Anna Dillon
@annadillon.bsky.social
Landscapes. Paintings. Art. Wildlife, especially moths & butterflies. History, Heritage. Military history. British countryside. Walking. Chalk. Downland. Ridgeway.
http://www.annadillon.com/
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A "Godzilla" El Nino is on the way. What is it, how do we know it's coming, and what are the impacts likely to be? I spoke to Chris Smith for The Naked Scientists podcast.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
A super El Nino is on the way. What should we expect?
The phenomenon's impact on weather, the economy, and global health
www.thenakedscientists.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A "Godzilla" El Nino is on the way. What is it, how do we know it's coming, and what are the impacts likely to be? I spoke to Chris Smith for The Naked Scientists podcast.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
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Today's rain has been a massive disappointment so far - less than 2mm. A few more showery outbreaks to come this afternoon but still won't make much of a dent in the drought.
August 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Today's rain has been a massive disappointment so far - less than 2mm. A few more showery outbreaks to come this afternoon but still won't make much of a dent in the drought.
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A good time to re-share my piece revealing how a matrifocal Iron Age was not restricted to aDNA science since 2024, but was suspected first by 19thc. ancient historians and subsequently by French and then British archaeologists since the late 20th century:
theconversation.com/ancient-dna-...
theconversation.com/ancient-dna-...
Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology
Genetics shows that women stayed put in Late Iron Age Dorset, while men moved to other groups.
theconversation.com
August 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
A good time to re-share my piece revealing how a matrifocal Iron Age was not restricted to aDNA science since 2024, but was suspected first by 19thc. ancient historians and subsequently by French and then British archaeologists since the late 20th century:
theconversation.com/ancient-dna-...
theconversation.com/ancient-dna-...
37 degrees here in South Oxfordshire.
August 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
37 degrees here in South Oxfordshire.
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My home turf and I've never seen it so dry and brown.
The Aston Upthorpe Downs. Juniper Valley to the left, rising to Lowbury Hill on the horizon, crossed Grim's Ditch. My "back garden" and also that of esteemed Landscape capturer @annadillon.bsky.social
August 4, 2026 at 6:14 AM
My home turf and I've never seen it so dry and brown.
If you have a spare 15mins to read Tom Cox's parody village message (link below), it is absolutely comical genius, especially for those of us who have village community Facebook pages. He has nailed it.
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
Hello new followers! I've removed the paywall from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you probably won't...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
The Village Message Board
Its authenticity was discredited because of his reputation, but also because he was quick with gin at the time and wearing an item of knitwear back to front.
www.tom-cox.com
August 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
If you have a spare 15mins to read Tom Cox's parody village message (link below), it is absolutely comical genius, especially for those of us who have village community Facebook pages. He has nailed it.
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
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England received only 7% of the long-term average rainfall for July. Southern England, just 1%.
Factoid: There has been a weather station in Kew Gardens for 155 years. This July was the first month ever to record 0mm of rain.
Tomorrow, London will again hit 30C+
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Factoid: There has been a weather station in Kew Gardens for 155 years. This July was the first month ever to record 0mm of rain.
Tomorrow, London will again hit 30C+
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
July set to be driest on record for England and Wales after relentless heatwaves
Climate scientist urges better planning as southern England had just 1% of long-term average rainfall last month
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2026 at 10:57 AM
England received only 7% of the long-term average rainfall for July. Southern England, just 1%.
Factoid: There has been a weather station in Kew Gardens for 155 years. This July was the first month ever to record 0mm of rain.
Tomorrow, London will again hit 30C+
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Factoid: There has been a weather station in Kew Gardens for 155 years. This July was the first month ever to record 0mm of rain.
