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🥳 We're so thrilled that #TheWaterlands: Follow a Raindrop from Source to Sea by @steverutt.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Sustainable Story Award 2026!

#NonFiction #Wetlands #Marshes #NatureWriting #Nature #Water #WaterCycle #Rivers #Environment #Bog #Rain #Birding #BirdWatching
September 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Introducing... #TheWaterlands by @steverutt.bsky.social, a captivating retelling of the water cycle.

Follow a raindrop as it flows through diverse waterscapes: river sources in the upland moors; saltmarsh-flanked firths and estuaries; spectacular lochs and crystal-clear chalk streams.

Out 26 March
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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'The droplet percolates. It swirls through the soil to the clay beneath, then rises again with the groundwater to become surface water; a cocktail of rainwater, river water, aquifer water ... bringing nutrients to what grows, liquid to a dry place.'

From Stephen Rutt's #TheWaterlands, out 26 March
March 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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💧Happy publication day to #TheWaterlands by @steverutt.bsky.social!

Follow a raindrop as it flows through diverse waterscapes: river sources, saltmarsh-flanked firths and estuaries, spectacular lochs, crystal-clear chalk streams, blanket bogs and more.

bit.ly/4dbmYka #NatureWriting #wetlands
March 26, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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‘Stephen Rutt’s exploration of Britain’s waterlands combines clear-eyed scientific writing with just the right amount of epiphanic prose ... I find it impossible not to feel wonder at such facts.’ @scotsman.com

Out tomorrow!💧 #TheWaterlands by @steverutt.bsky.social: bit.ly/4bKfqSN
March 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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🎉Huge congratulations to @steverutt.bsky.social on his book #TheWaterlands: Follow a Raindrop from Source to Sea being longlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social for Nature Writing!

#WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect #waterlands #wetlands #bog #marsh #nature #NonFiction #WaterCycle #ecology
July 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Looking forward to reading #TheWaterlands? Close your eyes and immerse yourself in Britain's watery landscapes with author @steverutt.bsky.social's playlist on Spotify:

🎧https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ib6U5Mayp8LuXk4BdFLTY?si=37ZlSZiqSrOfKeeaKLHz-g&pi=ZJglFI8ARkCiA&nd=1&dlsi=f7a09a9f067841dc
February 24, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Stories from the earth, sea and skies — @financialtimes.com pick four of the best new books on the environment - including @steverutt.bsky.social's new book #TheWaterlands!

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#wetlands #bogs #conservation #WaterCycle #NonFiction #marsh #nature #NatureBooks
Stories from the earth, sea and skies — four of the best new books on the environment
The brutal business of oil and gas — plus green tariffs, the wonder of ‘murderous birds’ and bringing wetlands back to life
www.ft.com
March 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Join naturalist and award-winning author, @steverutt.bsky.social on 1st April at 7pm, as he chats to Jen Stout at Blackwells #Edinburgh about his lyrical and insightful new book #TheWaterlands.

'A masterpiece' - Ajay Tegala, author of Wetland Diaries

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stephen-ru...
March 24, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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💧Introducing the BEAUTIFUL new paperback cover of #TheWaterlands by @steverutt.bsky.social, now with a 20% discount when you pre-order from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social!

This is a captivating retelling of the water cycle, and an urgent call to protect our most essential resource.

🗓 Out 11 March
September 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Dive into the hidden world of water with author of #TheWaterlands @steverutt.bsky.social. From chalk streams to peat bogs, in this episode of Roots and All Stephen Rutt explores the watery landscapes we so often overlook: bit.ly/4uZibYy #WaterCycle #Nature #Water #Wetlands #NonFiction #NatureWriting
Episode 380: Following a Drop of Water
Podcast Episode · Roots and All - Gardening Podcast · 13 April · 37min
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May 20, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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We are so excited to be publishing @steverutt.bsky.social's new book #TheWaterlands, an evocative journey through British waterscapes revealing everything a single raindrop can show us on its journey from source to sea. 💧

Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social:
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E&T signs book on water
Elliott & Thompson aquires The Waterlands by Stephen Rutt, an evocative journey through British waterscapes 'revealing everything a single raindrop can show us on its journey from source to sea'
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October 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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#TheWaterlands by @steverutt.bsky.social is...

