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Run home from hospital. Filled in a few gaps in my heat map. Up & down the back streets and alley ways.

Cardiologist gave me the 🟢 light to attempt Devon Coast 2 Coast. Normally he said he’d recommend increasing exercise, but not in my case 😂

#Running

///dreamer.national.dispensed This is the what3words address for a 3 metre square location near South Molton, Devon.

Out of 27 volunteers we had 3 cancel and 20 just not show up, so I’m getting stuck in with four of em.

If you are near Exmoor / Barnstable and can be here any time today even for a few hours, please please come. Park on the gravel and follow the track opposite the gate.

w3w.co/dreamer.nati...

You can help here them weave their magic at Warleigh Nature Reserve by donating here. 🦫 🌳

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/warleigh-n...

Delighted with this generous gift from Bob.

60 trees for 60 years.

Thank you 🙏🏻 Bob!

@protect.earth & @philsturgeon.com are doing great work.

I must get up to Warleigh to lend a hand.

Foot It - Konungr 101 species - 158 miles - 331k steps   Friday 30th January 2026 The rain. Paddling through literal shit. Crippling anxiety. Work calls. Gene...

Finally got round to finishing my last #FootIt blog post. Just 10 months till we can do it all again...
♠️

@footit.bsky.social

thewrongtimebirding.blogspot.com/2026/03/foot...

A #FootIt master class! 👊🏻 💯 💥

Happy birthday 🎂

I get over 2,000km out of Brooks Ghost on the pavements. My go to for road. 👍🏻

Inov-8 RocLites uppers were v poor (needed patching). 👎🏻

Inov-8 Tryfly Ultra are far more robust & doing v well. 👍🏻

Too soon to tell for my NNormal Tomir, but have a great reputation 🤞

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

We are accelerating towards climate breakdown tipping points.

#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Harbingers of spring - My 1st Sand Martins of the year this morning at Bowling Green Marsh made me smile. #FootIt

Also 1 Spotted Redshank and 4 Spoonbills. The Sand Martins were too distant & fast for a photo, so here’s a short Spoonbill video instead.

#Birding #Devon

Treecreeper site

2/2 - As hoped, I heard a couple of Marsh Tits along the way and a Treecreeper. Both new for the year. Plenty of Buzzards, bird song and Primroses.

All good distractions as the kms passed. Always #birding.

#Running #UltraRunning #Devon

1/2 - Loved it! I joined Climb South West for a recee run of the mid Devon section of the Coast 2 Coast event. 50km of quiet lanes & muddy trails. Perfect weather.

I anticipate running this section in the dark come the event, so great opportunity to check the nav.

#Running #UltraRunning

Moorhen

Look at this bird. I mean it. This bird is so common to many of us and because of this it gets very little attention. I also find myself often enjoying the rare or otherwise special animals, but let's be honest: how is this not special? Moorhens are spectacularly beautiful.

Sun headline about £500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Did you see this headline?

Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?

Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷‍♀️

Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?

Course you would!😜

Let's take a look

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One Spoonbill, two singing Blackcaps & two singing Chiffchaffs on my short run around Topsham this morning.

Long run tomorrow. Put in a few kms this week to go into tomorrow with tired legs. Akin to back 2 back long run training.

#Running #Birding

Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.

breaking the world record. YouTube video by Keely Hodgkinson

Love this short, little film about Keely Hodgkinson's recent 800m world record ... worth the six minutes of your time www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xMD...

Late lunch run. Headed out at 4:30pm. Glorious afternoon. Shame
to go back to the desk.

Blackcaps - four singing Blackcaps around town this morning, the most I’ve heard so far this year.

#Devon #Birding

Massive #FootIt year ✅️ mind! Anyone else dropped that on foot this year?!

And a burst of Firecrest song, one of three on this run. Typical Firecrest habitat of deciduous woodland with Holly understorey. Goldcrests also present.

#Running #Birding

Cirl Bunting singing from the hedgerow near Exminster.

Always listening to birdsong and calls as I run.

#Running #Birding

A long run up into the Haldon foothills this afternoon, following quiet Devon lanes. T-shirt & shorts weather.

Singing Cirl Bunting was my first for 2026 #FootIt. Three Firecrests in the Holly understorey. Kept a look out for Cattle Egrets but none seen.

25km 🏃🏻 with 360m elevation.

#Running

Dog walk around town enjoying the warm air. Three Fieldfares in the corner of this field, four Spoonbills & three Pochards on Bowling Green Marsh.

#Birding #Devon

OK, the Gorton and Denton by-election, I have some thoughts!

Let's take a look at some of the FACTS and burst a few of the more ridiculous takes doing the rounds

But first up, can we acknowledge just what bad losers Reform are?!🤣

Right, let's get started...

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Four Spoonbills on Bowling Green Marsh Topsham

I continue to track the number of bird species I’ve seen or heard while out on foot from home.

Rather predictably February slowed right up. Two additions, Fieldfare & Spoonbill, take me to 109.

Feb attempts for Dipper, Dartford Warbler & Goshawk failed

#Devon #Birding #FootIt @footit.bsky.social

2/2 - These heat maps illustrate my runs & walks since 01/01/24, when I started to explore the 20x20km map centred on my home.

Map 1: SW of England
Map 2: Part of Devon
Map 3: Exeter

#local #running #run2explore

1/2 - A run into the city to meet friends for breakfast was a good opportunity to add a few more streets to my exploration of my OS map.

Some streets were familiar, some new.

Ran by St James Park #coyr, ran by the prison.

#running #local #run2explore

Couldn’t agree more. #Run2Explore

Great work!