Ardnamurchan Area Blogs
Blogs (web logs) provide an ideal opportunity to explore the traditions, culture and wildlife of Wild Lochaber. We have put together a collection of local blogs and provide the titles and text snippets to give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website. We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
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Simon Willis
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Next year has been designated the Year of Coasts and Waters in a VisitScotland marketing campaign.Part of that umbrella campaign is one for the west coast called West Coast Waters.It's being promoted with a West Coast Sunset photo competition on Instagram.If you're over 18, just post an Instagram...
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Since buying my gravel bike in May I've seen our part of the Scottish Highlands in a different light.I've cycled most of the roads - there aren't that many. I've hiked lots of the hills, which are mostly too steep to carry up a heavy mountain bike.But with the light gravel bike I'm seeking...
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Arisaig is sea kayak central.The reasons for this also make it a superb location for open water swimming.Those reasons don't need a long explanation, you only have to look at a satellite image of the area (below).If an Almighty Deity smashed a rock with celestial sledge hammer, scattering the...
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The Sonder Camino Ti has helped me re-discover the joy of off-road cycling, so it's no secret I like this bike.However, there are shortcomings. Niggles, really. But let's go back a step.To learn why I bought the Sonder Camino rather than the Kinesis titanium bike I had as a demonstrator...
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When something looks too good to be true, it usually is.So a Rapha brand cycling shirt for £9 plus postage was always going to be slightly dodgy - but how bad could it be?I bought one to find out.My parents used to own fashion shops and, back in the day, the factories which made designer dresses...
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It's easy to take your own skills for granted and undervalue them.Acquired over a lifetime of exploring wild places, techniques that are second nature to me might not be to other people.After a tricky hike-a-bike through woods, where a slip could see me impaled on a branch, I looked at my...
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Castle Tioram is an imposing presence on Loch Moidart and a popular destination for visitors to our area.This one one of the first lochs in which we sea kayaked, taking our rented vessels out to a lovely beach at the head of the loch. We also 'enjoyed' more than a little excitement trying to paddle...
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Through my voluntary work with Highland Openwater Swim, I'm delighted to say many people have started wild swimming. Some recent converts aim to keep swimming year-round and ask "how do I stay warm"? I usually give a couple of answers; get a good wetsuit that fits tight to the body - Liz and I...
The Sunart Diaries
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Wordless Wednesday posts are images from Ardnamurchan and the surrounding regions – Sunart, Morvern, Ardgour, Moidart and the Rough Bounds. No description is necessary but further details may be provided with the linked full-size image. I will try and ensure they were photographed in the same month...
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There is a lot of wildlife on Ardnamurchan. It is one of the reasons I returned here time and again … and came back more permanently in 2018. Some of the wildlife is obvious. The never-ending parties of tits, siskins and finches on the bird feeders. A white tailed eagle effortlessly gliding...
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Wordless Wednesday posts are images from Ardnamurchan and the surrounding regions – Sunart, Morvern, Ardgour, Moidart and the Rough Bounds. No description is necessary but further details may be provided with the linked full-size image. I will try and ensure they were photographed in the same month...
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In 2005 the Land Reform (Scotland) Act came into force. This wonderful piece of legislation gives everyone rights of access over land and inland water throughout Scotland. These rights are sometimes referred to as ‘freedom to roam’ or ‘right to roam’. There are specific...
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Wordless Wednesday posts are images from Ardnamurchan and the surrounding regions – Sunart, Morvern, Ardgour, Moidart and the Rough Bounds. No description is necessary but further details may be provided with the linked full-size image. I will try and ensure they were photographed in the same month...
Craigard Croft
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Each morning I read the online version of The Guardian (UK equivalent of the Washington Times and France's Le Monde)) and The Times, to get a balanced view of the world.Photo: Patrick Hendry, UnsplashToday's Times ran a report by the United Nations on global greenhouse gas emissions and...
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Sunrise over Morven 14/11/19It's the 14th November and already this month I have filled the water butt with a hosepipe for the livestock three times. It's been unusually dry for three weeks, at a time when we are normally deluged., the sun is shining in a cloudless sky and...
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Thirty years ago when The United States lead the world in the field of environmental ethics I had the opportunity to do a Masters degree in "Environmental Values".Now with the world turned upside down and the USA having won the race to the bottom in the valuing of the environment I...
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science, gave us some good news in the July edition of it's journal, Science. Global mapping of the earth's tree growing potential has shown that has shown that we could restore 4.4 billion hectares (10.6 billion acres) of woodland...
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In February I wrote about the now annual dinner of our old guys expedition group, "Crispy Grey Squirrel at the Roadkill Cafe". The squirrels I had in the freezer have gone along with the pheasants, I inadvertently switched off the freezer while working in the workshop. Now with...
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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A tasty soup for the upcoming cold nights. Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 400g Ardtornish leeks, well washed and sliced 450g Ardtornish courgettes, sliced 3 tsp vegetable bouillon powder, made up to 1 litre with boiling water 400g Ardtornish...
Sunart Community Company
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Sunart Community Company News Would you like to help keep “Sunart a great place to live, work and visit?” – well if you would, then consider joining the Board of the community company! This is our joint mission, developed in conjunction with the Sunart Community Council and as with any local...
