Keith Harrison
@keithharrison.bsky.social
Charity CEO. Songwriter. Hill-walker (flat-landscapes also good!)
Pinned
In between completing some grant claims and planning for our next #generationrestoration project at @thebaytrust.bsky.social, I took a photo of some old bottles embedded in one of the #PinesGarden walls this afternoon. A little space :-)
In case anyone is thinking of trying to telephone us at @thebaytrust.bsky.social - please see the post below. We are still open to the public (10am-4pm) today, tomorrow & Sunday. #ThePinesGarden #EnglandCoastalPath
We’ve been having some problems with our phone lines this week.
If you want to get in touch please email us at [email protected].
We hope to be contactable via telephone soon, and in the meantime, thank you for your patience. 🌱
If you want to get in touch please email us at [email protected].
We hope to be contactable via telephone soon, and in the meantime, thank you for your patience. 🌱
September 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
In case anyone is thinking of trying to telephone us at @thebaytrust.bsky.social - please see the post below. We are still open to the public (10am-4pm) today, tomorrow & Sunday. #ThePinesGarden #EnglandCoastalPath
Impressive statement from #RNLI CEO Peter Sparkes. The charity is all about #SavingLivesAtSea.
rnli.org/video-player...
rnli.org/video-player...
Peters Update Tuesday 8th September 2026.
rnli.org
September 9, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Impressive statement from #RNLI CEO Peter Sparkes. The charity is all about #SavingLivesAtSea.
rnli.org/video-player...
rnli.org/video-player...
On a day when, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social, I was due to meet local @nationaltrust.org.uk folk (to explore some “soft cooperation”) here’s a good @financialtimes.com piece with Sheila Das from NT talking on approaches I know we use at #ThePinesGarden. Heartening :-)
www.ft.com/content/cfb7...
www.ft.com/content/cfb7...
The National Trust’s Sheila Das: ‘We have to be OK with yellow grass’
The charity’s horticultural head has a mission to balance conservation and climate change. Can she bring everyone with her?
www.ft.com
July 22, 2026 at 8:01 AM
On a day when, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social, I was due to meet local @nationaltrust.org.uk folk (to explore some “soft cooperation”) here’s a good @financialtimes.com piece with Sheila Das from NT talking on approaches I know we use at #ThePinesGarden. Heartening :-)
www.ft.com/content/cfb7...
www.ft.com/content/cfb7...
I’m away from work this week but the @danthompson33.bsky.social blog on seaside towns features the #CrossChannel exhibition he’s curated at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden. From #Romans to the #Geopark - it’s open for the next few months :-)
danthompsonstudio.substack.com/p/rich-and-s...
danthompsonstudio.substack.com/p/rich-and-s...
Rich and Strange
Worthing's seaside reinvention
danthompsonstudio.substack.com
July 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I’m away from work this week but the @danthompson33.bsky.social blog on seaside towns features the #CrossChannel exhibition he’s curated at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden. From #Romans to the #Geopark - it’s open for the next few months :-)
danthompsonstudio.substack.com/p/rich-and-s...
danthompsonstudio.substack.com/p/rich-and-s...
This really is a good article by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social. As someone working for a charity that owns land (thanks to actions of a philanthropist) it’s the “sense of belonging” / Norman MacCaig quote section that provokes thought and inspires most.
Why Manchesterism is a politics of land: new blog by me
Andy Burnham's 'place first' philosophy opens up questions of land ownership & access - from his support for public ownership & land value tax, to Manchester's history of pioneering the right to roam:
righttoroam.substack.com/p/why-manche...
Andy Burnham's 'place first' philosophy opens up questions of land ownership & access - from his support for public ownership & land value tax, to Manchester's history of pioneering the right to roam:
righttoroam.substack.com/p/why-manche...
Why Manchesterism is a politics of land
Andy Burnham's 'place first' philosophy opens up questions of land ownership & access
righttoroam.substack.com
June 30, 2026 at 7:56 AM
This really is a good article by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social. As someone working for a charity that owns land (thanks to actions of a philanthropist) it’s the “sense of belonging” / Norman MacCaig quote section that provokes thought and inspires most.
As an end of the working week post, I’m happy to add that whilst much of this event was around nature restoration, a few hill figures were mentioned (and not just by me) - a couple of horses & four giants! Quite a @ravilious1942.bsky.social, @hedleythorne.bsky.social & @jonwoolcott.bsky.social vibe!
At an enjoyable #BigChalkConversation in Cambridge, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social, today. Offbeat highlights included finding someone who knew of @danthompson33.bsky.social
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
www.big-chalk.org
June 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
As an end of the working week post, I’m happy to add that whilst much of this event was around nature restoration, a few hill figures were mentioned (and not just by me) - a couple of horses & four giants! Quite a @ravilious1942.bsky.social, @hedleythorne.bsky.social & @jonwoolcott.bsky.social vibe!