Tomorrow, London will again hit 30C+
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"People across Kent and Sussex are being urged not to use water other than when necessary as there is a shortage of supplies."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
South East Water: Do not use water unless essential
Prolonged spells of hot, dry weather are blamed for drinking water storage levels running low.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
"People across Kent and Sussex are being urged not to use water other than when necessary as there is a shortage of supplies."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A bowl barrow in an alien landscape. Evening photoshoot in South Oxfordshire with @annadillon.bsky.social
July 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
A bowl barrow in an alien landscape. Evening photoshoot in South Oxfordshire with @annadillon.bsky.social
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Are wasps feeling the heat this summer?
Be kind to wasps at your picnic this summer: share your meal & tell us what they're after.
Is it Ham (protein-rich)? or Jam (sugary)
@uclnews.bsky.social @theconversation.com @femi-benny.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social
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Be kind to wasps at your picnic this summer: share your meal & tell us what they're after.
Is it Ham (protein-rich)? or Jam (sugary)
@uclnews.bsky.social @theconversation.com @femi-benny.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social
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Where have all the wasps gone this summer?
And why you should let them share your picnic ham and jam.
theconversation.com
July 29, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Are wasps feeling the heat this summer?
Be kind to wasps at your picnic this summer: share your meal & tell us what they're after.
Is it Ham (protein-rich)? or Jam (sugary)
@uclnews.bsky.social @theconversation.com @femi-benny.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social
theconversation.com/where-have-a...
Be kind to wasps at your picnic this summer: share your meal & tell us what they're after.
Is it Ham (protein-rich)? or Jam (sugary)
@uclnews.bsky.social @theconversation.com @femi-benny.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social
theconversation.com/where-have-a...
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An amazingly productive exhibition photoshoot today with my utterly wonderful friend Anna in some of the best light and beautiful countryside around; with an astonishing sunset thrown in. Non-exhibition pictures will appear soon. @annadillon.bsky.social
July 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
An amazingly productive exhibition photoshoot today with my utterly wonderful friend Anna in some of the best light and beautiful countryside around; with an astonishing sunset thrown in. Non-exhibition pictures will appear soon. @annadillon.bsky.social
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The UK has just recorded its first three week long heatwave on record, based on recent Met Office observations - 21 days at Exeter Airport and Usk beats the record of 17 days at Cambridge in 1976 by 4 days. It has been a notable summer so far, with records continuing to tumble.
July 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The UK has just recorded its first three week long heatwave on record, based on recent Met Office observations - 21 days at Exeter Airport and Usk beats the record of 17 days at Cambridge in 1976 by 4 days. It has been a notable summer so far, with records continuing to tumble.
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As of Monday 20th July eight areas across England were in prolonged dry weather – the stage before drought.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
National Drought Group steps up response after third heatwave
Parts of southern, central, and eastern England move closer to drought status
www.gov.uk
July 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
As of Monday 20th July eight areas across England were in prolonged dry weather – the stage before drought.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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“England’s green and pleasant land” becoming “England’s brown and scorched land” — effects of a long-lived heatwave and little rainfall on vegetation in England evident in these images from NOAA-20 today (left) and 18 July 2024 (right) during closer to average conditions.
July 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
“England’s green and pleasant land” becoming “England’s brown and scorched land” — effects of a long-lived heatwave and little rainfall on vegetation in England evident in these images from NOAA-20 today (left) and 18 July 2024 (right) during closer to average conditions.
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Yellow loosestrife and water mint #stillflowering thanks to being next to the River Pang, but hemp agrimony, Old-man's Beard and fleabane (with bonus gatekeeper butterfly) also soldiering on valiantly in the bone dry meadows nearby #wildflowerhour
July 19, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Yellow loosestrife and water mint #stillflowering thanks to being next to the River Pang, but hemp agrimony, Old-man's Beard and fleabane (with bonus gatekeeper butterfly) also soldiering on valiantly in the bone dry meadows nearby #wildflowerhour
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Big thanks to @annadillon.bsky.social who is a brilliant spotter of beautiful small creatures … in this instance wasp spiders ❤️
July 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Big thanks to @annadillon.bsky.social who is a brilliant spotter of beautiful small creatures … in this instance wasp spiders ❤️
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Record heat. Bone-dry landscapes. Strong winds. Then the wildfires arrive. None of this should be surprising anymore.
