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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Craigard Croft
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Forest industries in Scotland make a huge annual contribution to our economy through; timber growing, timber processing, employment in forestry, recreation and tourism. The forest industries support 26,000 FTE (Full-time equivalent) jobs and create an estimated Gross Value Added (GVA) in our...
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Back in the depths of winter ( 13th January) I perhaps rashly, posted a blog proposing that I walk from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean through the Pyrenees along the route of the GR 10, Le Sentier de Pyrenees. From Hendaye-Plage to Banyuls-sur-Mer it's a journey of 995 km in 55 daily stages...
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If you have been paying attention to some of the recent posts on this site you will be well informed about squirrels and might now want to see someIt's the school Easter holidays soon and if you are in Scotland you can visit a number of Forestry Commission sites where you can see them close up....
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I first read Rachel Carson's classic, "Silent Spring" nearly 60 years ago in 1963. It's an account of the indiscriminate use of pesticides in the USA and their devastating effect on wildlife, pets and people. Today is the first day of Spring 2018 and according to French researchers, Spring in...
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National treasueRed squirrels are a national treasure, we are brought up on stories of Squirrel Nutkin, in the wild they are pretty,charismatic individuals, we love them and we want them to thrive but their future is threatened by the alien, invasive grey squirrel.Greys cost the UK forest...
The Adventures of Algy
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And so, finally, the ferry boat ground to a halt, and after some protracted rumbling and shaking, the din of the many noises it made subsided too. Looking down towards the lower deck, Algy saw that the crew member who had beckoned to him on the other side of the water was waving at him again,...
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The ferry was beginning to make the same strange noises that it had made when it set off, with a great deal of beeping and wailing and flashing of lights as well as a much increased rumbling sound which seemed to cause its entire structure to shudder and shake. Algy guessed that this meant it was...
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Suddenly, Algy caught sight of a bright, white lighthouse, built on a small, low spit of land projecting from the coast of the island. Being used to a very much larger lighthouse, which dominated a mass of highly exposed and very dangerous rocks, Algy was amused by this tame and modest version,...
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Before very long, the boat began to swing round towards the sun, and Algy could see that it was approaching the large island which lay across the water from his home. Leaving the safety of his temporary nest in the ferry’s lifeboat, he perched precariously on the top of one of the collapsing...
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Algy relaxed in the safety of the wee corner he had found, and basked in the unaccustomed warmth of the early spring sunlight. The wind was still icy, but in a sheltered spot it felt comfortably pleasant - as is so often the case in the wild west Highlands of Scotland when the sun deigns to shine…...
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As the ferry moved further out to sea, Algy began to feel a wee bit nervous. Fluffy birds cannot swim - not even a few strokes - and he began to wonder what would happen if his new mode of transport were to sink into the briny deep. Of course fluffy birds can fly, perfectly well, and there was...
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As the boat moved further away from the land, it started rocking from side to side in a most disconcerting and irregular manner. Algy was not used to seeing the world move up and down around him, and he began to feel a wee bit odd. He decided that in such an unstable environment it was too...
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*** 50% OFF ALL ALGY’S BOOKS ****** SPECIAL BIRTHDAY OFFER EXTENDED UNTIL 19TH MARCH ***One of Algy’s friends contacted him to say that she couldn’t buy his books until she got paid at the end of the week, so for her sake and for other friends in the same situation, Algy has extended the VERY...
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When the strange contraption had stopped moving, a human in bright clothing beckoned to Algy and pointed to a small upper deck. Algy took this to mean that it was time for him to embark, so he hopped into the air and flew onto the odd boat, which was full of mysterious objects painted in bright...
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It was the beginning of Algy’s 7th year of adventures, and a glorious early spring day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and although one could hardly say that it was warm, there was a feeling of energy and excitement in the air of the kind which makes fluffy birds want to be up and...
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adventuresofalgy: Algy received several new toys for his birthday, but his favourite was the balloon helicopter :) Algy hopes you are all enjoying his birthday as much as he is! He thanks all his wonderful friends who have sent messages and greetings and contributions to his Amazing Tumblr Birthday...
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adventuresofalgy: Algy received several new toys for his birthday, but his favourite was the balloon helicopter :) Algy hopes you are all enjoying his birthday as much as he is! He thanks all his wonderful friends who have sent messages and greetings and contributions to his Amazing Tumblr Birthday...
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adventuresofalgy: And, in due course, the moment which all Algy’s guests had been waiting for finally arrived… There are banana splits for all Algy’s friends at Algy’s birthday party - with homemade vanilla ice cream, fresh banana and mango, dark chocolate and pecan nuts… If you haven’t joined Algy...
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Algy received several new toys for his birthday, but his favourite was the balloon helicopter :)Algy hopes you are all enjoying his birthday as much as he is! He thanks all his wonderful friends who have sent messages and greetings and contributions to his Amazing Tumblr Birthday Party on his...
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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On 28 February the ‘Beast from the East’ arrived with a vengeance and much of Scotland ground to a halt. Roads were impassable, public transport stopped, schools and workplaces closed and panic buyers cleared supermarket shelves! After three days of snow we had cabin fever. When day...