Reposted by Keith Harrison
Our wildflower meadows are blooming, and there's plenty of colour to enjoy this weekend. Pop into the Pines Garden for a quiet moment in nature.
The Pines Garden and Café, Beach Road, St Margarets Bay. Open 10am – 4pm. Entry by donation. Dogs welcome on leads. 🌼🌱
The Pines Garden and Café, Beach Road, St Margarets Bay. Open 10am – 4pm. Entry by donation. Dogs welcome on leads. 🌼🌱
June 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Our wildflower meadows are blooming, and there's plenty of colour to enjoy this weekend. Pop into the Pines Garden for a quiet moment in nature.
The Pines Garden and Café, Beach Road, St Margarets Bay. Open 10am – 4pm. Entry by donation. Dogs welcome on leads. 🌼🌱
The Pines Garden and Café, Beach Road, St Margarets Bay. Open 10am – 4pm. Entry by donation. Dogs welcome on leads. 🌼🌱
At an enjoyable #BigChalkConversation in Cambridge, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social, today. Offbeat highlights included finding someone who knew of @danthompson33.bsky.social
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
www.big-chalk.org
June 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
At an enjoyable #BigChalkConversation in Cambridge, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social, today. Offbeat highlights included finding someone who knew of @danthompson33.bsky.social
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
and an ex @rspb.bsky.social officer that had aided work in #GreatBustard reintroduction on #SalisburyPlain. www.big-chalk.org
A bit of positivity from my @thebaytrust.bsky.social colleagues. The #wildflower mini-meadows are looking, and doing, good just now. You may have seen a post about the next one, in our #GenerationRestoration area, earlier this week too :-) @unep.org #PinesGarden
Last week we celebrated World Bee Day 🐝 We're supporting pollinators in our garden by creating wildflower mini-meadows. In recent years, we've grown several of these pollinator havens, encouraging a beautiful and ever-changing mix of seasonal wildflowers throughout the garden. 🌱🌼
May 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
A bit of positivity from my @thebaytrust.bsky.social colleagues. The #wildflower mini-meadows are looking, and doing, good just now. You may have seen a post about the next one, in our #GenerationRestoration area, earlier this week too :-) @unep.org #PinesGarden
The most enjoyable railway book I’ve read since ‘Parallel Lines’ by @mrmarchant.bsky.social (RIP.) Also includes @birmingham81.bsky.social in the credits; on another platform he came up with #GrumpyWinnie as a hashtag, to describe (splendidly) a statue my day job involves. Small world etc. :-)
PUBLICATION DAY!
Final Destination, my round-Britain rail odyssey where I stay on trains until the end of the line, is out in paperback today.
"Beautifully observed," said @quantick.bsky.social. "First class!" said @imcmillan.bsky.social.
Available from wherever you buy your books.
Final Destination, my round-Britain rail odyssey where I stay on trains until the end of the line, is out in paperback today.
"Beautifully observed," said @quantick.bsky.social. "First class!" said @imcmillan.bsky.social.
Available from wherever you buy your books.
May 25, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The most enjoyable railway book I’ve read since ‘Parallel Lines’ by @mrmarchant.bsky.social (RIP.) Also includes @birmingham81.bsky.social in the credits; on another platform he came up with #GrumpyWinnie as a hashtag, to describe (splendidly) a statue my day job involves. Small world etc. :-)
Was fortunate to attend #RHSChelsea today and impressed, as we produce and use it at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden, that #biochar is also an “ingredient” in the @asthmaandlung.org.uk Breathing Space garden (which will be relocating to #Rotherham in due course.) One show highlight for me.
It's voting time!
Don’t miss your chance to vote for our Breathing Space garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, under the category People’s Choice Best Show Garden.
You vote can help us change and improve the lives of people living with lung conditions. Vote here: www.rhs.org.uk/.../award......
Don’t miss your chance to vote for our Breathing Space garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, under the category People’s Choice Best Show Garden.
You vote can help us change and improve the lives of people living with lung conditions. Vote here: www.rhs.org.uk/.../award......
May 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Was fortunate to attend #RHSChelsea today and impressed, as we produce and use it at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden, that #biochar is also an “ingredient” in the @asthmaandlung.org.uk Breathing Space garden (which will be relocating to #Rotherham in due course.) One show highlight for me.
A short film from my @thebaytrust.bsky.social colleagues for #WorldBeeDay :-)
🐝 World Bee Day: A Call to Action 🌱
Let’s work together to ensure a future where bees can flourish.
Here's how you can help:
🌼 Plant bee-friendly flowers in your garden.
🌼 Avoid using pesticides.
🌼 Support local environmental charities like ours.
