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.
Abacus Mountain Guides
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In some ways I feel like I should apologise for our social media feeds. I put up nice pictures of all the adventures I experience and describe them in detail, and you might feel like you have missed out on something. It is a common theme in the outdoor community and is enhanced by the...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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Dave: It’s been great to be back in the Cuillin sharing the joy of the scrambles and the achievement of its peaks with our guests. The weather has been a mix bag the last week but before that we had a brilliant spell of dry weather, warm rock, and plenty of water to collect from the mountain....
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Dave: Over the last three days I have had the pleasure and privilege of facilitating 2 days of training for members of on the Inaccessible Pinnacle and a day with some of the West Coast Mountain Guides team. Congestion on the Inaccessible Pinnacle is not a new thing but over recent seasons it...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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3rd May 2010. A day on the Ben This is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time : The weather looked like it was going to be amazing today, light winds, sunny, freezing levels below the summits, so I obviously had to go on the Ben to do as much as possibe. So somehow I had a late start...
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CIC and the North Face Looking up to the North Face Lena on Hunter’s Slab An exciting sea behind. Sea cliffs are always exciting Lena Lena climbing – great personal climbing times The fallen block chimney pitch, filled with snow Looking back at the Great Tower Summit of Ben Nevis...
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28th April 2009. Back in the Saddle This is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time: At last I’m back in the saddle. In the background of the photo you can see Three Cliffs in Three Cliff Bay, with Pobbles Bay and Shirecombe beyond. Three Cliffs and Great Tor are 2 of the jewels in...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Social impact recognised IT company and social enterprise, The Apprentice Store, based in Inverness, has issued its Supporters Awards for the second year running. The Supporters Awards see companies all over the UK recognised for their ongoing support of the organisation and the value of that...
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Uptake of refurbished appliances encouraged A Highland social enterprise and charity is expanding its warranties on refurbished appliances to encourage customers to think about the environment when purchasing for their homes. ILM Highland has doubled its warranty from three to six months on...
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Activities on offer Inchree Canyon – 3 hour sessions starting at either 09:30 or 13:30. Canyoning is a great activity for mixed ability groups as everything is optional. Lots of jumps, slides and even a zip wire! This wet and wild activity is adrenaline pumping and perfect for everyone....
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Upcoming event World Play a Strathspey Day is celebrated across the world where there is a tie to Trad Music and Scotland. This year it is on Friday 13 May and the Nevis Centre is delighted to host their first ever event to honour the day. Renowned harmonica player, Donald Black will headline a...
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Ranger update Spring has sprung at Nevis Landscape Partnership HQ and their Countryside Skills and Ranger Training students have almost finished their practical work. This week, they got some experience in drystone walling and will soon be completing their chainsaw tickets. Last week, they teamed...
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Maritime sector event Marine Economy Week is a week-long virtual event hosted by Harper Macleod. Running for its second year during 9 – 13 May, it will examine all aspects of Scotland’s diverse maritime sector. The marine economy is a fundamental part of Scotland’s Natural Capital, as well as...
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The next and final series of Tune into Tourism will be breaking down the Outlook 2030 strategy, and looking in more detail at each of the key priorities and how they relate in practical terms to tourism businesses like yours across the Highlands and Islands. What to expect They’ll have...
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New membership options The Golf Course at Woodlands Glencoe has turned Corporate Membership on its head, to make it easier than ever for all businesses to get involved and enjoy great golf. They are bringing two membership options to the table: ‘Pay as you go’ – the pay as you go membership...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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As we approach 1000 plant records for the vice-county this year, I should report a few recent highlights. Joanna has found what she thinks may be young Rhus typhina (Stag’s-horn Sumach) near Dunvegan, whilst very close by Seth has spotted Veronica hederifolia (Ivy-leaved Speedwell), though a...
Highland Titles
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We love being able to share the Reserve with not only the Lords and Ladies who have come to visit but by bringing it to you wherever you may be! Thanks to modern technology we are now seeing the Reserve from a whole new perspective. Read on to learn more! Picture Perfect We finally have the...
The Oban Times
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Next assignment will be path maintenance work on Saturday May 7. The post Nevis joins friends on the Glen for litter pick appeared first on The Oban Times.
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With greylag geese having over trebled in number in Uist for example over the past decade, the allocation of adequate funding levels to bring down the geese numbers to a manageable level is essential, the Holyrood committee was told last week. The post Holyrood committee hears of Hebridean geese...
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A chance to ‘get on her bike’ was eagerly taken up by Kate as she was keen to see where one of the proposed Active Travel tracks might start. The post Kate makes tracks for Spean Bridge appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Iain Turnbull, NTS’s Property Manager of the Balmacara Estate, praised the Scottish Fire and Rescue for what he called 'an outstanding job' of controlling and eventually extinguishing the blaze. The post National Trust says some 500 hectares of estate land affected by wildfire near Kyle of Lochalsh...
