Buccaneer for Wildlife

🌊 Rising Tides Festival 🌊

What a fantastic weekend!! I had the ABSOLUTE pleasure of being invited to not only facilitate my Q***r Ecology Workshop but to also be a speaker on a panel discussing all things LGBTQIA+ in Surf and Conservation! 🏄‍♂️🏳️‍🌈

Two full days of the greatest conversations teaching people all about the incredible marine animals we have on our coastal doorstep, using a collection of my ethically sourced specimens and artefacts, and deep diving into what makes nature so inherently q***r! 🦴✨

It was brilliant to share the stage with Radio Presenter Jack Murley and Steph Barnes ☀️ from Q***r Surf Club, a first for me taking on a panel and hopefully not the last! 🎤

We spoke about the importance of community and how the ocean is a magnetic force to create such a safe space for us (yet being so wild and unpredictable!) and how it is so important for us LGBTQIA+ folk to have those places. All while exploring q***r ecology’s progression into today’s society and how it challenges what so many of us know about the natural world - One le***an seagull at a time!

I met so many incredibly people doing fantastic work in both the Surf and Conservation community and even bumped into some familiar faces 💕

Thank you so much Rising Tide Festival for the opportunity to work with you and be apart of something very special and to Newquay Orchard for a stunning venue space! 🌊🍎

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🌊 Q***r Marine Ecology, Festival edition! 🏳️‍🌈

Want to know more about Q***r Marine Ecology along the South West Coast and tap into your creativity with still life drawing? 🦴✍️

I’m excited to share that I will be attending and facilitating my Nature is Q***r: Marine Ecology & Still Life Drawing workshop at the UK Surf & Skate Expo, Newquay! 🏄

The workshop will be a drop-in session throughout the Festival weekend (25th-26th July) on a Pay-What-You-Can Donation basis to create an accessible workshop for all ✨

Not only that, but I will be also sitting on a panel to talk all things inclusivity and representation of the LGBTQIA+ community in surf and marine conservation with a cohort of incredible people on the Sunday 🏳️‍🌈

See you there! 👋

📍 UK Surf & Skate Expo | Newquay | 25-26 July

🔗 Link in Bio for more information and tickets!

UK Surf & Skate Expo Rising Tide Festival

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🐋 Q***r Marine Ecology Lino-Printing Workshop! 🎨

This week Community in print and I collaborated on our first workshop and it was a fantastic event!

Starting the workshop having an introduction to local marine ecology and what makes them Q***r. From Bisexual Bottlenose Dolphins to Polyamorous Pinnipeds, we dipped into what Q***r Ecology is and how the natural world is so deeply inherently q***r!! 🏳️‍🌈

We then learnt how to make our own Lino prints as Devon Tipping 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 taught us about various Lino techniques, materials and guidance to create our prints.

Using ethically sourced bones as inspiration for our art, everyone created some beautiful prints, all while learning about local marine ecology 🌊

Thank you all who came to the event and to those who helped make it happen! A big shout out to Sappho's Cafe & Community Space for providing the venue as well as banana bread and coffees for us all 💕

There’s a lot going on in the world right now for LGBTQIA+ rights, being able to run a workshop during Pride month as part of Breton Pride to celebrate in the local community and bring people from different backgrounds together felt very needed and heart warming 💕

We more than ever must keep being visible and remembering that Pride is still a protest and we’ve still got long a way to go in our society until we are fully accepted as a community. Having watched Tip Toe recently, a quote that has stuck with me and I want to share it with others is “You are q***r in 2026, you are a political act” and we can’t forgot that 👊

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

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🚨 One week to go and there are still tickets available!! 🚨

Join Marine Educator and Scientific Communicator Lucy Luck and Illustrator and Found of Devon Tipping, for a collaboration event Nature is Q***r Lino-Printing workshop! This workshop is part of Bretonside Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

You’ll learn about Q***r Marine ecology whilst also having a beginners guide on Lino-Printing!

