Vicky Stiles @nocherubsplease.bsky.social Historian (somewhat lapsed)
Stabs fabric in a desperate attempt to cope with the relentless relevance of the past.
She / her
Rob Hemming @robhemming25.bsky.social Urban birderwatcher, Birmingham. Local Patch - Edgbaston Res, Winterbourne Gardens.
Can also be found up Walton Hill, Worcestershire. Occasional trips elsewhere.
Lover of Natural history in general.
itschloebab @itschloebab.bsky.social Fine artist & curator. Paint on my jeans, dog hair on my vintage coats, centuries-old gossip on my mind. standard day involves archives, oil textures, a lactose-free kitchen, and my dog acting like a maniac. Here for the art history nerds & literature.
www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social Berlin-themed history, culture and travel website. We are community funded—the only thing we sell is memberships: https://steadyhq.com/en/slowtravelberlin 
Cheryl Howard @cdngrrleh.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Toronto 🇩🇪 now Berlin | Founder of The Berlin Life | Help people find work in Germany
Find me at https://bio.link/theberlinlife.
ITI German Network @itigernet.bsky.social The German Network of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI).
itigermannetwork.org.uk
Tim on two wheels @timon2wheels.bsky.social Working for safe cycling in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
Cycling locally and further afield (often on my eBike).
Qualified cycling instructor.
Catherine Hill @ctjhill.bsky.social A geeky individual, passionate about books, TV and the fantastical. Has an active imagination and a liking for history (especially in podcasts). Does environmental campaigning sometimes. One half of @dtdiscworld.bsky.social podcast. Probably tired. She/Her
Sean Madden @seanmadd.bsky.social Teaching Fellow, Birmingham Law School. TWAIL, Postcolonialism, Human Rights, Climate Change, and Global Agribusiness. Eco-Socialist. Vegan🌱. Books, music, travel, AVFC. He/him.
Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social Jon Link and Mick Bunnage
London exhibition 14 Aug - 6 Sept
Tickets here:
https://trk.email.moderntoss.com/l/01KWRXD733ECG51A6RXZF81E13_10
www.moderntoss.com
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust @warwickshirewt.bsky.social Bringing wildlife back to Warwickshire, Coventry & Solihull and restoring 60+ wild spaces. Be part of the movement > warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
The Wildlife Trusts @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social Sharing nature stuff, stories & news from The Wildlife Trusts - our goal is nature's recovery on land and at sea. Posts by The Wildlife Trusts comms team.
wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social The home of #WildflowerHour: 8-9pm every Sunday.
Wild Flowers you find across Britain & Ireland in the last week.
The biggest cheerleader for our wild plants!
Posts by @botanybeck.bsky.social
https://wildflowerhouruk.weebly.com/
Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social Studying, appreciating, recording and conserving our wild plants, and supporting the botanists who care about them.
bsbi.org
#PlantAtlas2020
#100Plants2026
#WildFlowerHour
Direct messages are not checked.
Jon Worth @jonworth.eu European, originally a Brit, became German, moved to France. Runs #CrossBorderRail project, writes a newsletter about railways. Green, lives happily without a car.
Normally stuck on a train, stuck in a village, or escaping either on a folding bicycle.
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
James Grady @jdgrady.bsky.social I like films, the odder the better. Interesting music and literature. I occasionally take pinhole photographs.
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social Berserker!
Out now from all good bookshops, and bad ones, and ones in between.
Russell Parker @pussellrarker.bsky.social he/him
chicken-brained biological disaster
as seen in VT
well knowne a Strumpet lewd
Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk Shining a spotlight on the importance of monitoring wildlife and ecological research, with a focus on the groups that get less attention. 🍄🪱🪲🕷️🐌🪼🦈
Posts by Keiron Derek Brown
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social Our Planet. Decoded.
🎙️ Counting The Earth podcast: https://tinyurl.com/CTEarthpodcast
📰 Newsletter sign-up: https://tinyurl.com/ukceh-news
Rose Judson @rosejudson.bsky.social Award-winning writer, stray cat magnet, host of the Books of All Time podcast (@booksofalltime.bsky.social), contributor at Balloon-Juice.com. Chosen by crows. Someone's mom. She/her.
