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
-
Proceeds from a celebratory event in Appin Hall last June to mark the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla were used by the Coronation Committee, a sub-committee of Appin Community Council, to buy the double pink hawthorn.
-
A new environmental group has opened in Mallaig - established by its primary school pupils.
-
Plockton correspondent Charlie Macrae reveals all the latest happenings in the village and its surrounding area.
-
With plans on hold to shut Argyll’s three day care centres for older adults, the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been told it should revise a proposed review of older adult day services led by engagement with staff, service users, their families and wider communities.
-
Mae Barr was one of several Campbeltown Brass members to be rewarded for their performances at the national championships
-
To mark the special milestone of delivering all the local views, news and documenting important local events for 50 years, we take a look back at the paper over the last five decades - from its inception all the way through to its future.
-
An apprentice electrician from Ardrishaig took part in a charity boxing match in Glasgow on Sunday to raise money for an MS charity.
-
New life could await a former Campbeltown maternity hospital which is now for sale as a hotel.
-
Could aqua-cremation be coming to Argyll to help ease the problem with lack of burial spaces?
-
Lochaber school pupils hit all the right notes at 50th anniversary event.
-
Letters sent out to service users a week ago from Argyll and Bute’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) broke unsettling news of a closure proposal, but 24 hours before it was due to be discussed at a meeting of the Integration Joint Board, the HSCP announced that a decision would not be made...
-
After driving for 10 hours from London to Campbeltown, and then touring Australia and New Zealand with his band, a Campbeltown whisky fan has enjoyed a relaxing dram in the Alps.
-
A man has been placed on a community payback order after a routine police check led to an emergency response.
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
-
Plant first – a few days ago I went for a short walk from home and spotted the diminutive fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii (Wilson’s Filmy-fern). This was new to my home tetrad (2 x 2 km square) and means that it is now recorded in 235 out of the 709 tetrads in VC104. Hymenophyllum...
-
The moth trap caught 12 moths of 7 species; nothing of great note though the Chestnut filled in a gap in my records having previously been seen in February and April. It appears to have had a run-in with one of the local avifauna. I also caught an ichneumonid, Ophion scutellaris, sometimes...
-
I disturbed a Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla) in the garden yesterday. I have only had this twice before in the garden, both last year including one last March, but adults are known to occur in all months. Recent years have seen an increase in Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed) in a shared...
-
I put the moth trap out last week, but the night was colder than forecast and I caught no moths. I shall have another go soon. In the garden there was a larva of Green-veined White butterfly in a cabbage we harvested and a pupa of the same species on the wall of the house. Green-veined White I...
-
That’s me, rather than the wildlife… On Sunday, Neil and I took advantage of a very low tide to revisit the spit on the east coast of Raasay. As well as a good variety of marine invertebrates, we found a new site for Zostera marina (Eelgrass). It is often easier to find wash-ups on...
Abacus Mountain Guides
-
Can I climb Ben Nevis in spring without a guide?Yes, but there are some skills and knowledge you need to do it safely. Even then, it can be really tough, and turning around before reaching the summit might be the best thing to do. Here is some guidance on what you need to know and the...
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
-
As this is my first Blog, I feel I should introduce myself. My name is John and I am the Senior Gardener at Ardtornish. I was promoted last Autumn, previously having held the post of Kitchen Gardener, I feel like there is much to tell. Thanks to phenomenal efforts from our home team and volunteers...