#Isles

Mick Crawley

crawley_mick

Now that the deciduous leaves are down, it’s a good time to think about the Gymnosperms (the conifers and their allies). Most of them are evergreen, of course, but the

@QueensOxBiology

queensoxbiology

Introducing....the biologists here at Queen's. @AnnetteFayet is a Junior Research Fellow & #seabird ecologist. She studies the movements & annual cycles of long-lived #seabirds & why some species, e.g. #puffins

The Gaia Foundation

GaiaFoundation

THREAD ALERT1. #SeedWeek is all about celebrating the brilliant growers, gardeners and #seed keepers reviving seed diversity in the UK & Ireland. As the week draws to a close, we

Mountebank Tours

mountebanktours

1/John Knox was Scotland’s most miserable man before Andy Murray, an extreme-Protestant, middle aged man who despised the female leader of Scotland - like your ‘staunch’ uncle on Facebook -

MrDarkins

DarkinsHistory

Eilean Aoidhe - 'the island of strangers' - West Cowal, Argyll. An early medieval stronghold? A thread @EarlyScotland @NorthAges @amaldon #earlymedieval One of the perks of living in Argyll

Old Weird Scotland

WeirdScotland

An #OldWeirdScotland thread.You've heard of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, but have you heard about the Seven Wonders of Scotland? These come from the Gaelic tradition and were

National Farmers' Union

NFUtweets

For millennia, grazing cattle and sheep have shaped Britain's iconic landscapes, adding so much to our rich cultural and food heritage. In this thread, you will find out a bit

Tony Paley

tpaleyfilm

We won't be seeing any movies at the pictures for quite some time clearly ... so here's my new year guide to the best films on the box you can

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

The Celtic Slave, 1796 - John Lane Buchanan was a Church of Scotland minister in Harris for eight years between 1782 and 1790. In 1793 he wrote an account of

Daniel Edelstein

Turtlestein

THREAD 1/25 Dear Armenian friends: just wanted to clarify some things in this tweet, as I feel there were misunderstandings in the responses. To begin with, by "Turkification," I did

République Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

RepubliqueCymru

So I've had a read through on the idea about a radical federalist reform of the UK & I have a few thoughts. I thank Mick Antoniw for bringing this

Seaside Hotel of the Week

SeasideHotelOTW

Slight delay in announcing our next #SeasideHotelOfTheWeek, but we had to do a spot of swimming...across to the #IsleOfMan ! The Hydro Hotel at Ramsey, later the Grand Island Hotel,was

BTO

_BTO

Today is @_AndyClements’ last day as CEO of @_BTO. In this thread, we’ll look back at his 13 years at the helm of the organisation. Do share your memories of

Laura Tiebert

laura_tiebert

The year 2020 is, mercifully, coming to an end. Who’d like to join me in putting this year behind a Big Tall Wall? #Princetwitterthread @deejayumb @EdgarKruize Do you like to

Robert Kearney

Robkearney1981

Millions have come to enjoy and love J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy but few know that the author privately told many that these works were based on a

David Fickling

davidfickling

The trajectory of Sheldon Adelson's life tells a fascinating story about how the patronage politics of the 20th century American urban political machine has come to rule the world in

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