City of Sanctuary UK @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social City by city, community by community, we're building a more welcoming UK for people seeking sanctuary. Wherever you live or work there are ways to get involved.
https://linktr.ee/cityofsanctuaryuk
Richard Vranch @richardvranch.bsky.social Comedy improviser in The Comedy Store Players. Voiceover. Stand-up. Writer. Actor. Science PhD/presenter. Doesn't do music. www.richardvranch.com www.comedystoreplayers.com
James W @yellaw.bsky.social Engineer
Unklerupert @unklerupert.uk Thinks Mr Sam Rockwell deserved a little golden man for 'MOON' #LFC #YNWA
Birmingham, UK
https://blog.manmademovies.co.uk
Rikard Friberg von Sydow @rikardfvs.bsky.social Dr in Ethics and senior lecturer in Archival Science. Composer (ambient, drone, experimental), Linux-enthusiast. I am Swedish, but post a lot in English and German. Trying to upgrade to French.
Most info: http://arkivfeber.se/about.html
Max Rushden @maxrushden.bsky.social 
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UK’s largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
#FundedByYou
Also autoposting to @news.ukri.org, @funding.ukri.org, @blogs.ukri.org and @events.ukri.org. Topic specific feeds coming soon!
Kevin Carmody @skinofstars.bsky.social Green councillor for Harborne, Birmingham, UK
Work in technology and political ad transparency.
Interested in climate justice and urbanism.
Former host of Better Streets for Birmingham podcast - https://betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/podcast/
Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, broadcaster, classicist ✍️ 'Rock star mythologist' (Washington Post) IRRESISTIBLE MONSTERS, March 2027 🪶 Posts by N and team.
https://linktr.ee/nataliehaynesauthor
Doug Johnstone @dougjohnstone.bsky.social Writer & musician. 20th novel Ghost Notes out now. Tombstoning and The Ossians also re-published in 2026. Album Crow Hill out now. Drummer for Fun Lovin' Crime Writers. www.dougjohnstone.com
@kellyismending.bsky.social @kellyismending.bsky.social 
Lapworth Museum of Geology @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social From dinosaurs to volcanoes, we engage all ages & backgrounds with 4.6 billion years of Earth history and evolution 🌋🦕
Ell / A'ri @prismacoloured.bsky.social 3 cats in a trench coat. 🐈🐈🐈
They/them | London/UK | Cosplayer since 2007 | Costume maker for film/tv & theatre: Leatherwork and Embellishment | Cat parent to Merry & Pippin | FFXIV: Odin
www.elliotvenn.co.uk
Contact me: https://evennstudios.carrd.co/
Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social Magazines. Podcast. Live shows. Blu-rays. Website. Upcoming film.
www.filmstories.co.uk
Bilal Zafar @zafarcakes.bsky.social Linktree.com/zafarcakes
Birmingham Friends of the Earth @birminghamfoe.bsky.social Birmingham Friends of the Earth, campaigning at local, regional and national level.
https://linktr.ee/birminghamfoe
Council of Europe @coe.int 46 countries working together to promote
#HumanRights
#Democracy
#RuleOfLaw
Overlap Animation Show & Tell @overlapsocial.com 27th Nov 7pm at The Crossing, Digbeth. Prompt: CRISPY. Deadline: 20th Nov.
A place for animators & animation lovers to show work, share ideas and hang out.
overlapsocial.com
is there a film on the bbc tonight? @isthereafilmon.bsky.social Finds film length things on the beeb starting at around 7:30pm-10pm. If we don't use the BBC we'll lose it, do your bit, watch some ordinary broadcast TV tonight. https://isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev/
Tracey No™️ @traceyno.bsky.social “I’m sorry I accused you of murder, American TV legend Henry Winkler.”
- BoJack Horseman
Cheese slut. Much cat. Subversive hussy
Mad as a box of rocks #bipolar
She/her 🏳️🌈
BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social Britain's leading website for birders. Live sightings, breaking news and trusted content.
LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk 20,000 titles across two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town.
Visit us at 14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL, or browse at https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
Sign-up for our newsletters: https://www.lrb.co.uk/account/newsletter-signup
John Paddington @padders123.bsky.social Transport technology, Birmingham and some other stuff.
Occasional photos of Travel Basil to promote St Basils homeless charity that works with young people in Birmingham.