'A wonderful piece of natural storytelling.' ROGER MORGAN-GRENVILLE

‘A lucid, passionate and moving book.’ HELEN JUKES

‘A kaleidoscopic tumult of aquatic wonders.’ DAN RICHARDS

Get your copy here bit.ly/4ccwQJk
April 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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Stephen Rutt on how the River Clyde shaped the city of Glasgow @heraldscotland.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Stephen's new book #TheWaterlands is out now in hardback! #Glasgow #rivers #NonFiction #RiverClyde
The Waterlands: How the River Clyde shaped the city - from the Ice Age to toxic past
Explore Glasgow’s River Clyde from volcanic origins to pollution and revival, tracing geology, industry, wildlife and the river’s modern…
www.heraldscotland.com
March 31, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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💧‘It falls in a moment. When the heaviest droplets of ice can no longer be held, the first slips from the sky and plunges, down through the damp, cold air, thawing as it falls. Once one slips, the others come. The earth inhaling rain, again.’

📕 #TheWaterlands by @steverutt.bsky.social, out 26 March
February 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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💧Calling all #ebook readers! #TheWaterlands by @steverutt.bsky.social is just 99p in Kindle - for a limited time only! bit.ly/4qpvFvL

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE

'This deeply felt book meanders rather like one of Rutt's beloved rivers … compelling.' Daily Mail
#Nature #Ecology #Water
August 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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💧 Join author of #TheWaterlands
@steverutt.bsky.social
and Countryfile Magazine's 'The Plodcast' host Annabel Ross on a quest to explore the wildlife of the River Thames...

Listen to the episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3... #wildlife #nature #water #rivers #wetlands #marsh
September 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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On the #ScotlandOutdoors podcast, @steverutt.bsky.social discusses the journey of a single raindrop through Britain's diverse waterscapes: from upland moors and spectacular lochs to saltmarsh-flanked firths and estuaries:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Stephen Rutt's #TheWaterlands is out now!
Scotland Outdoors - From Raindrop to Sea with Stephen Rutt - BBC Sounds
Mark Stephen chats to writer Stephen Rutt about his new book 'The Waterlands'
www.bbc.co.uk
May 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Join naturalist and award-winning author @steverutt.bsky.social Blackwells Edinburgh on 1 April at 7pm, as he chats to Jen Stout about his lyrical and insightful new book #TheWaterlands.

Tickets now on sale!
🎟️ bit.ly/4sbuDmR
March 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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'Our droplet gently drifts through the water, cooling, carried by slow currents into depths it hasn’t known since the sea, a chilling stillness it hasn’t experienced since it was last here; all potential, waiting.'

From @steverutt.bsky.social's #TheWaterlands:
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March 3, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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In this extract from #TheWaterlands, @steverutt.bsky.social reflects on an incident that left him unable to swim, yet deeply drawn to water throughout his life:
booksfromscotland.com/2026/04/the-...
The Waterlands by Stephen Rutt - Books from Scotland
'Water and land are not separate, nor are they two sides of the same coin, but more profoundly intertwined. They are the blood and bone of the earth.'
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May 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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'Water is not a story because stories finish. Water is like time, there is no end, not really, and no beginning, only a constant flow, a continuous cycle.'

From @steverutt.bsky.social's #TheWaterlands, out 26 March 💧

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#waterlands #wetlands #marsh
March 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Discover the mystery and wonder of British waterways in @steverutt.bsky.social's new book, #TheWaterlands...

‘This deeply felt book meanders rather like one of Rutt’s beloved rivers ... compelling.' @dailymail.co.uk
www.dailymail.com/home/books/a...
The mystery and wonder of our waterways
Naturalist Stephen Rutt wades us through the wonderful, watery world of our island
www.dailymail.com
April 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Follow a raindrop from source to sea in @steverutt.bsky.social's latest book, #TheWaterlands...

'A poignant testament to how we can find peace in the rhythms of the natural world.' The Times

🎧Why not read #TheWaterlands while listening to Stephen's watery playlist:
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The Waterlands
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April 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM