Old Weird Britain

Dear ones, I've been tweeting for over a decade, poring over old books to find delicious morsels of British folklore to share. I've made real life connections with gorgeous souls, but I'm not here so much nowadays. Find me on BlueSky. 🦋🦋🦋 @oldweirdbritain.bsky.social

@LakeSong7 Thank you! I'm not planning to leave X. There are too many lovely folk sharing wonderful, interesting things. xx ❤️

Dear ones, I've been tweeting for over a decade, poring over old books to find delicious morsels of British folklore to share. I've made real life connections with gorgeous souls, but I'm not here so much nowadays. Find me on BlueSky. 🦋🦋🦋 @oldweirdbritain.bsky.social

@magoniareview Oh that's interesting...thank you. I will assess as I go along. 😀

@oldweirdbritain BlueSky is a cesspit.

Ah! Thanks Daniel - I'm so passionate about this magical table project. :)

@tessburnett56 Thanks Tess 😘

@oldweirdbritain Fabulous project, wonderful story ☺️

Thank you to everyone who helped bring this magical project into being. This morning it’s the number one most read environmental story in the Guardian. theguardian.com/environment/20…

@MWDevonDartmoor Thank you! 😘

Well done @oldweirdbritain theguardian.com/environment/20…

The gnarled trunk of an old hazel tree in #PigwiggenWood. Hazel is an ancient tree of knowledge Carry a hazelnut for protection and poetic inspiration. #treelore

@JudyCorbett So so sorry to see this. Heartbreaking 😢

We took another beating last night. Nothing to be done now until the floodwaters recede.

@fotofacade That’s so beautiful 🤩

All Saint's Church Brixworth, Northamptonshire is perhaps the most important survival of Anglo-Saxon architecture north of the Alps. Much of the C7th church remains from the reign of King Wulfhere in the form of a Roman Basilica. The stair turret is C10th. Spire is C14th.

The English Oak Project is one of my favourite twitter feeds. 💚

@createstreets How uplifting to see this 🥰

Tarporley in Cheshire is a near perfect example of new #GentleDensity infill in a village, rhyming with the scale and rhythm, height and heart of...

@theurbandruid I love this philosophy 💚

It’s been 9 months since Dad died. I miss him terribly. I built a fire in Pigwiggen Wood, and sat for a long time in the evening light. It felt healing and magical. #pigwiggenwood

@theurbandruid @clairedahair @catlivinhigh @ArbAssociation @TheStreetTree @keeper_of_books @WWoodlanders @BaileysWoodMCR @NativeWoodTrust @2WintersWoods @smallwoodsuk @WoodlandTrust @nationaltrust @Druidry @1ne11even @BabaRamDass @PaulGriffithsDL @adriawildlife @bernabephoto @CityofTreesMcr Wow! Thank you for all these links. 🙏

I'm fundraising to create the longest table on earth crafted from a single English oak tree. "A potent symbol of hope in a kinder world." Watch the lively video here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/great-oak-ta… Visit the wood to meet your tree! (I'll bake you a cake!) #PigwiggenWood

We're at £20,999! Anyone fancy donating a quid to help out...🤣 Here's the link: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/great-oak-ta… @crowdfunderuk #oaktree

The Crowdfunder for the Great Oak Table ENDS TODAY AT 10.00PM! You can donate as little as £1. If you donate £45 or more your name will be IMMORTALISED on the Donor's Pillar, a piece reserved from the original Tudor Oak Tree! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/great-oak-ta…

@tanaudel Thanks for sharing, dear Kathleen :)

Almost at time, and only £290 to go! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/great-oak-ta…

Our fundraiser ends today 10pm, UK time! We’re creating a space where nature and community can thrive together, offering hope that a more #resilient, #connected and #sustainable future is possible for us all. @crowdfunderuk crowdfunder.co.uk/p/great-oak-ta…

"Build a longer table not a higher fence" Enough people believe in the possibility of a kinder world to put £18,470 of their hard-earned money into this project. I'm awestruck, humbled and grateful. Can we hit £20,000 before the campaign ends on Sunday?🤞 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/great-oak-ta…

@mikeleach42 Sadly, I don’t have a credit for this one. Otherwise, I would have certainly given the artist the credit he or she deserves.

@oldweirdbritain Is this a painting from a museum? Just curious. Thanks.

Sweep your hearth. Set your shoes thereby. The #faeries will place threepence in your shoe. But do not speak of it. Mrs Markey of Hereford did use this custom and gained as many silver 3ds as bought her a silver-cup of 30 shillings value, which her daughter preserves still.