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cover of the book The English Path. it is illustrated with a painting of a curving track through fields. It shows the author's name Kim Taplin and says Introduced by Mary-Ann Ochota

The English Path

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front cover artwork of book showing the title, Secret Britain on a green landscape with archaeological features like standing stones

Signed copy of Secret Britain

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BOOK BUNDLE: Secret Britain & Hidden Histories

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Hidden-Histories

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Mary-Ann Ochota

Award-winning Writer and TV Presenter specialising in anthropology, archaeology, history and science communication. Working to make the outdoors more accessible, equitable & sustainable.

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Signed Books
  • cover of the book The English Path. it is illustrated with a painting of a curving track through fields. It shows the author's name Kim Taplin and says Introduced by Mary-Ann Ochota The English Path £14.00
  • front cover artwork of book showing the title, Secret Britain on a green landscape with archaeological features like standing stones Signed copy of Secret Britain £19.99
  • Hidden-Histories Signed copy of Hidden Histories £19.99
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Just back from @bbcsundaymorninglive with @hollyha Just back from @bbcsundaymorninglive with @hollyhamiltontv and @seanfletchertv discussing the work National Landscapes are doing to make these beautiful landscapes greener, wilder and MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL and the work @cpre are doing to champion rural places. We all need them to thrive. And the clue is in their name - **National** landscapes - for the Nation. All of us.
Tune in to @bbc1 #SundayMorningLive this morning t Tune in to @bbc1 #SundayMorningLive this morning to hear me discuss access and inclusion in the countryside, the work @cpre are doing & why our amazing National Parks, Landscapes and Trails belong to everyone. 
Show starts at 10.30, we're on about 11am
If you're feeling a bit racist, kindly don't slide If you're feeling a bit racist, kindly don't slide into my DMs.
Older than the Egyptian pyramids! Watch Ancient Wa Older than the Egyptian pyramids! Watch Ancient Ways: The Ridgeway on @historyhit now 📺
Ancient Ways: The Ridgeway lands on @historyhit to Ancient Ways: The Ridgeway lands on @historyhit today! You have to be a subscriber - it’s £7.99/$7.99 a month/£59.99/$59.99 for the year and you can cancel any time.
And then you can Watch. At. Will.

In Ancient Ways I walk the section of the Ridgeway, an ancient chalkland trail from the incredible Uffington White Horse hillfigure to the vast Superhenge at Avebury 🗿🌤🚶🏽‍♀️🌿💚
British archaeology and ancient history at its finest!
I've been putting together content for a new websi I've been putting together content for a new website and cut this little highlights reel of some of my TV and documentary work over the last few years. 
It gave me such a thrill to revisit some of amazing places and people - and stories - I've had the privilege of spending time with. New website is being cooked, and keep eyes peeled on @historyhit cos I've got a new series streaming soon! 
#archaeology #anthropology #history #landscape #adventure
Wanna get your kitchen knives and pan lids and han Wanna get your kitchen knives and pan lids and handles repaired? A man called Jon is your man: https://wood-be-nice.co.uk/pap_knives.html
Buy the best you can afford, then repair, reuse. Eek things out as long as you can. Only buy new cos you really, really need to. Consume-and-discard needs to do one. Status-because-you-own-things can get in the bin.
Homemade, second hand, borrow. New is the last resort.
The partnership between England’s National Parks, The partnership between England’s National Parks, National Landscapes, National Trails and Natural England is hugely important - together they represent 25% of England’s land surface! So if we can get these landscapes delivering for wildlife, climate and communities then we’re on to a winner. Some people think of them as sleepy bits of unchanging countryside, or preserved in aspic. It’s far from the case - they’re hotbeds of conservation innovation, financing creativity, thriving businesses and diverse and welcoming communities. There’s more to be done, and I can’t wait to get started! Don’t worry, i’m still doing the broadcasting, books and my other nature/people/archaeology work. Just this as well :D
Ever see those tuffety mounds in a grass field? Th Ever see those tuffety mounds in a grass field? They're anthills formed over hundreds of years. Means you are defo walking through an ancient landscape where this land hasn't been ploughed or cultivated for many generations, but used as rough pasture grazing land. Look closely at the grass and you'll likely find hundreds of different plants under your feet, not just grass. Which is great for nature and livestock. 
And also for history hunters. If you're on a path through this kind of landscape, look for other features - a bridge or Ford across a stream, an old mill or Manor House, traces of an old village or farmstead. Places are always linked....and so are we 💚
Bringing some @toughgirlchallenges energy today. S Bringing some @toughgirlchallenges energy today. Scary wobble legs but *EFF THIS* life is too short for the sidelines. Anyway, learning new things staves off brain deterioration. 

Huge shout out to @evolution2lesarcs for excellent teaching from Louise, the kindest and funnest teacher. And to @inghams.ski for sending me skiing. Article on sustainable skiing in the @guardian in the new year.
Proud as punch to be at the Parliamentary event to Proud as punch to be at the Parliamentary event today supporting @campaign4parks . Their declaration, to put young people at the heart of decision making for our National Parks, is 100% what we need. It's how we secure the future of our Parks for the Nation, forever.
Shout out to @thelittlebusinessfairy foe the idea Shout out to @thelittlebusinessfairy foe the idea - little Christmas gifts for mums who escape domestic violence this Christmas. 
1 in 4 women will experience a violent or abusive relationship
No-one should be scared in their own home
Stress and alcohol can make domestic violence and abuse get worse.
There s help if you need it - no judgement, just support. Call 999 if you're in immediate danger 
The rest of us? If you can, please organise your friends and give something to the parents at your local refuge doing a tough job in an impossible situation.
A few weeks ago I went scuba diving in the Red Sea A few weeks ago I went scuba diving in the Red Sea with my @bsacdivers dive club. I don’t often fly, and most of my diving has been in the UK before now. So warm water and good vis? it was LUSHHHH. This was a once-in-a-decade-kind of trip exploring the Northern Red Sea’s wrecks and Reefs. A great - and safe - week with @Oceantribefleet on their liveaboard Ghazala Explorer, booked through @scuba_travel (not an ad! I paid full whack as a regular punter! 😅). 

I love diving cos it’s an adventure, you see and feel the world from a new perspective. And i’ve met some great folk - there’s a special bond when you know your life is in the hands of the person by your side, and likewise for them. No nitwittery allowed. 

Here are a small selection of my piccies. Yes, those are toilets - this ship sunk with a cargo of bathroom fittings. and yes, that is a steam locomotive - it was blasted out of the hold of the WW2 ship Thistlegorm when it was hit by a bomb. The locomotive landed outside the ship, just by chance right-way-up. 

And the rest? The beauties of the wild ocean, the quiet corners, and how nature claims everything and makes old wrecks into new reefs.

#oceans #adventure #scubadive
Hey! It's that time of year when people buy gifts Hey! It's that time of year when people buy gifts for each other. If you want to get someone a really good book about archaeology, history, the Countryside and landscape then BUY A SIGNED BOOK from meeeee. 
Links on my website www.maryannochota.com for 

📚 Hidden Histories: A Spotter's Guide to the British Landscape
📚 Secret Britain: Unearthing Our Mysterious Past

🎄 A book bundle of both of the above!

📚 The English Path (by Kim Taplin but I wrote the new introduction)

Let me know if you want a dedication, or just a signature and I'll get them in the post to you pronto 👍👍🏾👍🎄
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