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.
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Service workers thanked volunteers at a recent celebratory night. The post Serving up some gratitude at Hope Kitchen appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Glorious sunshine provided the perfect backdrop for the 150th anniversary of the Argyllshire Gathering and Oban Games with around 4,500 in attendance. From the piping competitions on Wednesday, Thursday’s grand March and all the action at Mossfield, competitors and spectators alike entered...
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Ken: Great to be out on the excellent Curved Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe today with James and Catherine. They were keen to develop their mountaineering ropework and led themselves up the majority of the route. We took in Crowberry Tower before the summit of Stob Dearg. Yet another fine...
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Free advanced manufacturing technology and expertise West Highland College UHI is about to open the doors to a new Advancing Manufacturing Centre (AMC) at the Ocean Frontier building in Fort William. SME’s across the Highlands will have access to the latest advancements in manufacturing...
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Take your business international Building on the success of our previous trade missions to Nova Scotia and North Carolina, Lochaber Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that we’ll be leading a virtual trade mission to British Columbia, Canada from 28 Feb 2022. We will be working in...
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Joanna found Cornus alba agg. (White or Red-osier Dogwood) in Portree, which made me re-examine plants on Raasay and at Flodigarry that had been recorded as C. sanguinea (Dogwood). They both turn out to be C. alba agg. too. It is not clear that C. alba and C. sericea, the two taxa that make up the...
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We were delayed getting away from Holy Island for a few weeks. Just before we were to sail, the guide jumped ship. He'd been enchanted by the beautiful Buddhist Warden on Holy Isle, and decided to join up. At first, the 'No Alcohol' rule had deterred him from joining, but he decided he could do...
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Scottish covid rules lifted On the 9th August Scotland moved beyond level 0 which saw the lifting of most of the remaining legally imposed restrictions – most notably, on physical distancing and limits to the size of social gatherings. It also means that from 9th August, no venues will be...
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ScotSpirit Holiday Voucher Scheme offers help for unpaid carers and low income families The scheme will support low income families, unpaid carers and disadvantaged young people and will give a much-needed £1.4 million boost to the tourism sector. With over 1.1 million identified unpaid carers...
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£60K grant award for destination marketing We are pleased to announce that the Chamber has been awarded £60K to run a marketing campaign between now and the end of March 2022. This grant comes from VisitScotland’s Destination & Sector Marketing Fund. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced a...
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One Lochaber Leadership Programme When it comes to business success, we know it’s all about leadership. The ability to lead individuals and teams to success is arguably the most important skill a manager can possess. But when you live and work in a rural Highland location, what is the most...
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Covid restrictions have been lifted across Scotland and the country has moved beyond Level Zero. With some restrictions still remaining in place and under review, businesses will see a welcome return of more customers. The 9th August marked the end of social distancing rules in most settings; the...
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In the last few years we have taken lambs to market in a lorry. This has been easier to arrange as it is one big sort out and that's it, the majority of the lambs gone - but with transport costs rising and to try and reduce the potential risk of having all our eggs in one basket (all our...
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In early June I took a piece of Prunus padus (Bird Cherry) that had some leaves tied together with silk in the hope of rearing a moth form the larva responsible. So far no moth has emerged, but a few days ago I found this nymph in the pot, which is Anthocoris sp., very probably A. nemorum (Common...
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It’s been a busy two- and a-bit weeks on Skye but at the same time the mountains have often felt much quieter than earlier in the season. This may be because I have been continuing my theme this season of trying to get off the standard routes to tailoring the experience for the clients. Some...
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Last year a visitor to Skye reported Oxyria digyna (Mountain Sorrel) from Greshornish Point, just above sea level. This was an unusual site, this plant being found at least moderaely high up or else where it has been washed down along the course of a river. In the absence of an image or specimen, I...
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Or ..’Nowhere near the Speyside Way Way’.. as one local described it! Our two-day cycling trip started in the village of Newtonmore and finished in Buckie, with an overnight in Grantown-on-Spey This was Our route last November (2020). More details can be found here First Day To be...
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Why Birds? Garden birds are incredibly important to not only the ecosystem that surrounds them, but also to the welfare of people like you and I. Garden birds provide ecological services from the dispersal of various plant seeds that allow saplings to grow to preying on pests like slugs...
