Yarn Winder
@yarn-winder.bsky.social
Designer/maker, environmentalist, gardener, foodie. In Scotland 🏴
This Skye ferry crossing is under threat by a wealthy, absent landowner who is enforcing his right to extract 5% of takings which can never be less than the previous year. WTAF! Please sign 🙏
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save the Glenelg - Skye ferry!
This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la...
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This Skye ferry crossing is under threat by a wealthy, absent landowner who is enforcing his right to extract 5% of takings which can never be less than the previous year. WTAF! Please sign 🙏
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Signed ✍
August 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Signed ✍
Rothesay Castle flying the flag for #butepride this weekend 🏳️🌈🥰 @butepride.bsky.social
August 7, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Rothesay Castle flying the flag for #butepride this weekend 🏳️🌈🥰 @butepride.bsky.social
Gratitude and respect to all those fighting this dreadful fire at RSPB Abernethy.
This is the story of how we have been fighting a huge wildfire on our Abernethy nature reserve.
It has been an exhausting few days, but it has shown the power of people coming together to protect a landscape they love.
youtu.be/FTexLL2PC_k
It has been an exhausting few days, but it has shown the power of people coming together to protect a landscape they love.
youtu.be/FTexLL2PC_k
How RSPB Scotland staff and volunteers fought a huge wildfire with help from the local community
YouTube video by RSPB
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July 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Gratitude and respect to all those fighting this dreadful fire at RSPB Abernethy.
With trans rights under attack as never before, we need to show our support for the trans community. Will you join us? Please sign here. goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8a
I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org
July 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
With trans rights under attack as never before, we need to show our support for the trans community. Will you join us? Please sign here. goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8a
Bluebell woods in the evening. #isleofbute
May 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Bluebell woods in the evening. #isleofbute
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Can Highland Scotland sustain trees? Absolutely. Proof is woodland planted in Arctic Glen Garry by Ron Greer & Derek Pretswell 50 years ago with sheep & deer fenced out. Incredible damage from overgrazing over centuries. Film plus Q&A Sunday Tayport. Tix lesleyriddoch.com
April 7, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Can Highland Scotland sustain trees? Absolutely. Proof is woodland planted in Arctic Glen Garry by Ron Greer & Derek Pretswell 50 years ago with sheep & deer fenced out. Incredible damage from overgrazing over centuries. Film plus Q&A Sunday Tayport. Tix lesleyriddoch.com
Cold air and warm sunshine. View to Isle of Arran and Holy Isle from Scoulag Moor on Isle of Bute today. #isleofbute #isleofarran
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Cold air and warm sunshine. View to Isle of Arran and Holy Isle from Scoulag Moor on Isle of Bute today. #isleofbute #isleofarran
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Trans women and girls are being excluded from services across the UK that they've used for decades because of legal pressure and targeted campaigns.
We explain what just happened, and why blanket exclusion is a choice, not a necessity.
📖 notinourname.org.uk/banning-trans-people-what-just-happened
We explain what just happened, and why blanket exclusion is a choice, not a necessity.
📖 notinourname.org.uk/banning-trans-people-what-just-happened
December 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Trans women and girls are being excluded from services across the UK that they've used for decades because of legal pressure and targeted campaigns.
We explain what just happened, and why blanket exclusion is a choice, not a necessity.
📖 notinourname.org.uk/banning-trans-people-what-just-happened
We explain what just happened, and why blanket exclusion is a choice, not a necessity.
📖 notinourname.org.uk/banning-trans-people-what-just-happened
Once you see it you can't unsee it. We need to make faster progress on land reform.
Centuries of overgrazing & muirburn for grouse moors mean Highland Scotland looks treeless & desolate. But it doesn't have to be this way. New film Scotland's Missing Forests went online y'day. Chuffed to see almost 10k views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Once you see it you can't unsee it. We need to make faster progress on land reform.
Black truffle cultivated on #isleofbute A first for a UK island. Huge potential for biodiversity benefits. www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Groundbreaking: first truffle cultivated on UK island | About | University of Stirling
www.stir.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Black truffle cultivated on #isleofbute A first for a UK island. Huge potential for biodiversity benefits. www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Stunningly beautiful stravaig up the Kyles of Bute this evening. #Isleofbute
August 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Stunningly beautiful stravaig up the Kyles of Bute this evening. #Isleofbute
Sunset over Rothesay Bay, Isle of Bute 🧡
May 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Sunset over Rothesay Bay, Isle of Bute 🧡