Wild Lochaber Blogs
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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.
Filling the empty spaces with an echoing croak
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I wrote this short piece some time ago (it must have been a year ago as I approach my fifty eighth birthday) and was reminded of it this afternoon as I walked to the top of the garden, sat on a bench and looked down Loch Linnhe and realised that it is the season of change. The winter pallet of...
Wild Lochaber Photo Blog
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Engrailed – what a great name for a moth. Ectropis bistortata. Common in gardens, woodlands and bushy places according to UK Moths, and so named because of similarity with the hammered metal like appearance of the ancient grail. Here spotted Wild About Lochaber on the 16th April 2014...
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Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) on a rusty barbed wire fence behind Bay MacNeil on The Ardnamurchan Peninsula in The West Highlands of Scotland (29 March 2014). Earlier seen more typically foraging in the rocks and boulders at the top of the beach. Not so often photographed on fences so we thought...
Arisaig Sea Kayak Centre
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Tonight we enjoyed a stunning paddle out to Lunga Mor on the edge of the Arisaig Skerries. Seeing the sunset from the water is a great experience and something that should be on every sea kayakers list. If you want to head out for a sunset sea kayak trip then let us know and we can definitely make...
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I came across this wee guy yesterday, he was too busy fishing to take any notice of me in my kayak. It didn't take him long to catch a fish and when he did he hauled out onto the seaweed to finish his lunch, I managed to get a quick video then headed on my way, not wanting to disturb him:Otters are...
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We've been having some great weather over the last week or so. It really feels like the start of summer; we've started taking people out on trips and hiring kayaks and we even had one customer tell us the sea feels warm! Not bad for the start of April.Sunset over the island of Rum from Camusdarach...
Wild About Lochaber
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A couple of weeks ago we set off to the most westerly point on the British mainland in search of the Belted beauty moth (Lycia zonaria). The females of this species are wingless and rather striking in appearance being black and yellow. They have a restricted distribution being found on...
SAIS Glen Coe
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This is the last Blog for the Glen Coe area this season, we will start forecasting again in December. Lochaber and North Cairngorm will issue forecasts over the Easter week-end. Thanks for supporting the service have a great summer.unfortunately the season did not end on such a good day but a nice...
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Overnight, the freezing level fell to 800 metres and became 1100 metres by mid-day. Precipitation became more frequent and persistent as the today progressed. There were light snow showers above 850 metres and the winds were fresh from the West-South-West and strengthening by mid-day.Meall a...
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Isolated showers with the odd snow flurry above 900 metres but predominately dry. The freezing level was just above the summits and the winds were fresh from the West-South-West. Spring like weather in the glens.snowing - briefly at 1000 metresthanks to Mountain EquipmentSnow flakes today
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Snowpack is moist, soft and diminishing quickly below 800 metres its more extensive above this altitude and slightly more compact. Poor visibility today with rain at all levels. The winds were strong from a Westerly direction.rivers and streams in spate from rain and snow melt
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Strong Westerly winds with precipitation that fell as snow above 650 metres with rain at lower elevations. The freezing level started out at about 800 metres rising to around the summits by late afternoon.one of the brighter spell todaynew snow being transported on the strong Westerly windsSnowpack...
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It has been dry through the period with the freezing level just above the summits. The winds were light from the South. Its the first day with views for about a week.looking across to Clach Leathaddeep glide cracks appearinglooking towards the Ben Nevisthe shoulder of Creise then summit of Stob...
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Snow disappearing fastBuachaille Etive Mor.
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Rain through most of the day. Thawing patches of snow below 650 metres good cover of snow above 800 metres. Very poor visibility all day above 500 meters. Fresh Southerly winds 10 mph. The 3 sistersAonach Eagachlooking into Stob Coire nam BeithRain and mild conditions will prevail with the snowpack...
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Persistent rain through the morning, drier after mid-day. Thawing patches of snow below 650 metres good cover of snow above 800 metres. Very poor visibility all day above 500 meters. Fresh South-Easterly winds 7 mph.a fleeting glimpse this morning through the rain of Stob Coire nan Lochan and...
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Mainly dry below cloud level but damp within clouds with an odd isolated rain shower. Thawing patches of snow below 650m good cover of snow above 800 metres. Poor visibility all day above 500 meters. Fresh South-Easterly winds 14 mph.Buachaille Etive MorMeall a Bhuiridh and Sron na Creise
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Dry today - with patches of snow below 650m with good cover of snow above 800 metres which is firm in places above 950 metres. Poor visibility during the morning above 700 meters - conditions improved in the afternoon will brighter spells. South-Easterly winds 10 mph which felt fresh at times....
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distinctive cloud baselooking towards Glen Coelocalised surface wet snow slides and rock fallriming & new snow at 930 metresGlen Coe and the 3 sisters this afternoon.
