Blog Entries from Craigard Croft
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
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Last Update: Friday, June 22, 2018 - 09:45
Over the years the Barrisdale bothy had a bad press....." The worst bothy I've experienced....infested with mice....garbage..... unclean.... blocked up fireplace".http://forums.outdoorsmagic.com/...
A little safer nowToday, Friday 27th April 2018 the european Union banned the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid insctcicides. But this still leaves some of them in widespread use including...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Valey of the cedars from TripylosThe Valley of the Cedars has two species endemic to Cyprus, the Cyprus cedar ( Cedrus brevifolia ) and the Cyprus mouflon (Ovis gmelini ophion). On a ...
A "Crumbly" is over seventy years of age, if you are 60 - 69 you are a "Wrinkly". I have noticed that the little green international footpath direction sign features two Crumblies with walking sticks...
Serpentinophilus grasslandIt's still winter on the shores of the N. Atlantic but here in Cyprus there's sun, almond blossom and blue skies. On Mt. Olympus the ski lifts are abandoned, the last...