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.
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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A visit to Hallaig on Raasay’s east coast yesterday with some of the family gave me these three records: Black-spotted Longhorn Beetle Rhagium mordax Sawfly: Strongylogaster multifasciata Argyresthia goedartella Brassy Y or Bronze Alder Moth We counted the spikes of Thyme...
Marc Calhoun
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In May I was fortunate to go on a boat trip organized by John Humphries of the Gatliff Trust. I was even more fortunate in that it departed from the old jetty at Rhenigidale; possibly the first time in decades that a large group has used the jetty.As we waited for the boat to arrive, Widget came by...
The Oban Times
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ILI Group has submitted a planning application for a 1.5GW pumped storage hydro project near Dalmally, with an expected completion date of 2031
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Oban’s lifeboat was called out to east of the Corryvreckan on Sunday after a yacht got caught up in fishing gear.
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Eight Clipper Yachts arrived throughout Saturday, see all the best moments.
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Oban’s Ryder Cup star secures dream home victory after sinking 15ft birdie putt on 18th to deny Adam Scott.
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It takes a steady hand to repaint 520 letters on a 200-year-old plaque.
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At a recent meeting of the Presbytery of Perth, the Reverend John Russell, who preached in Southend in the 1970s, was congratulated on the 65th anniversary of his ordination to the ministry.
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Former Lochaber High School teacher, climber and hillwalker, Leen Volwerk has been looking through the writings of his late wife, Pam, as she recorded and recounted her adventures in the hills over many years.
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Fears that thousands of revellers at the Tiree Music Festival this weekend would be unable to get off Tiree after a ferry broke down have received reassurance from CalMac.
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Isle of Barra group’s £100,000 fundraiser gets underway
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Under musical direction by Maggie Thorpe, a packed Seil Hall was treated to a joyful selection of well-known songs from the community choir at its summer show in aid of Lorn and Oban Healthy Options.
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The boat arrived in Oban shortly before midnight on Friday, July 12.
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Fundraisers step out to raise vital cash for Macmillan Cancer by walking the Crinan Canal.
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Highland Council convenor bids a fond farewell to a fellow councillor.
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Award-winning project is seeing exciting results with native oysters (Friday, July 12, 2024 - 08:00)Seawilding at Loch Craignish is recording some encouraging results from its project to reintroduce native oysters.
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CalMac has announced plans to restructure its operations teams to provide greater support to frontline staff as the operator grapples with challenges facing its services.
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Members of the NHS Ayrshire and Arran travel health team are urging residents heading abroad this summer to be mindful of rabies.
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Islanders still have a dance craze, and want to bring the boogie back
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Campbeltown was a key logistical location for warships taking part in a two-week military exercise that concluded last week, according to the commanding officer of an Estonian minehunter.
