Wild Lochaber Blogs
The latest bleats from the sheep on the street...
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
We have put together a collection of Lochaber blogs to highlight the traditions, culture and wildlife in the various regions, including the West Coast Islands.
We show entries from the last 100 days, organised by region, topic and blog. The titles and text snippets 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.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions for blogs you would like to see here.
The Oban Times
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Councillor Denis Rixson (Caol and Mallaig) said it was perhaps inevitable that as the lockdown was slightly relaxed, a number of people ‘escaped’ to the countryside. The post Travel advice flouted as sunshine draws people to Lochaber beauty spots appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Bonhams issues heirlooms appeal as it offers 'free and confidential online valuations' to local people next week The post Valuers appeal for art works after local painting sells for £64,900 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed life for everyone in Scotland and had a real impact on how many of us are feeling. Not being able to see friends and family over the past few weeks, the loss of livelihoods and for some the pain and loss of health and loved ones, has understandably resulted in...
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Cameron calls UK support 'astonishing' while Forbes says Scottish Govt still needs tools to invest The post £10bn funding package praised by MSP appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Home care packages extend to more than 1,000 users during COVID-19 (Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 12:39)Some people have refused and would rather have family look after them at this time so notes have been taken and risk factors looked into. The post Home care packages extend to more than 1,000 users during COVID-19 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Norweigan company Mowi's sea lice avoidance trial at Port na Cro farm is part of a world first project in the aquaculture industry. The post Sea lice avoidance system at Seil is UK first appeared first on The Oban Times.
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When pupils go back to school they will have to wear PE kit casual clothes instead of uniform and there will be no textbook sharing The post Lomond School announces full-time return in August appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Alison Rennie has been climbing Battleship Hill near her Oban home as part of her daily exercise ever since lockdown and on Sunday finally reached the equivalent of 8,900 metres - a little higher than the world's loftiest mountain - raising £400 for the town's lifeboat. The post Alison tops...
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Stomach-turning nasties found by protected loch with a warning about broken glass found on Ganavan Sands. The post ‘Despicable’ mess including human waste dumped at loch appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Over 53,000 sign up in a month – joining thousands who were already helping, says MSP The post Volunteer surge wins praise from MSP appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The UK Government has announced an unprecedented package of support to protect jobs and support business across the whole UK during the coronavirus outbreak. The post Financial support helping companies adapt and innovate appeared first on The Oban Times.
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More good news is that applications are now open for the next lot with a closing date of July 31 this year. The post Wind farm fund delivers latest grants appeared first on The Oban Times.
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It allows for 300 additional tonnes of mackerel to be landed off Scotland's west coast and an extra 500 tonnes from the North Sea, said the government. The post Fishing quotas hiked to help shellfish sector appeared first on The Oban Times.
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MSP thanks volunteers who have helped, and continue to help, the NHS and their local communities during the coronavirus pandemic. The post Western Isles volunteers rise to COVID challenge appeared first on The Oban Times.
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What makes this possible during the current coronavirus lockdown is that West Highland College UHI has 10 years’ experience of delivering courses using a combination of online teaching technologies and video conferencing that connects students and allows them to study from all over the Highlands....
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Latest report from Oban police. The post Police files appeared first on The Oban Times.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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Let's give a big round of applause for sphagnum moss. It's brilliant stuff. Sphagnum moss is very abundant in our boggy moorland. In fact, it plays a key role in the creation of our upland bogs in the first place. It loves water, holds on to it, slows down it's progress from the hillside to...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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Every year the leaves of our turnip seedlings have large numbers of small holes. However, the plants grow through this crisis and produce a glut of turnips. Turnip damage This year I have found the culprit: Phyllotreta nemorum, the Large Striped Flea Beetle or Turnip Flea Beetle (but then the Small...
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This hemipteran was on the outside wall of the house a few days ago. It belongs in the genus Cixia but I was told that as it is a female, I should let it go and wait for a male to turn up before getting it determined to species. Cixia sp. Towards the end of April we found early instar nymphs of a...
Treshnish Farm
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I walked through the field we call Wigwam II to look for the Common Twayblades. They flower on a slope near the cliff-edge. It was difficult to know where to step for fear of treading on them. Bracken is beginning to encroach on the slope so we need to keep that in check, or we will lose them...
