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.
Marc Calhoun
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Since 2016 it has been my privilege to create a yearly itinerary for 10-day cruise on the ship Hjalmar Bjorge, operated by Northern Light Cruising Company. It has been a rewarding experience, having the opportunity every year to share some of my favorite islands with guests eager to set foot on...
Highland Titles
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February – the shortest month of the year, a month of love, and a month of hard work at the Nature Reserve. In this month, we focused great efforts into continuing a couple of existing projects, like supporting the construction work for the Glencoe to Oban cycle path and controlling the...
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Mary Queen of Scots Introduction Engraved by W.T.Fry and published in Lodge’s British Portraits encyclopedia, United Kingdom, 1823 If you visit Stirling Castle, and search a section of the battlements which overlooks Douglas garden, you will find a little spyhole 6 inches in diameter, at...
Craigard Croft
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The earliest ancestors of my hens were domesticated in S.E.Asia over 5,000 years ago, these Red Jungle fowl lived in the jungle undergrowth and woody scrub that provided food, shade and shelter. Watch your hens and you will see many behaviours that originated in woodland.Woodland eggs in the new...
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Many thanks to those of you who voted in support of the Coquetdale Red Squirrel Group funding bid with the AVIVA Community Fund ( 25/10/ 2018). Your votes got us through to the final but we failed to win the £10,000 needed.Feedback from the AVIVA judging panel said that the project was innovative...
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In December 2017 the total number of breeding sheep in the UK was 14.7 million plus 18.6 million other sheep; wether lambs, hoggs, non-breeding ewes and rams. UK farm livestock numbers Dec. 2017December is when our sheep population is at it's lowest."Peak sheep" June 2019Lambing begins in...
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If you have been paying attention you will know that we had a dinner in a "pop-up" restaurant in my workshop (Cafe Atelier) back in October. Demand for another impromptu meal means that another is on the cards perhaps a, "Post- Brexit Apocalypse Dinner" on 30th March the day after Britain...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Members of Lochaber Chamber ‘s Premium Member Business Forum meet Minister for Business, Fair Work & Skills at Liberty British Aluminium. Lochaber Chamber of Commerce was delighted to welcome Jamie Hepburn MSP, the Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills, along to our Business...
Scottish Islands Explorer
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The new edition is now out - in shops and through subscribers' letter-boxes in the UK - and anticipates the coming of Spring. The cover depicts the Skerryvore Lighthouse and the photographs which complement the text are equally stunning. They would look good anywhere in the world, including New...
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The Orcadian has an account of an expedition setting off next month to trace the steps and voyages of the Arctic explorer, Dr John Rae. The 400-mile journey by four men will begin in Repulse Bay (below) and focus on Canada's Rae Strait.Scottish Islands Explorer - does have Canadian salesDigital...
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Take stock of time and spellings. 107 years ago, on Unst, a Tengmalm's owl was spotted. The specie re-appeared recently, but now at Tumblin, Bixter, on Shetland Mainland. The story is carried in the Shetland Times. Wanting to visit the area? Quean's self-catering (below) could have been useful, but...
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The Community Hall and Post Office on the Isle of Rum could become attractive facilities for newcomers who are being sought to boost the population. It currently totals 22 and more are needed to make that important difference, particularly in keeping the school open. News of the appeal is in The...
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The Imperial German High Fleet in Scapa Flow has been fully scrutinised in a recent project. The details are supplied by The Press and Journal.Scottish Islands Explorer - worth submerging yourself in itDigital Edition: the waves above are on the internet
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If you have that get-away-from-it-all-feeling plus the capacity to-do-it-up and around £150k for the purchase price, you could consider The Marchto be found on the edge of Vidlin, Shetland. If so, take a look at what's on offer by clicking on Harper Macleod. The aerial view and the Google tracking...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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Wednesday 24th February 2010. Chris Walker I was lucky enough to know Chris as a friend, and live with him for a couple of winter seasons. He helped me prep for my MIC assessment and the following year, he flew through his. My life is so much the richer, in so many ways, for having known him. Chris...
wondering wanderers
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We are coming up to it being a year since we returned to Rum after our winter off in 2017 / 2018. We returned with the intention of giving Rum one last shot at working for us, while trying to spend more time off to get a better balance of mainland / island life. ‘Making Rum work’ has...
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We’ve been away. Away from Rum and back visiting old lives, old friends and family. Poor weather meant we ended up away for even longer than we’d first planned but it’s not a bad time of year to be away from our caravan. It was a shame to have missed some heavy snow here for the...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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I was on Ben Nevis today, with Daniel, who was on our Advanced Winter Climbing course last week. He's clear got the winter climbing bug, as he was keen to get some more climbing in this week. We headed up Ben Nevis with a fairly open plan, but on seeing that Thompson's Route was free,...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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It was really nice to see some fresh snow on Ben Nevis today. It cooled down last night and fresh snow fell down to about the level of the CIC Hut at 700m or so. The snow was pretty wet underneath but it had frozen on the summit and everything had a very wintry look to it. Rintje, Tom and I...