Let’s work together to ensure a future where bees can flourish.
Here's how you can help:
🌼 Plant bee-friendly flowers in your garden.
🌼 Avoid using pesticides.
🌼 Support local environmental charities like ours.
May 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM
A short film from my @thebaytrust.bsky.social colleagues for #WorldBeeDay :-)
Attended day 2 of the @museumsandheritage.com Show today, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social. In terms of our 27-30 (and beyond) plans, the case study sessions from #HistoricDockyardChatham and @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social were very worthwhile and I’m looking forward to visiting both before too long.
Couldn't make it to the Museums + Heritage Show today? We'll be covering sessions throughout the day, giving you a taste of what's on offer.
https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/what-you-might-have-missed-at-mh-show-2026/
https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/what-you-might-have-missed-at-mh-show-2026/
May 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Attended day 2 of the @museumsandheritage.com Show today, for @thebaytrust.bsky.social. In terms of our 27-30 (and beyond) plans, the case study sessions from #HistoricDockyardChatham and @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social were very worthwhile and I’m looking forward to visiting both before too long.
Really good to be at #WordsChangeThings (organised by @danthompson33.bsky.social) today. Got to talk about @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesCalyx, praise the #restoringnature aspect of @nationaltrust.org.uk 2035 strategy & show off @sulkrooms.bsky.social ‘Rewilding’ CD, among other things :-)
May 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Really good to be at #WordsChangeThings (organised by @danthompson33.bsky.social) today. Got to talk about @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesCalyx, praise the #restoringnature aspect of @nationaltrust.org.uk 2035 strategy & show off @sulkrooms.bsky.social ‘Rewilding’ CD, among other things :-)
I’m doing a little something for this festival on Friday. Obviously @thebaytrust.bsky.social will be promoted but @unep.org @asbpuk.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @sulkrooms.bsky.social & @grindrod.bsky.social may all get a nod in my conversations… I’ll report back here :-)
Books, ideas, and actions - Words Change Things is a mini-festival in Margate this weekend. Robin Ince, Ellen Jones, Dougald Hine, John Grindrod, Travis Elborough, Emily Buchanan, Christopher Beanland ... mrdanthompson.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/w...
April 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I’m doing a little something for this festival on Friday. Obviously @thebaytrust.bsky.social will be promoted but @unep.org @asbpuk.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @sulkrooms.bsky.social & @grindrod.bsky.social may all get a nod in my conversations… I’ll report back here :-)
Encouraging to see this at @nationaltrust.org.uk #Sissinghurst yesterday - not a million miles from our #hugelkultur beds at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden. Tomorrow I’m meeting local NT staff on ways we can help each other further - and their 2035 Strategy sets a very positive context :-)
April 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Encouraging to see this at @nationaltrust.org.uk #Sissinghurst yesterday - not a million miles from our #hugelkultur beds at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden. Tomorrow I’m meeting local NT staff on ways we can help each other further - and their 2035 Strategy sets a very positive context :-)
We may be a few weeks away from #VolunteersWeek, but it’s never a wrong week to be thankful for the work #volunteers do for charities. #PinesGarden @thebaytrust.bsky.social
An ambitious wheelbarrow load from our volunteer, David... 🌿
April 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
We may be a few weeks away from #VolunteersWeek, but it’s never a wrong week to be thankful for the work #volunteers do for charities. #PinesGarden @thebaytrust.bsky.social
As a present from my Dad, I now have a subscription with @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social - the first Scottish orientated football publication I’ve taken since #TheAbsoluteGame (and that was initially a joint sub with @wsc.co.uk.)
The first copy arrived yesterday; it’s lovingly produced and written :-)
The first copy arrived yesterday; it’s lovingly produced and written :-)
👀 Well look at this. It's only the lovely cover of our World Cup special issue. That's right, WORLD CUP SPECIAL.
📖Published late March.
🛒 Get in early and pre-order yours:
tiny.cc/rgrz001
📖Published late March.
🛒 Get in early and pre-order yours:
tiny.cc/rgrz001
March 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
As a present from my Dad, I now have a subscription with @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social - the first Scottish orientated football publication I’ve taken since #TheAbsoluteGame (and that was initially a joint sub with @wsc.co.uk.)
The first copy arrived yesterday; it’s lovingly produced and written :-)
The first copy arrived yesterday; it’s lovingly produced and written :-)
Belatedly joining the final @tansleyjames.bsky.social music challenge - #ExitMusic - today. I’ll post five final sections over each of the next five days and then a “top five” at a rate of one per day thereafter. 🧵 below…
March 21, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Belatedly joining the final @tansleyjames.bsky.social music challenge - #ExitMusic - today. I’ll post five final sections over each of the next five days and then a “top five” at a rate of one per day thereafter. 🧵 below…
With news today of the opening of the King Charles III England Coast Path, it seems opportune to say that the route passes through @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGardens and we’re included as a #HiddenGem on its website too… #coastalpath www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/attrac...