Hidden Britain @hiddenbritain.bsky.social Handmade signs, prints, music & books inspired by British Folk Horror and unsettling TV, film & literature. Based in The Black Country, England.
https://linktr.ee/hiddenbritain
University of Wolverhampton Libraries @wlvunilibrary.bsky.social Welcome to the Bluesky account for University of Wolverhampton Libraries. We provide a range of resources to support students, academics and researchers, including books, journals and subject databases - www.wlv.ac.uk/lib
Alyssa Taylor @alyssacreates.bsky.social Very arty lady. Crochet, clay art, cross-stitch & general arts & crafts obsessed. Book lover, animal enthusiast (show me your cats & dogs 😍), nature lover, plant mum & cozy gamer too.
Jo Bell @jobellwriter.bsky.social Poet, digital salonniere. Host of The Poetic Licence (Patreon) - monthly prompts, famous poet interviews, a creative community. Memoir, BOATER out now with HarperNorth. https://linktr.ee/BoaterJoBell
Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social A community group in #StratfordUponAvon looking to help residents and visitors act to help tackle #ClimateChange.
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social I was a New Face of 1984 in Harper’s and Queen magazine
Londonist: Time Machine @londonist.com A playful look at London's history from Londonist.
Mostly Harmless @whalepetunias.bsky.social Posting random lines from the 5 Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy books by Douglas Adams. Bot by @josephwb.bsky.social, using template code from @philna.sh #HHGG #DouglasAdams #DNA Code: https://github.com/josephwb/whalepetunias
Frith 🐉 An Odd Type of Dragon @oddtypeofdragon.bsky.social #sewing and clothing commissions, UK cargo bike life, fandom, two-mum parenting 👩👩👧
https://www.instagram.com/oddtypeofdragon
https://folksy.com/shops/anoddtypeofdragon
DMs closed, email anoddtypeofdragon at gmail dot com.
Penz Aotearoa 📚🪡 @greengecko29.bsky.social Reads a lot, sews things, does other craft, manages a library, is a mum and wife. Opinions are my own. Dislikes stickers on fruit. Give me pie. Cheese is life. She/her
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social Fighting for trans+ rights, together.
https://www.transsolidarityalliance.org.uk/
https://www.transsecretsanta.co.uk/
Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social Carpe fungum. Illustrator. Naturalist. Author of Secrets of a Devon Wood https://www.nhbs.com/secrets-of-a-devon-wood-book
Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social trailcams
no AI ever
Ally Wilkes / AV Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social Stoker Award-nominated horror author.
rep: Oli Munson
she/they, bi, polyam, vegan, a bit witchy, very crafty
Trans rights are human rights
End the genocide in Gaza 🍉
Posting from Greenwich, London
www.allywilkes.com
Scary Gorgon @scarygorgon.bsky.social Small. Terrible.
More context: https://linktr.ee/scarygorgon
B31 Voices @b31voices.bsky.social Engaging, informing & connecting communities across South West Birmingham. News, issues, events, jobs, #PositiveSWBrum & more http://bvoices.uk
@sewbeyondlimits.bsky.social @sewbeyondlimits.bsky.social Working on sewing up my fabric stash, learning watercolour, trying to bike more, figure out my next adventure, raise a few kids with my husband, trying to do my part for the environment and hopefully make less typos when posting. 🍁
Mike Best @bestlaidplan.bsky.social Planning, placemaking, music, politics and general wokeness. Birmingham
Popular Science @popsci.com Demystifying our weird world since 1872. Learn something new every day.
Read all about it: http://www.popsci.com/
Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk Faith community grounded in stillness. We believe in working together to create a more just, equal and peaceful world.
Quakers in Britain, Friends House, NW1 2BJ.
www.quaker.org.uk
Only in Birmingham podcast @onlyinbirmingham.bsky.social Birmingham Broadcasting Corporation. From the city at the end of the HS2 tracks. With Corinne Fowler and Raj Pal. Coming Jan 2026. Pinned trailer below
Iain @iainbhx.bsky.social Former politician, keen psephologist, cat dad, Germanophile, likes traveling by train, average cook, occasional writer. Oh and I do things with SQL for coin.
Cyriak @cyriak.bsky.social animator of weird stuff.
If you need to contact me directly here's my email:
https://cyriak.co.uk/animation/contact/
https://www.youtube.com/user/cyriak
Wondermark Comics @wondermark.com Comics made from vintage images AKA "a collaboration with the dead"
⏪ archives now go back several years! browse!!
