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 Mingarry Blodge
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A New Website m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:57 Post Date12 April, 2015 Google have recently announced that they are making changes to their indexing system encouraging mobile friendly sites. As we're naturally...
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Wings of an emperor m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:49 Post Date26 April, 2015 Last May we found the wings of an emperor moth under a bat roost in one of our out buildings. Just the wings remained,...
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Bombus pratorum m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:46 Post Date29 April, 2015 This week has been a little chilly with the polar plume bringing a brief taste of winter back to Moidart. Snow on the top of Ben Resipole...
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Our Lady of The Angels m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:41 Post Date22 May, 2015 Mingarry Lodges are situated in the former grounds of Our Lady of The Angels Catholic Church, being separated off when The Church sold off...
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Bird Cam TV m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:36 Post Date21 June, 2015 One of the many joys of a holiday at Mingarry Lodges is the opportunity for close encounters with birds and other wildlife. A variety of...
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On The Wing m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:28 Post Date6 July, 2015 June and July are great months for butterfly watching and dragonfly stalking, and this year is no exception even after a slow start with the cool...
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High Mingarry Wildlife m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:17 Post Date16 July, 2015 Early July is a great time for botanising and wildlife spotting and we have been taking advantage of some spare time this week to visit...
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A trip to see the puffins m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 14:00 Post Date25 July, 2015 Earlier this month we headed off on a boat trip to see the puffins on The Treshnish Isles. This is a wonderful day...
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A minor deer diversion m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 13:55 Post Date17 November, 2015 We've driven over Rannoch Moor between Glencoe and Tyndrum so many times. Always a spectacular drive but sometimes daunting in...
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Summer Days on The Beach m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 13:42 Post Date1 January, 2016 As the days lengthen our thoughts turn to Spring and Summer and the walks to some of our favourite beaches in Ardnamurchan, Moidart...
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On the trail of the crested tit m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 13:35 Post Date3 April, 2016 Guests occasionally ask us whether we get crested tits in Mingarry. Unfortunately not, though they were rumoured to have been...
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A Day Trip to The Isle of Rum m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 13:19 Post Date21 April, 2016 The Isle of Rum is a popular day trip with guests at Mingarry Lodges. Not only a great wildlife destination but also an...
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Mothing on Mull m78gay69 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 13:07 Post Date15 June, 2016 Many of our guests take a day trip to The Isle of Mull or combine their holiday at Mingarry Lodges with an additional week on Mull taking...
The Oban Times
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Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Islay Maternity Services, with the support and funding from Bump to Birth Charity, has launched aquanatal classes.
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People with sight loss problems in Mid Argyll are being encouraged meet people with similar issues and find out more about help available to them by attending a new social group.
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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has condemned the release of wild animals in the strongest possible terms and urges anyone with information on the release of these Lynx to contact Police Scotland.
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Windows of five town centre premises were smashed in over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Data received from the council following West Coast Today’s request shows that £29,396,000 was paid in pension contributions over the past year, while £61,909,000 of council tax was raised.
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Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh visited Kilmallie Community Centre in November and spoke about the parallels between medical diagnosis and the political history of the troubled Palestine.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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A significant thaw in the last week of 2024 gave way to much colder weather on 1st January 2025. The thaw had melted away just about all the older snow and there was a lot of rain at all levels. Here on the west coast we have not had a huge amount of snow over the last ten days but there's...