The Pines Gardens - National Trails
Visit the Pines Garden which uses both old and new models for sustainable land management and the garden has been run organically since 2002.
www.nationaltrail.co.uk
March 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
With news today of the opening of the King Charles III England Coast Path, it seems opportune to say that the route passes through @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGardens and we’re included as a #HiddenGem on its website too… #coastalpath www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/attrac...
These upbeat @yorkshiredales.org.uk #FIPL podcasts got a mention at last week’s @thebaytrust.bsky.social staff meeting; work on our #GenerationRestoration project (title nod to @unep.org!) was #KentDowns #FIPL aided its 1st stage & we were discussing our story; stage 2 planting happening today :-)
Welcome to the fifth episode of FiPL Farm Diaries. In this episode we focus on practical habitat creation and 3 land managers who are restoring ponds, wetlands, and meadows
📻 Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bChjn33Wmak4XZkL1tNUl?si=GjFAji2OQy2VO936gAI24Q
#YorkshireDales #FiPL #Defra
📻 Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bChjn33Wmak4XZkL1tNUl?si=GjFAji2OQy2VO936gAI24Q
#YorkshireDales #FiPL #Defra
March 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
These upbeat @yorkshiredales.org.uk #FIPL podcasts got a mention at last week’s @thebaytrust.bsky.social staff meeting; work on our #GenerationRestoration project (title nod to @unep.org!) was #KentDowns #FIPL aided its 1st stage & we were discussing our story; stage 2 planting happening today :-)
I’ve been away from work for a week, but am looking forward to hearing from my colleagues at @thebaytrust.bsky.social - on Monday - how this event went. I knew they’d planned it well; looks like the delivery was every bit as good :-)
What a joy to welcome 25 incredible creative practitioners from across Kent to The Pines Calyx for Creative Practitioners Day yesterday! 🌞
Thank you for the vibrant conversations, fresh ideas, and shared energy. It was a true pleasure to meet you all. 🌿
📷 Nicki Setterfield & Dan Thompson
Thank you for the vibrant conversations, fresh ideas, and shared energy. It was a true pleasure to meet you all. 🌿
📷 Nicki Setterfield & Dan Thompson
February 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I’ve been away from work for a week, but am looking forward to hearing from my colleagues at @thebaytrust.bsky.social - on Monday - how this event went. I knew they’d planned it well; looks like the delivery was every bit as good :-)
A bit of floral colour to start the week at @thebaytrust.bsky.social - crocuses/croci in #ThePinesGarden. Elsewhere everything from a grant funding panel to proposals for tea ceremonies are in this week’s diary…
Crocus - the first sign of Spring.
Evolved to withstand February's unpredictable weather - even snow! ❄️
And a colourful reminder of things to come, in our landscapes and in our gardens.
📍 Visit us at St. Margaret’s Bay, Kent
🌿 Explore the regenerative Pines Garden.
🌱 Volunteer. Learn. Be inspired.
Evolved to withstand February's unpredictable weather - even snow! ❄️
And a colourful reminder of things to come, in our landscapes and in our gardens.
📍 Visit us at St. Margaret’s Bay, Kent
🌿 Explore the regenerative Pines Garden.
🌱 Volunteer. Learn. Be inspired.
February 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A bit of floral colour to start the week at @thebaytrust.bsky.social - crocuses/croci in #ThePinesGarden. Elsewhere everything from a grant funding panel to proposals for tea ceremonies are in this week’s diary…
Given I work for a charity that has had a very modest capacity to generate some green energy for the past couple of decades, it’s probably no surprise that I find the #LocalPowerPlan to contain encouraging ambitions (including of socioeconomic nature too.) Worth a read. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Local Power Plan
The Local Power Plan ensures that communities directly benefit from the energy they help to produce.
www.gov.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Given I work for a charity that has had a very modest capacity to generate some green energy for the past couple of decades, it’s probably no surprise that I find the #LocalPowerPlan to contain encouraging ambitions (including of socioeconomic nature too.) Worth a read. www.gov.uk/government/p...
In the new #gardenofcuriosities exhibition (curated by @danthompson33.bsky.social) at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden there’s a little bit on necessary movement of populations from places destabilised by a changing climate. This article makes for timely reading alongside it IMHO.
‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma
‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma
Forty-odd residents of Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl, south Wales, relieved by council buyout after years in fear of fast flooding
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
In the new #gardenofcuriosities exhibition (curated by @danthompson33.bsky.social) at @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden there’s a little bit on necessary movement of populations from places destabilised by a changing climate. This article makes for timely reading alongside it IMHO.