As heatwaves become more intense, the impacts cascade through ecosystems, infrastructure, public health, and emergency services.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
As heatwaves become more intense, the impacts cascade through ecosystems, infrastructure, public health, and emergency services.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Major incident declared in Wales as wildfires burn across UK
Residents near the Conwy fire have been evacuated, with at least 10 other fires across the UK this weekend.
www.bbc.com
July 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Record heat. Bone-dry landscapes. Strong winds. Then the wildfires arrive. None of this should be surprising anymore.
As heatwaves become more intense, the impacts cascade through ecosystems, infrastructure, public health, and emergency services.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
As heatwaves become more intense, the impacts cascade through ecosystems, infrastructure, public health, and emergency services.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"Paysage de Printemps" (Spring Landscape)
by French Neo-Impressionist painter,
Achille Laugé, 1910
by French Neo-Impressionist painter,
Achille Laugé, 1910
July 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
"Paysage de Printemps" (Spring Landscape)
by French Neo-Impressionist painter,
Achille Laugé, 1910
by French Neo-Impressionist painter,
Achille Laugé, 1910
Really looking forward to giving a short talk tomorrow about my Living Landscape mural. The Vale and Downland Museum in Wantage is well worth a visit.
Every time we look at this beautiful mural we notice something new!
This artwork is called Living Landscape and it was painted by the very talented @annadillon.bsky.social
This artwork is called Living Landscape and it was painted by the very talented @annadillon.bsky.social
July 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Really looking forward to giving a short talk tomorrow about my Living Landscape mural. The Vale and Downland Museum in Wantage is well worth a visit.
Very proud and honoured to be part of this incredible project. My largest painting/mural ever and the subject connects everything I love about this countryside.
The Living Landscape Mural.
The Living Landscape Mural.
The first phase of our barn redevelopment is now complete!
Talented local artist Anna Dillon the Artist has painted an absolutely stunning mural called Living Landscape and we are so excited to share that it is now on display in our barn gallery.
#LivingLandscape
Talented local artist Anna Dillon the Artist has painted an absolutely stunning mural called Living Landscape and we are so excited to share that it is now on display in our barn gallery.
#LivingLandscape
July 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Very proud and honoured to be part of this incredible project. My largest painting/mural ever and the subject connects everything I love about this countryside.
The Living Landscape Mural.
The Living Landscape Mural.
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Desert Breath,1995-97, monumental land art, Eastern Sahara, Egypt, by Danae Stratou, Alexandra Stratou, Stella Constantinides, covering 25 acres of the Egyptian desert #WomensArt
June 27, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Desert Breath,1995-97, monumental land art, Eastern Sahara, Egypt, by Danae Stratou, Alexandra Stratou, Stella Constantinides, covering 25 acres of the Egyptian desert #WomensArt
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Temperatures have reached 36.4°C at Yeovilton, provisionally making it the hottest June day on record, surpassing both the previous record set yesterday and the longstanding record from 1976 🌡️
June 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Temperatures have reached 36.4°C at Yeovilton, provisionally making it the hottest June day on record, surpassing both the previous record set yesterday and the longstanding record from 1976 🌡️
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Oxford Archaeology’s 9th Research Seminar is saddling up to explore a creature that has shaped Britain's past through folklore, farming, friendship and more: the horse in prehistory 🐎
Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30
Register for the talk here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse
Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30
Register for the talk here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse
June 22, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Oxford Archaeology’s 9th Research Seminar is saddling up to explore a creature that has shaped Britain's past through folklore, farming, friendship and more: the horse in prehistory 🐎
Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30
Register for the talk here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse
Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30
Register for the talk here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse
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Happy birthday to the heatwave of 1976 which began today 50 years ago, peaking at 35.9°C.
If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C.
And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.
If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C.
And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.
June 23, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Happy birthday to the heatwave of 1976 which began today 50 years ago, peaking at 35.9°C.
If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C.
And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.
If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C.
And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.