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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Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance’s life-saving support to the people of Islay and neighbouring islands has been recognised by a significant multi-year grant from Dunlossit and Islay Community Trust, the charitable trust of Dunlossit Estate on the Isle of Islay. The country’s only...
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In August last year, we wrote about the exciting changes happening in marine/ maritime training in Argyll through partners in the Oban, a University Town (OaUT) programme. The past 12 months have been incredibly busy in this area with colleagues in Argyll College UHI and SAMS UHI both developing...
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Another Dimension to art for Fort William The post Another Dimension to art for Fort William appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Volunteers at a Fort William charity shop dedicated to saving lives are celebrating raising £3 million. The post Fort charity volunteers celebrate raising £3million appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Many took art in the Highland Highlife Summer Playscheme. The post Youngsters enjoy sunny summer playscheme appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Pupils in Argyll and Bute are being encouraged to celebrate the new term by donating their old backpacks to youngsters in need. The post Argyll youngsters have bags of potential appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Kyle’s volunteer crew were paged by the UK Coastguard after a car had ran off the side of the pier and fallen into the sea at Kylerhea on Sunday. The post Kyle RNLI called out to a car submerged in the sea off Skye coast appeared first on The Oban Times.
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They have raised just over £130 so far. The post Kinloch Castle association renews appeal for green fundraising appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The World Pipe Band Championships take place in Glasgow on August 16 and 17. The post Lewis Pipe Band prepare for Worlds appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Toilets at Fort William Station will still be charged. The post ScotRail scraps free toilets plan appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The weekend will include two supper clubs, with the guest chefs collaborating to create a menu designed to showcase Tiree’s produce. The post Loganair bids Tiree bon appetit for food event appeared first on The Oban Times.
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True knowledge of the Father always emerges as compassion and love for all our brothers and sisters. The post Thought for the week – 08.08.19 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Wednesday August 7, 2019 The post Killin Highland Games: results appeared first on The Oban Times.
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New charges will soon be applied. The post Pay and Display parking for Broadford and Quiraing appeared first on The Oban Times.
Marc Calhoun
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The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 4 - Episode 4 - The FlannansExploring the Isles of the West Cruise July 10-19, 2019Tuesday morning (July 16) the forecast looked good for the Flannans. So we left Carloway and set a course to the west. After three hours of steaming...
Scottish Islands Explorer
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Now this electric motor-home is the first of its type on Orkney, where motorists are leading the way in purchasing vehicles that need charging more than filling. If you want a figure for the number on the roads there - 200 or 2% of the total, a high uptake. Take in the report on the BBC website....
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Cameras and binoculars were probably safely in hand when a driver went to observe the otters at Kylerhea Pier, Skye. Unfortunately the car's handbrake failed to grip and the Volkswagen ran away. The details of this car 'escaping' is on the BBC website.Scottish Islands Explorer - likes to explore in...
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There is something appealing about islands where people, within living memory of others, spent their lives. Gordon and Ina Watters were residents of Fara in Scapa Flow, Orkney, until the 1960s. Nearby is Cava, or Calf, Island where the last two residents remained until the 1980s. ...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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It took me a long time to register that some of the Montbretia in my patch is not Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (C. aurea x pottsii) but one of the parents – Crocosmia pottsii (Pott’s Montbretia). Duncan told me a couple of years ago that the latter was frequent in the southern part of...
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Leathad Beithe forms the south side of Talisker Bay, the western half lying in tetrad NG32E where, apart from a handful of records, the only plants recorded were from a day in June 2013 when I looked at the sea cliffs from below having walked around the point from Talisker Bay. This meant there...