Event details
Date: Monday 15th June
Time: 17:30 - 20:00 (2.5hrs)
Place:

Book tickets via the link in my bio 👆

We can’t wait to print with you! 🤩

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🎨 Q***r Marine Ecology Lino-Printing Workshop! 🦴

You asked, we delivered! 👏 Join Marine Conservationist and Scientific Communicator Lucy Luck and illustrator and Found of Devon Tipping, for a collaboration event Nature is Q***r Lino-Printing workshop! This workshop is part of Bretonside Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

You’ll learn about Q***r Marine ecology whilst also having a beginners guide on Lino-Printing!

Event details
Date: Monday 15th June
Time: 17:30 - 20:00 (2.5hrs)
Place:

Book tickets via the link in my bio 👆

We can’t wait to print with you! 🤩

***rdistrictcollective

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🌊 Paddle Out 2026! 📣

Today, I joined the one of many Paddle Out protests that took place across the nation today, to demand an end to sewage pollution!! 💩

Last year Plymouth Hoe East was the #1 most polluted bathing area in England and Wales last year! That’s stinks! 🤮

Water companies have become far too reliant on overflow systems that just can not cope anymore, it’s a faulty infrastructure that needs to change!

Plymouth is home to the UKs first National Marine Park and is home to over 1,000 species, from Grey Seals, Rissos Dolphins, Anemomes, Sharks, Starfish, Rays the list goes on! It is also a place of some incredible marine habitats including Seagrass beds, the only under water flowering marine plant and an absolutely vital habitat for capturing carbon in our oceans 🌱

We showed up today to show our angry and frustration towards the broken water system and demand change, now! Plymouth truly showed up in style with Morris Dancers, samba bands and so much energy 👏

Huge round of applause for who led this protest phenomenally as a local rep and everyone else involved! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak and give the local marine wildlife a voice 📣



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New article has dropped! 🔥

Very excited to say that I have been featured in the latest edition of their membership magazine, The Ocean Conservationist! 🦀

Writing about what it means to be an Ocean Discovery Ranger at the , what my day-to-day activities look like, what’s my favourite part of my role and more! 👏

I thoroughly enjoyed writing this article, having only been in the role for 8 months, this felt like a beautiful reflection of my journey so far at the NMA & OCT ✨

🏳️‍🌈 Nature is Q***r workshop! 🏳️‍⚧️

I am absolutely In awe on how last nights Nature is Q***r worship went! 💕 Not only was it a sold out event (insane!) but it was an event filled with friends, colleagues and new faces all coming together to learn more about the world of Q***r Ecology (a topic area that I am no means an expert in, but find absolutely fascinating!) and marine species we have on our coastal doorstep! 🐋

From bisexual bottlenose dolphins to le***an gulls, we used still-life drawing to merge the world of science and art together ✨

As a first time running a workshop like this to this scale, it was a fantastic opportunity to develop my own work for future workshops like this! It was a great success and due to popular demand, expect more to come! 🦴

A huge thank you to for allowing me to host the event at your beautiful venue and fuelling us with cake and chai lattes all evening! If you’re based in Plymouth please do support Sapphos, it’s a fantastic q***r cafe and offer loads of events!

Thank you so much to everyone who came along, bought a ticket and supported me for my first Nature is Q***r workshop and for the kind feedback and recommendations for future evenings!

Lastly, thank you to my partner and best friend , for supporting and encouraging me to get myself out there more and holding my hand every step of the way!

This is the start of something rather special 💕🦴✍️

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🏳️‍🌈 Nature is Q***r: Marine Ecology & Still Life Drawing Workshop 🦴

Did you know homosexuality behaviour has been documented in over 1,500 species of animals! Proving to us that nature truly is q***r! 🏳️‍🌈

Join Marine Conservationist Lucy Luck to learn all about q***r marine ecology found on our coastal doorstep, from Dolphins to Seabirds, to understand how q***rness presents itself in the natural world and how vital it is for the health of our ocean and planet! 🌊 🌍

You will also have the opportunity to connect with the ocean through a natural history still life drawing session! Observing and capturing their anatomical features of marine artefacts, putting your drawing skills into practice! Open to all artistic abilities and expertise ✍️

Funds raised will be split between for housing the event and to the facilitator to cover costs of resources and materials. Three ticket options are available (1) General admissions (2) Students (3) Donation: Pay what you can. To buy your ticket, head to the link in my bio 👆

Equipment will be provided but if you have your own sketch book and draining tools, please feel free to bring them along!

Any questions DM or email at [email protected]

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