month’s #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt 🌍

Huge thanks to all our amazing nurdle hunters!

Join our results webinar for the latest stats, including how many nurdles found in protected and biodiverse areas 🪸

Register ⬇️
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📷 Credit: J Chan & R Majore

17.11.2025 11:43 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Time to start my #40by40!

I made a list of 40 books I aim to read by the time I hit 40 years. They either scare me (for various reasons) or I feel like I'll never read them otherwise.

No books I've read previously & no duplication of author.

Any words of warning/encouragement are welcome! 😅

14.11.2025 10:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

One of the highlights of my year! Tattie rich! 🥔

14.11.2025 10:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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...the benefits of working in a research institute that research's and breeds crops!

Now join me for my upcoming 100-part series as I cook my way through a mountain of potatoes… 🥔

13.11.2025 21:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Several years ago, at my @eastbio.bsky.social PhD interview, I was asked to talk about a paper from outside of my field that interested me. I can't remember what my answer was then, but I definitely know what it would be now!! 🐀 🐀 🐀

Too cute...and of course important!

11.11.2025 18:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dirty Sanchez! 🫒

Tequila, Noilly Prat, olive brine and an olive.

...I don't want to hear anything about it being a Monday!

10.11.2025 20:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Just about decompressed from the @sefariscot.bsky.social & ScotGov Scotland's Global Food Security Conference!

I had a fairly minor part in the organisation, but oh boy, was this a big event to be involved with! If you're interested in finding out what was discussed take a look at #FoodSecurity25

10.11.2025 18:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If I could do another PhD I'd be applying for this one!

04.11.2025 08:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Take a look at my new blog for @sefariscot.bsky.social

#ScienceCommunication

29.10.2025 19:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Such an inspiring event to attend. Well done to all the early career researchers. #ScienceCommunication

29.10.2025 12:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0