💻 site: wondermark.com
📖 books/merch: store.wondermark.com
🔩 card game! wondermark.com/bolted
Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social LGBTQ+ history dude (He/Him) 🌈 Research, Tours & Escape Rooms. Mermaid lover. Lifts heavy things for attention.
Sharon Prigan @sharonprigan.bsky.social "To inspire people, Don't show them your superpowers, Show them theirs"
Phil Burrows @supergm.bsky.social Data, business & product analyst in my day job, coder in the evenings (Ruby on Rails, Typescript, AstroJs). Interested in federated charities, theories of change and tech for good.
Has a lot to say about Druids Heath and Birmingham.
Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social An alliance of 500+ organisations representing over 15 million people.
Be part of what's next: togetheralliance.org.uk
Searchlight magazine @searchlightmag.bsky.social Investigating, exposing fascists, racists & far right since 1975. Website: https://searchlightmagazine.com and at https://x.com/Searchlight_mag and https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586620263602
Mothy and the Squid @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social Autistic indie dyer who may or may not be neuroqueering their process. Proceeds from sales support my neuro-atypical family and my PhD project into neurodivergence.
Chrissetti @cpgarghan.bsky.social Writer | Leftist | Brummie | Vegan | Cis | (He/Him)
@fionaamoseley.bsky.social @fionaamoseley.bsky.social 
Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social Menominee | Organizer | Co-author of Let This Radicalize You | Hosts Movement Memos podcast | Newsletter: organizingmythoughts.org | More: http://linktr.ee/KellyHayes
Slapstick Festival @slapstickfest.bsky.social 🎭Bringing the best in silent and visual comedy since 2005
https://linktr.ee/slapstickfestival
Moseley B13 Magazine (+B12 BH & B14 KH) @moseleyb13mag.bsky.social Magazine for the Birmingham suburbs of Moseley, Balsall Heath & Kings Heath, published since 1973. #LocalAndVocal
Email: editor@moseleymagazine.co.uk
@khcommunitycentre.bsky.social @khcommunitycentre.bsky.social 
SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social Official account of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal created by
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social.
Home of the ongoing webcomic SMBC, A City on Mars, and of little books featuring large concepts abridged beyond the point of usefulness.
T&E @transportenvironment.org Europe’s leading advocates for clean transport and energy. Fighting for an affordable zero-emission transport system that benefits both people and the planet.
www.transportenvironment.org
Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social We are Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking. #NationalWalkingMonth #WalkThisMay #WalkToSchool #BanPavementParking
#BetterCrossings
AndyInBrum @andyinbrum.bsky.social For a lot of my posts today, please note that “you absolute fucking moron” is at the end, but silent
Quaker Social Action @quakersocialaction.bsky.social From homelessness to funeral poverty, food security to wellbeing. We are a charity helping people on low incomes to seek solutions to the issues affecting their lives. https://quakersocialaction.org.uk/
Nathan Cardon @ncardon.bsky.social Associate Professor of U.S. History @unibirmingham.bsky.social. Wrote a book about world's fairs in Atlanta (1895) and Nashville (1897). Just finished another one about Americans, bicycles, and the world.
Kabir Kaul @kaulofthewilduk.bsky.social 20 year old conservationist, advocating for urban nature with nationalparkcity.bsky.social, Middlesex Heritage and more. Formerly rspb.bsky.social.
1st year geography student at the University of Birmingham.
FRSA FLS.
kabirkaul.com
Dave Cox @davidcox65.bsky.social Emeritus Prof ex Chair South B’ham PCT and Cycling UK. Chair Push Bikes. Dirty air damages heart and lungs ❤️ NHS saved my life twice. #WalkCyclePlay you know you want to
Sabina Stent @sabinastent.bsky.social Writing about women and surrealism and cinema. Cat worshipper. Small Brummie. Tired.
https://linktr.ee/SabinaStent
Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social Author. One half of Ambrose Parry. One sixth of Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.
Ambient WMC @ambientwmc.bsky.social Purveyors of ambience and crown green bowling, and other music based excursions
Hebden Bridge
Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social New Book out this summer: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home.
Other things of mine: Bea Wolf, A City on Mars, and SMBC
Website: www.smbc-comics.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersmith?ty=h
Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social Illustrator & cartoonist | Guardian & Prospect (full scripts in alt text) | graphic novels | children’s books | WFC | My stuff: https://linktr.ee/stephencollinsart
Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social Actor, Writer & Broadcaster