Blog Entries from Craigard Croft
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Last Update: Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 21:24
On Friday my Charolais cross bred ewes will be sold at Torlundy mart near Fort William. They are going for two reasons one economic and one personal.This year it cost approximately £50 to breed and...
This is our first attempt at a full length ( 1 minute) wildlife film with a musical backing.A condensed version of a day in the life of Peanut the one eyed pine marten in the Campbell's roof space....
In Britain we exterminated our large predators long before other Europeans. The wolverine is estimated to have gone 8,000 years ago, bears 1000 years ago and lynx in 400 AD. The last wolf is reputed...
A couple of weeks ago I had a phone call from a friend in Northumberland, he'd just seen a pine marten at the side of the road as he was driving home. That happens all the time here in Ardnamurchan...
Pine martens are still an endangered and protected species in the UK. Here in Kilchoan they are more common than domesticated cats. Most residents have experienced living with a pine marten. You may...
I've been complaining daily about the wet summer. But there is a plus side, heavy rain encourages the growth of chanterelle mushrooms.Yesterday I was shown, by someone who knows about these things...
It's pretty obvious why they are called barn owls, they nest and roost in barns, first documented by Ray 1678 (The ornithology of Francis Willugby). Pennant 1768 ( Pennant, T, 1768, British Zoology...
When I read a book from end to end without a break that's a good indication that I enjoyed it and want to share it. If it's my book I give it to someone who will appreciate it, but this one was a...
Giant Sequoia 33 groves of the world's largest trees under threat in CaliforniaTomorrow (25th August) the review of National Monuments by the US Secretary of the Interior will decide which if...
Wet day in LochaberIt's on wet, windy days in Summer more than in the winter that I sit with a mug of tea in the kitchen and wonder if the climate of the West Highlands is unfit for human habitation....