@steverutt

Writer. Naturalist. The Eternal Season, Wintering and The Seafarers. Saltire Society first book award winner. He/him. Rep'd by @jmlockhart2

 Dumfries, Scotland
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I'm giving a creative writing workshop as part of D&G's Wild Goose Festival on Saturday 19th October. Giving, because it is completely free. Spaces are limited. Book your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-…

Creative Writing Workshop

Join local author Stephen Rutt for this creative writing workshop inspired by the saltmarsh at Wigtown.

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Velux, chimney pots, skeins.
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Homage to Hugh MacDiarmid outside my local.
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Rush hour at @RSPBLeightonM
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Neptune blues morning. Five whooper swans following the Nith south, tracking the meanders into the heart of town.
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Secret filming uncovers illegal killings of rare birds in England
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Stephen Rutt@steverutt4 Oct 2024
I'm giving a creative writing workshop as part of D&G's Wild Goose Festival on Saturday 19th October. Giving, because it is completely free. Spaces are limited. Book your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-…

Creative Writing Workshop

Join local author Stephen Rutt for this creative writing workshop inspired by the saltmarsh at Wigtown.

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I only went outside to check on the sunset. #Dumfries
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...which looked like this once the mega skeins had passed.
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I'm glad so many of you are enjoying the skeins! These are pink-footed geese, flying towards their roost on the Solway Firth. They'll spend the winter around here in D&G. I wrote a book for @eandtbooks about geese that you might also like stephenrutt.com/wintering/

Wintering

Wintering: A Season with Geese. Selected in The Times’ list of best nature books of the year 2019. You can read an extract from Wintering here. “I am falling more deeply for geese on a daily …

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I only went outside to check on the sunset. #Dumfries
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Good skeins. This morning's pinks over Dumfries.
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What, this? Ah, well I'm glad you asked. It's a new @GdnCountryDiary anthology that I have a few pieces in, alongside @LevParikian, @steverutt, @calflyn, @carey_davies and that lot.
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Gerry Hassan@GerryHassan4 Sep 2024
Stephen is in conversation with journalist Jen Stout on Sunday 8 Sept at 10.00am at The Garret. HT @steverutt @jm_stout @KBTfringe Tickets & details: kbtfringe.co.uk/event/seafar…
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BirdGuides@BirdGuides28 Aug 2024
In a remarkable British first, a pair of Blyth's Reed Warbler has nested in Scotland, successfully raising young at an undisclosed Highland site: bit.ly/3Z1kbCI
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Brent geese arrival today at Stoneybridge on South Uist. This feels early - wondering if the volcano eruption in Iceland has prompted an early migration? @StephenMoss_TV @WiWildlife @polyolbion 💚
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Solway. Sea aster & space.
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Fantastic news.
The Flow Country@TheFlowCountry26 Jul 2024
🎉 Big News! The #FlowCountry is now a @UNESCO World Heritage Site! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this amazing journey. #WorldHeritage #Peatlands
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Stonechats.
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