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.
Scottish Islands Explorer
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The sea cliffs of Foula, in the Shetland group, are high and match those of St Kilda. Some people have had the privilege to see them; others have a passion to climb them. Join two from the latter group through YouTube.Scottish Islands Explorer - likes ultimate venturesDigital Edition: sends...
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Hallgate Farmhouse, Rousay, Orkney, is one of many ruins on an island that displays a vast range of archaeological history. A £260k tranche has been given to help create more facilities to attract visitors. See the BBC Website.Scottish Islands Explorer - more outlets for the magazine?Digital...
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Crofters' Old Ways are Caught on Camera this coming Wednesday (28 November) on BBC Alba. First take a look at the article by Jan Patience in yesterday's edition of The Times. There's a treat in store.Scottish Islands Explorer - monitors ways of doing thingsDigital Edition: can access the past, fast
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Bressay Lighthouse stands secure while a little below the surface of the Sound, there is turbulence in the waters as humpback whales appear to frolic. See them in action through the Shetland Times.Scottish Islands Explorer - tends to be static in its print formDigital Edition: has something of a...
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The islands of Faray, Holm of Faray and Red Holm, recently on the market for £200k, are to be purchased by Orkney Islands Council. Read about this proposal featured in The Orcadian.Scottish Islands Explorer - three to explore in one lotDigital Edition: likely to work there
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Luing, one of the Argyll islands, is home to 163 residents who were in danger of losing their only post office and shop. New owners have been found and The Press and Journal has the story. The photo with reflections in sea and sky is from Mike Fenney Photography.Scottish Islands Explorer - should...
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Samples, possibly containing remarkable evidence, have been taken from a 60-million-year-old meteorite site on Skye. The incident shows how casual interest can harm vital research. See the BBC website account.Scottish Islands Explorer - complete sets are in demandDigital Edition: make impacts...
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Old rectories and manses have often been selected for modernisation as they were originally built in substantial styles. Why not consider the Orkney island of Sanday for acquiring a freehold property constructed in the late 1800s, with five bedrooms and plenty of space? The island has much to offer...
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The residents of Canna are not on the national grid for electricity supplies and have had to rely on diesel generators. Now their power comes indirectly from the Atlantic winds via turbines, similar to those on Eigg (above). The Press and Journal has an account of this harnessing of what is now an...
Marc Calhoun
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This is the first in a series of posts on the Elusive Ones; islands that have resisted all my advances; islands I hope to set foot on someday. The first is Mealasta, off the coast of Uig (Lewis).Over the years I've sailed past Mealasta a dozen times. Three of those times we wanted to get ashore,...
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I am looking forward to setting foot on Rona again this coming July (see this link). So I was delighted to be told of a new website dedicated to the history of Rona. Here is what its author, Jonathan Machin, told me about his vision for the website:Rona represents one of the few true wildernesses...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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November 2010 – Lena and I back at El Chorro This time of year lots of climbers are enjoying mini breaks to sunny sport climbing venues, before the winter season fully kicks in. Lena and I had our first trip to El Chorro in 2010. This was still when the Camino Del Rey was partially closed. It...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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The weather has been so good recently that I have been tempted out to wander on Raasay. Two days ago I spotted two plants of Glebionis segetum (Corn Marigold) in flower on a road verge near Inverarish. Glebionis segetum (Corn Marigold) To quite my own words (lightly edited) “Reported in oat...
Made in Lochaber
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We're very excited to relaunch the Made in Lochaber! Made in Lochaber is a self-supporting group of small and micro businesses producing art, food and crafts in Lochaber. We've updated our website and added an e-commerce section to it, meaning that makers, crafters and artists can now sell through...
Nevis Range Blog
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Winter is Coming!! We had the first snow fall of Winter 2018/19 on the mountain a couple of weeks ago. Now we can’t wait for the snow to come!! Since then the snow has gone. However the frost is beginning to take hold cooling the mountain down in preperation for our first big dump of Winter...
Simon Willis
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Last year I became one of the Trustees of a newly created charity, Highland Openwater Swim. It's aim is to run small, friendly and challenging wild swimming events that are affordable to everyone while raising money for a nominated charity.I had been taking photos or swimming at most of the 2016...
Minch Adventures
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Back in 2016 we created this off-piste, specialized and individual biking locations on the Knoydart peninsula that is accessible only by boat, providing a strategic drop-off point and pick-up on the remotest location. Mountain Biking trips involve a remote drop-off at Camusrory on the north shore...
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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The coming of winter means different things to different people. For some it’s Brussels sprouts, garish Christmas jumpers and office party misbehavior, but for me it is the opportunity to sample my favorite festive indulgence – a hot toddy by the fire. Time and place are essential...
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Ardtornish Estate – Woodland Creation Programme – Phase 2IntroductionIn accordance with the best practice guidelines relating to stakeholder engagement, Ardtornish hereby invites you to comment on its plans to further increase native woodland cover on the estate, building...
Highland Titles
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While Santa is smoothly making a list and checking it twice, many of us are struggling to tick off some of our loved ones from our Christmas list in the first place. We are convinced that a Highland Titles plot is the perfect Christmas gift (and we even showed you 6 fantastic reasons why) and the...
