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.
Scottish Islands Explorer
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2019 has seen a rocket going beyond Pluto and sending back images of Ultima Thule (below). 1934 was the year when the German scientist, Gerhart Zucker, tried to send mail from Scarp to North Harris (above). His experiment failed, but was part of a project that commenced with a similar attempt,...
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Ulva is recruiting … for residents with aptitude and skills. Read the report in The Press and Journal to see whether you would fit in. The island once had 800 residents and so it's accustomed to numbers, despite being down to almost single figures at present. The recent community buyout attracted...
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Getting around the islands in the Orkney group and undertaking financial work for the Royal Bank of Scotland has demanded making some 11,000 flights over the years. Read about Anne Rendall's involvement in the current issue of the Sunday Times.Scottish Islands Explorer - has to been flown to many...
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Linda Geddes writes in the New Scientist, 'In Shetland, doctors are handing out some unconventional prescriptions. Along with regular therapies, people with a range of physical and mental ills are being told to take in the sounds and smells of seabird colonies, build woodland dens or simply...
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The sea cliffs of St Kilda are high and some sections of those on Soay (above) have probably never been climbed. This photograph was taken by Adrian Warren, who died in 2011. Last year a man of 87 found himself fortunate to be alive following a fall on nearby Hirta and a dramatic rescue operation....
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The Isle of Raasay Distillery is hosting a rather special Burns Night Supper at 19.30 on Friday 25 January in their atmospheric Gathering Room. Tickets are £25 and there is much on offer. Take a look at the menu by clicking here.Scottish Islands Explorer - can picture comparable events...
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Here's a new year opportunity - a seven double-bedroom property standing on its own peninsula in the busy village of Leverburgh, where the Sound of Harris ferry departs, suitable for self-catering, bed-and-breakfast accommodation or for a large family - on the market for offers over £395k. Take a...
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There are 82 inhabited off-shore British isles in the UK, with the majority of them in Scotland. A BBC item provides interesting insights.Scottish Islands Explorer - looks around many of themDigital Edition: accessed from the vast majority
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Divers working for Scottish Natural Heritage have reported that marine life around St Kilda is 'in good condition'. News of this kind is welcomed at a time when the media appears to relish the pssimistic. So turn with pleasure to the BBC website for a full account and images that make an impact....
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Fidra Lighthouse in the Firth of Forth, photographed by Douglas Law, is a fitting symbol for the end of the year when we reflect and recall. It features in the BBC Your Pictures of Scotland, where there are a few island images, but many photographs displaying water.Scottish Islands Explorer - much...
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An Lanntair, in Stornoway, plans to show films on selected Sundays in 2019 following a trial period earlier this year. Supporters of the local tradition of keeping the Sabbath as free as possible from secular activities have objected. The Press and Journal carries the story. Now that the 'streaming...
Marc Calhoun
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This is the final Isles to Be installment - for now, anyway. The island is Sanda, off the southern tip of the Kintyre Peninsula. The island's previous owners had a go at offering accommodation and a pub. The current owners no longer do that, and do not encourage visitors. When it was operating, the...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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Happy New Year to you all! Andy and I have been out with a small team from the University of Limerick, building on their winter mountaineering and climbing. We kicked things off with a day on Curved Ridge in Glencoe yesterday, looking at moving safely and efficiently on a rocky ridge, as well as...
Craigard Croft
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Stoat in ermine mid-winter camouflageUntil the end of November we were plagued by rats. They are always around when you keep hens. I don't like rat poison, it gets in the food chain, the alternative was to bait some of the squirrel traps , catch the rats alive and then deal with them.In early...
Nevis Range Blog
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This season Nevis Range will be hosting an event every Saturday evening throughout the months of January, February and March. We are hoping that once the snow finally comes and we can open for snowsports that these will be a good way to round off a day on the slopes! However you don’t need...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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December 2001(about)? Observatory Ridge, Ben Nevis with Ed & Matt On this day in December 2001, Ed Abbley, Matt Leggett and I walked up from the SYHA in Glen Nevis and got to the base of Observatory Ridge as it became light, on one of the shortest days of the year. We enthusiastically tied onto...
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Loch Lomond after sunrise, on 28th December 2018 North Face of Ben Nevis, from the path next to the Allt a Mhuilinn Mike and Kirstin reach the summit of Ben Nevis – a VERY wet day My first snowman of the season – on the summit of Ben Nevis Lena sharing a climb with Nigel, Adele, Karl...
wondering wanderers
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2018 left as all years do, a mix of the mundane and the remarkable. Our nasty colds have lingered and given a soundtrack of coughing and blowing noses to the festive season but I think we are all now over the worst of that. The weather has continued to be kind and we’ve had a few amazing...
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Our round up of 2018 and our hopes for 2019. We are overdue an update post on what our next steps plans are and there are hints of of that from all of us in this post. I will get a proper ‘what’s happening next’ post up in the next few days but for now here is us drawing a line...
Highland Titles
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And just like that, another exciting year has passed – brimming with intriguing, enthusiastic, and inspiring milestones at the Nature Reserve. These were only possible given your overwhelming loyalty and support, to which we are incredibly grateful. In this Reserve Update, we bring you some...
