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.
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Pixel Spirits is thrilled to announce the rebranding of their Artisan Range of Scottish Rums and the launch of their new Ballachulish range, featuring a delightful new Spiced Rum. These exquisite rums are now being bottled and labeled, and will soon be available for customers to order from their...
The Oban Times
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Councillor Macleod makes presentation to Western Isles resident.
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There is still time to have your say.
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BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, plan to undertake essential road resurfacing works on the A830 Loch Eil, three miles west of Corpach from Monday August 5.
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ILI Group has submitted a planning application for a 1.5GW pumped storage hydro project near Dalmally, with an expected completion date of 2031
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Oban’s lifeboat was called out to east of the Corryvreckan on Sunday after a yacht got caught up in fishing gear.
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Eight Clipper Yachts arrived throughout Saturday, see all the best moments.
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Oban’s Ryder Cup star secures dream home victory after sinking 15ft birdie putt on 18th to deny Adam Scott.
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It takes a steady hand to repaint 520 letters on a 200-year-old plaque.
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At a recent meeting of the Presbytery of Perth, the Reverend John Russell, who preached in Southend in the 1970s, was congratulated on the 65th anniversary of his ordination to the ministry.
Marc Calhoun
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A few spots are still available on our 10-day cruise out of Oban that departs on September 11. For details see the Hebridean Adventures website:https://www.hebrideanadventures.co.uk/products/adventures-in-search-of-the-past-cruise
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I've only had the pleasure of making the sands sing on three Scottish beaches: Camas Sgiotaig of Eigg (first photo), Traign Bhàn of Islay (second photo), and Camas an Lighe near Kentra Bay (third and fourth photos). Be careful if you walk across Camas an Lighe, as you may stumble upon...
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In May I was fortunate to go on a boat trip organized by John Humphries of the Gatliff Trust. I was even more fortunate in that it departed from the old jetty at Rhenigidale; possibly the first time in decades that a large group has used the jetty.As we waited for the boat to arrive, Widget came by...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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I went to see a single flowering plant of Galeopsis speciosa (Large-flowered Hemp-nettle) at Torrin – only the seventh record in the vice-county since 1995 – and in a nearby pond there were Nymphoides peltata (Fringed Water-lily) and Elodea nuttallii (Nuttall’s Waterweed), both...
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Joanna has found Dactylorhiza x venusta (D. fuchsii x purpurella) at Fiskavaig, a hybrid orchid with rather few records locally – though probably overlooked. Dactylorhiza x venusta Photo: J Walmisley I checked up on the Portree Epipactis helleborine (Broad-leaved Helleborine) and found...
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A visit to Hallaig on Raasay’s east coast yesterday with some of the family gave me these three records: Black-spotted Longhorn Beetle Rhagium mordax Sawfly: Strongylogaster multifasciata Argyresthia goedartella Brassy Y or Bronze Alder Moth We counted the spikes of Thyme...
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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Deer ManagerWe’re looking for an experienced stalker to deliver our deer management objectives across 11,600ha of spectacular landscape on the Morvern peninsula. Responsibilities Deliver Ardtornish’s deer management objectives of reducing browsing pressure to levels conducive to the successful...
Treshnish Farm
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Sad news last week as Alice, the Cheviot lamb 8 year old Daughter adopted, and subsequently reared, died in her sleep. She was 15. We will all miss her. Having been bottle fed she was more friendly than most though she did mainly come when she thought there was food on offer....
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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Shelterstone camping Camping on an island getting to Shelterstone camping Loch Morlich at dawn Glen Tilt Glen Nevis Glen Nevis Glen Nevis Glen Nevis Kingussie
Sunart Community Company
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Sunart Community Company Update PATHS GROUP UPDATE June’s session in Strontian Community Woodland was a great success! Our dedicated volunteers cleared paths and tidied up around a picnic bench, greatly enhancing the area’s appeal. We also collected old ID plaques from over 60...
