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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Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) made its first visit to Campbeltown Malts Festival this year, providing a valuable opportunity to connect with the community.
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Short-term lets operators facing a battle, says tourism group
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Daniel Sloss has won a prestigious national Young Gamekeeper of the Year award.
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More than 100 pupils from Oban High School’s School of Dance took to the stage to entertain.
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Councillor Fiona Howard hits out at savings idea.
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Work to promote and support active travel projects in Skye and Raasay is being backed by Highland Council.
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Skerryvore become TMF Icons as home festival bestows inaugural honour
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Change to public toilet provision in Uig
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New president looks forward to an "action packed year" with the local charitable group.
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Two project officers have been appointed to take forward the ambitious long-term programme for affordable housing, enterprise, crofting agriculture and horticulture.
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The move is being hailed as a positive opportunity to strengthen community bonds.
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“On July 1st 1949, sixteen good men and true met together in the Grand Hotel and decided that they would try to form a Rotary Club.” - from the first history of Lochaber Rotary written by the late Bruce Tulloch.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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Stopping for a rest can be a dangerous thing to do. It gives you the chance to look around, see where you are and fully appreciate the seriousness of the place. When you are scrambling, focusing on hand and boot placements on the moderate ground, everything is OK. As soon as you stop and...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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You may have noticed that I have changed the title of this blog from the increasingly inappropriate Plants…. to Nature Diary…. and I have put Raasay first as I am spending more time nearer home these days. I hope I haven’t lost any subscribers in the process.
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I found this in the garden: Silpha larva It is very probably the larva of Phosphuga (previously Silpha) atrata which I have had in the garden and is common enough in this part of the world, but I am told that it’s impossible to differentiate Phosphuga atrata larvae from the similar but...
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On the first of June I found quite a few distinctive galls on the local Wych Elms (Ulmus glabra) caused by the aphid Eriosoma ulmi. Eriosoma ulmi gall on Ulmus glabra I opened one of them to check that the aphids looked suitably waxy and found in addition a hoverfly larva. I decided to try...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Highlands & Islands Climate Festival is back for 2025, taking place from 13th September to 8th October. This month long celebration focuses on the activity taking place across Highland, Orkney and Shetland to combat climate change and create sustainable, locally focused and vibrant communities...
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Harper Macleod, the largest law firm in the Highlands, Islands and Moray, has seen its north of Scotland team mark a year of growth in line with its performance across Scotland. Total headcount at the firm is currently around 470 people, with just under 70 of the team based at offices in Inverness...
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Kishorn Port Ltd were delighted to welcome the recent announcement by the Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, of investment of up to £24million by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Kishorn Port’s £42.2m Phase 1a expansion project. This funding is key to them delivering the development,...
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Friday the 13th proved anything but unlucky for the first cohort of Scotland’s new Gaelic Business Accelerator, officially launched at Jansvans in Portree, Skye. Twelve delegates have now embarked on the pilot programme, which runs until early September. Each participant will develop and refine a...
