Megan Rowland

As H. L. Mencken said "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong." Land management involves vast, multi-varient, multi-temporal systems. One stop, tabloid solutions are, to use the correct terminology, hooey. #ShowMeDontTellMe

Endless crap written about sheep, especially on this platform, but here's a lovely piece by @Wayfaringhind to balance that out... scribehound.com/lifestyle/s/on…

@PegFluff Was brilliant to meet you too! Can't believe it's taken this long to cross paths!

Heard upsetting news that our lobster supplier The Tina Louise has been targeted on 28th July & sunk. Only just got over lobsters being stolen twice from their tanks & past creel damage. @PoliceScotland pls get this info out over your social media & let’s catch these criminals.

@ForesterWill That was the only thing we were thinking it could be. Which is pretty hilarious, to be honest 😂

@Wayfaringhind At a guess I would think Highland Council put these up on the A9 and then remembered that they can't because it is a Trunk Road and they don't have the legal authority to do so? 🤔

Anyone have any info on why the speed limits in Golspie and Brora changed to 20mph for a handful of days and are now back up to 30mph?

Women having to travel long distances to give birth and then being turned away is unacceptable. Neither is it acceptable to wait in a car as labour progresses. The alternative - to pay for a hotel room for labour - is not an NHS free at the point of need.

New paper out: Demographic patterns in Lyme borreliosis seasonality over 25 years #TimeLyme Clinical manifestation also differ among demographic groups onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zp…

I never get tired of seeing photos of Roman mosaics emerging under a vineyard near Verona in Italy. The remains of a villa, believed to date to the 3rd century AD, were unearthed in a hilly area above the town of Negrar di Valpolicella. theguardian.com/world/2020/may…

“Given the business plan requires high occupancy, there will be a need to eliminate competition. Sadly, it would appear that self-catering is in the firing line as Edinburgh Council seeks to regulate the sector out of existence.”

How Edinburgh council decided to enter the hotel business and then set about closing down the competition 🧵

I've learnt alot about febrile seizures today & what to do about them. As common as they seemingly are, if I never saw another infant like that again it would still be too soon. nhs.uk/conditions/feb…

Wow, an extraordinary survival! A Mesolithic axe used by a hunter-gatherer some 7,000 years ago! 🤩 Red deer antler and hazel wood. The pointed end suggests it was also used for digging/foraging. From a submerged Ertebølle coastal settlement, Tybrind Vig, Denmark. #Archaeology

Obviously the source is known for hyperbole, but all this media coverage is so striking - armoured vehicles, snipers etc, for one possible lion?! And these are often the same people who think Africans should just live with lions without issues! 🤯🤯 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

All kicking off on the Isle of Harris FB page. I mean theres stupid and then theres…

@EdinvaleFarm @ClynelishFarm @SkylarkHolly I second this! I've had them a couple of times, well worth a look 👌🤤

@ClynelishFarm @SkylarkHolly Whilst not the same as making them yourself, may I introduce you to Ding Dong Dim Sum. Excellent service and really tasty 👌

Homemade dumplings are delicious and easy?! Feel like this has been kept a secret from me for years 😂 the joys of very British parents who are terrified of spice hahaha

"someone driving from London to Edinburgh would pay three times more tax than if they were flying by private jet" thetimes.co.uk/article/1-in-1…

#ecologyjobs Are you our new #aquaticEcology and #lake ecosystems researcher? Apply for the permenant researcher role here: nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/36-resear…

Good story on our @aaas science paper led by ⁦@MarleeTucker⁩ on - When COVID rules kept humans home, wildlife roamed more freely, international study shows cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Many thanks to @dodgsonwood for this past week here @SmallholdersUK - always good to have you sharing what's happening John. We now have something of a gap, so if anyone would like a week tweeting @smallholdersuk, please let me, Debbie @SouthYeoFarm know.

If you want a week @SmallholdersUKcontact @SouthYeoFarm. Smallholders, homesteaders, crofters, small scale farmers, gardeners & rural crafters welcome from all over the world, plus those who connect with them. It’s all about working with the land in small but important ways.