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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Alvance British Aluminium in Fort William has welcomed a new group of apprentices from UHI Inverness and Glasgow Caledonian University. The post Apprentices ready for Alvance appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Kilchrenan and Achaleven Primary Schools move nearer possible closure after a council meeting The post Two Argyll schools move nearer closure appeared first on The Oban Times.
Treshnish Farm
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August has been a month of growing weather. Warm and damp! The fields are lush and green with so much grass, seed heads galore, and armies of finches darting ahead of you as you walk. The garden has been producing lots too.. an abundance of tomatoes and cucumbers - which we share...
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15th August 2023 - approximately 14,680 lambs sold.
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The Salen Show is always a great day out. It is held in the 'show field' at Glenaros. The distinctive show shed sits tucked in at the side of the field under the trees, and in the weeks running up to the show, the farming community get together to put up the pens for the sheep and...
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The Treshnish basket of organic vegetables The winning basket of vegetablesPreparations There was Highland dancing Farmer's jersey made with our own woolBlackface tups in the ringCheviots The sheep ringsThe Herdwicks Cheviots choice Catching yoursShowing them ...
Highland Titles
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This heart-warming story is sure to be the cutest blog post of the year! At a farm in Fife, Scotland, a mother hen has seemingly adopted an orphaned baby squirrel...
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Key Takeaways Australian accents are the most attractive, while New York accents are the least. Boston has the most annoying accent. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the actor with the hardest accent...
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Key Takeaways The average cost to rent an entire castle for one night is $1,201. California, New York, and Texas have the most castle rental listings in the U.S. The top occasions...
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Key Takeaways The United States, Germany, and Switzerland are the most scenic countries in the world. 13 of the world’s top 20 most photographed national parks are in the U.S. 44% of...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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Pelorism is the abnormal production of radially symmetrical flowers in a species that usually produces bilaterally symmetrical flowers. I had never seen this in Lousewort (Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica) until Friday when I found this plant at Garafad, Staffin. At least in...
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Similar to the Sonchus arvensis story, I spotted Eupatorium cannabinum (Hemp-agrimony) on the roadside south of Sligachan. Again, this is almost exclusively coastal locally and this is a new hectad (10 km) record. Eupatorium cannabinum by the road Recently, Joanna found the glabrous form of...
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On Friday, Skye Botany Group set off southwards from Kilmarie hoping to re-find Sorbus rupicola (Rock Whitebeam) based on some old records. We scoured the cliffs from below but failed to find any. A long-dead trunk or two may explain our failure. However, we made some additions to the plant lists...
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A return to the Beinn na’ Leac area yesterday with Joanna allowed us to re-find my Saussurea alpina (Alpine Saw-wort) record from twenty years ago. At least, we found one rather sickly-looking plant on a ledge very close to, but not exactly at, my earlier grid reference. The last...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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This time last year I was fairly ambivalent about the two National Parks in Scotland and whether they are effective or desirable designations. Now, I am very much in favour of them, and I am fully in support of a new one in Lochaber.So, what changed?Simply, I have done some research....
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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Part-Time HousekeepersBoth seasonal or permanent positions available. Weekday and weekend hours available . Capable of working on your own initiative and as a team member, you will be required to prepare properties for guest arrivals after previous guests have departed, often the same day of...
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Ardtornish is growing and we have two exciting new roles in our management team. We’re looking for a Landscape Manager to lead on the development and delivery of our integrated land use strategy. The Landscape Manager will oversee the management of Ardtornish’s natural capital, being...
Marc Calhoun
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There is something special about an early morning, or early evening landing, on a deserted island. The slanting rays of the sun give the terrain an added dimension of depth and color. Adding to the uniqueness is that these shore trips, before breakfast, or after dinner, are few and far...
