Abbi Flint

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Researcher and poet #archaeology #envhist #folklore #envhum #peatlands #moss #heritage #poetry #reindeer #sheffield #footpaths #RightsOfWay

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Abbi Flint@draflint· 5d

Just spent a brilliant afternoon making masks (with artist Jo Goddard) as part of the Wild Volke exhibition in Hebden. It's only on this month, don't miss it! Photos are of professional masks in the gallery, mine is much more basic! #Folklore www.inaland.uk/exhibitions/...

Abbi Flint@draflint· 26d

Soundtrack for the start of my penultimate week on the Poetry, Heritage and Community project at Oxford

A pile of CDs (yes, I'm that old) in front of a cd player. Includes titles by Beak, Bonobo, Mac DeMarco, Bibio, The Black Angels, and The Advisory Circle.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jul 4

Some more beautiful stiles from a (shortened) stroll along the Dales Way during the recent heatwave

A stone squeeze stile in a dry stone wall, mottled with lichen. The view beyond is of green fields and Dales under grey clouds.

A stone step stile over an ivy covered wall. At the top there is a little wooden gate. At the side is a wooden signpost which reads 'Public footpath, the Dales Way, Bolton Bridge,.

A stone step stile over a stone wall. Much of the wall is covered with ivy and there is an overhanging green leafy tree on the righ hand side. On the other side of the stile is a green field with wooden fencing. Little patches of blue sky are visible between the branches of the tree. It was a lovely day for a walk!

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 30

Channelling memories of being in Munich with a rhabarberschorle in the park 😍

A bottle of Fritz-spritz rhubarb soda being held up against a view of trees and hills under a blue sky with a few wispy clouds.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 28

A little tortoiseshell warming its wings in the park

A tortoiseshell butterfly with wings outstretched, sat amongst green leaves

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 27

My first visit to the excellent @kendalmuseum.bsky.social yesterday. Amongst the archaeological material, we met these two charmers

A horse's lovely face. It is chestnut coloured with a white patch down its nose. It's wearing a bridle

A large taxidermy bear wrapped in plastic with googly eyes. The sign on it reads - bear with us, conservation care in progress, we promise it's not hibernating forever.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 26

Current mood in the heat

A face made of stone emerging from soil. It's eyes are tightly shut and the mouth is open in what could be either singing or screaming.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 22

Two of my favourite things - stiles and pie* in one photo. * not a real pie, Conistone Pie

A stone step stile, in a dry stone wall, in front of a green field with a rocky outcrop.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 21

Saw some beautiful orchids on our walk today too

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 21

Some nice signage on a recent walk

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 21

A forbidden stile, and three mysterious things banned!

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 13

One of the surprises at last week's Poetry's Environments conference - the University of Leeds' campus bunnies!

A small grey-brown rabbit nibbling on a short grass lawn.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jun 11

Exciting new reading from the Poetry's Environments conference

Abbi Flint@draflint· May 30

Caught a heron having its breakfast on a walk this morning

A grey heron in a muddy pool, with a small fish in its beak.

Abbi Flint@draflint· May 29

Three new friends I met this week. There's lots about how tech distances us from nature ... I learnt about these cuties with my smartphone and iNaturalist - woolly aphid, sailore beetle, and common froghopper 😍

A woolly aphid - a fluffy white bug that looks a bit like a white baby feather, on a green leaf

A sailor beetle. A grey-bodied slender beetle with a golden thorax and head, sat on a green leaf.

A froghopper - a teardrop shaped black and red insect sat on a hairy green leaf.

Abbi Flint@draflint· May 13

Whoop! Ace to recieve my copy of The Routledge Handbook of Health & Environmental Humanities today, with my & @drhick.bsky.social's chapter on 'Moving research: Walking & other mobile methods'. I can't wait to get stuck into the other 42 fascinating chapters! www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

A book titled The Routledge handbook of health and environmental humanities. Its cover features a picture of a girl, wearing a sundress and full-face gas mask, tending to a small sampling in otherwise bare soil.

Abbi Flint@draflint· May 2

A glorious ride through moors and farms this morning. So many birds in fine voice - curlew, lapwing, willow warbler, skylark, oystercatcher, finches and my first cuckoo of the year

Abbi Flint@draflint· Apr 22

Not a bad view from work today 😍

A view through the huge open doors of a castle's walls. The view framed by the walls is of distant fields (yellow and green) under a bright blue sky with a few small fluffy clouds.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Apr 19

Been out on 2 wheels through the moors today. The sound of curlew overhead was utterly joyous!

A photograph of a tarmac road through upland moors. The moors are a mottled brown and orange. There are a few rees on one side of the road. The sky is bright blue with a few fluffy clouds.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Apr 17

An old one for International #haiku day. First published on the Poetry and Covid website back in 2020/21 poetryandcovidarchive.com/2021/01/31/t...

These quiet mornings
even the blackbird
talks to himself

Abbi Flint@draflint· Apr 10

Spring in the garden 😍

A bright red blousy camelia flower among waxy green leaves

A close up of a garden lawn in sunshine. A yellow cowslip in the centre, surrounded by pale yellow primroses and grass

Abbi Flint@draflint· Apr 5

A city park at dusk, serenaded by blackbird, owl, geese and ducks ... and entertained by a playful rat.

An image over water as night draws in. There is a street with a row of houses on the far shore, beyond trees, and the streetlights and lights from the houses are reflected in the water.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Mar 31

A request for poetry suggestions! I'm looking for more archaeologists who also write poetry - as I'd love to read their work. If you know of any contemporary archaeologist-poets please add links/names to this thread (picture of Stonehenge because why not!)

A picture across Stonehenge, looking toward one of the trilithons with another upright in the foreground. It's early morning and the sky is grey.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Feb 9

For young poets! The Inspiring Voices Poetry Festival invites young people across England (ages 11-25) to respond to England's inspiring heritage sites through poetry Hosted by English Heritage & @torchoxford.bsky.social Submissions close 15 March 2026 www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/inspir...

Abbi Flint@draflint· Jan 21

Escaping the news by immersing myself in poetry today, specifically poems about Avebury henge and stone circles - would love to read other folk's favourite poems about this magnificent site, if you have one to recommend let me know!

A picture of Avebury stone circle, featuring a grassy field with a standing stone close to the right of the picture and others stretching away to the left, under a cloudy sky.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Dec 23

My Christmas reading has finally arrived! Can't wait to get stuck in

A book called Ghosts Behind Glass by Dolly Jorgensen. The cover is black with an image of a taxidermied bird under a glass dome. Next to the book is a mug of tea.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Nov 26

I really like this pavement guy in Oxford!

A painted stick-person on a pavement. It's body is like a triangle, with wide shoulders and short legs. It looks like it's bravely guarding the pavement!

Abbi Flint@draflint· Nov 7

Love passing this little bit of history on a street in Sheffield.

Abbi Flint@draflint· Oct 25

Spotted 'The Book of Bogs' in the wild whilst out shopping today (at Waterstones in Sheffield)

Abbi Flint@draflint· Sep 30

An amazing visit and tour of Down House (Darwin's home) today. Spectacular weather for viewing the gardens and 'sand-walk' too 😍