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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The coming of winter means different things to different people. For some it’s Brussels sprouts, garish Christmas jumpers and office party misbehavior, but for me it is the opportunity to sample my favorite festive indulgence – a hot toddy by the fire. Time and place are essential...
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Ardtornish Estate – Woodland Creation Programme – Phase 2IntroductionIn accordance with the best practice guidelines relating to stakeholder engagement, Ardtornish hereby invites you to comment on its plans to further increase native woodland cover on the estate, building...
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On Monday, feeling the need for an adventure, exercise and a night out " Kilchoan Old Guys Expedition Group", (average age 67.5 years) walked in to Peanmeanach bothy on the Ardnish Peninsula for a curry and whisky tasting (lat / long 56.9/5.8). It's not far, about 4 miles on a rugged,...
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If there was a great way to finish the season, then paddling in perfect winter conditions would be up there. Paddling with guests who have become friends (and paddlers) made it even more special and memorable. A perfect start to an early winters day on Loch Sunart. And an amazing place to be sea...
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You may have seen that one of my photographs is in Lizzie Carr’s excellent new book ‘Paddling Britain’. However, I have a couple of variations to avoid conflict at her starting point. This will hopefully avoid any potential issues with the fish farm in Laga. Due to an injury (a...
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Written by Sandy & Brian Coppins, Sandy is an internationally recognised lichen expert and recent visitor to the estate. Reference: Atlantic Hazel – Scotland’s special woodlands Lichens are amazingly varied in shape, form and colour. Ask anyone about lichens, and the usual answer...
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I am sitting at Janet's kitchen table in Holystone in the Coquet Valley, North Northumberland. We are working on a project submission to the Aviva Community Fund. The red squirrels in the forest here need funding to prevent their imminent extinction. You can help to save them!We...
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A good hearty winter comfort dish perfect for the cold and dark nights. Ingredients 2kg of Ardtornish beef short ribs 2 tbsp of Olive oil 2 Ardtornish carrots, finely chopped 1 Ardtornish onion, finely diced 4 garlic cloves 2 sprigs of rosemary 2 sprigs...
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Funding Granted to Carryout Longrigg Woodland Feasibility Study! (Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 10:16)GREAT NEWS!!! Our application to the Scottish Land Fund to undertake a Feasibility and Viability Study of Longrigg Woodland was successful! We will be working with the team of consultants this winter to complete the feasibility study of the Woodland. This study will help us to identify various...
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Annual General Meeting Tuesday October 23rd, at 7.00pm in the Village Hall is the time and date for our Annual General Meeting. This is a time to review all the assets and activities which the Company has looked after over the last year. It is a good event for newcomers and others not yet familiar...
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On Thursday evenings a small group of elderly men meet in the bar of the, "The Kilchoan Hotel" for gossip, discussion of the latest outrage from Trump ....the undoing of enlightenment values, rejection of truth, rationality and science; beer and sometimes a meal. We also try to...
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Owlet's first night flightLast week as he was driving home past the barn "Raptor" saw a young owl on the road in his car headlights it was the third owlet to be hatched.Barn owls are usually 12 - 13 weeks old when they leave the nest so this one ( the last of the three) must have been hatched...
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In this second part of the blog about the Cumbrae Sea Kayak Symposium, I’ll look at the event as a whole and why you should attend a symposium. No matter what level you are at as a paddler there should always be something to learn. In part one of this blog I talked mostly about […] The...
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This weekend I headed off to a sea kayak symposium and a chance to try sea kayak sailing. A a sea kayak symposium with a sailing taster session was too good to miss… As well as being a small island west of Glasgow, Cumbrae is also the home to the Sport Scotland National Watersports Centre...
