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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Steevie takes the lead for this week's edition in which we have Kathie and her interview with Sally Weir from Mull Safe and Sound about why it is so good to talk and Fiona has some music from Manran The post A Something For the Weekend Podcast 2nd April 2021 appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Every class has been partaking in a Daily Mile every morning in all weathers, apart from snow, as part of the Adventure Oban community exercise initiative. The post Dunbeg pupils put best feet forward appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'Our entire team is really excited to be receiving guests again,' says Scots-born international hotelier, Gordon Campbell Gray. The post Appin hotel can’t wait to reopen appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The longest-serving current member of staff at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is retiring after 35 years at the institute. Christine Campbell heads up the SAMS-based Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP), one of the most biodiverse collections of microscopic algal and...
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Kate had a great memory and loved to tell stories of the old days, she was well loved in Plockton and will be much missed. The post Obit: Katherine Koster appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Tickets on sale today Friday April 2 The post All aboard for special Skerryvore livestream appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Argyll Engineers Ltd have handed over four high quality excavators to supportive, long-standing customers TSL Contractors Ltd. The post Oban firms in £170,000 digger deal appeared first on The Oban Times.
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'If you have, or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse then please be assured that we will listen,' - Detective Chief Inspector Grant Macleod, of the Argyll & West Dunbartonshire Division Public Protection Unit. The post Man charged following Ballet West investigation appeared first...
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This directional sector light, which is co-located with an all-round light, has been built to support south-bound traffic through the Corran Narrows, specifically larger cruise vessels returning from Fort William. The post New solar-powered light tower switched on at Corran Narrows appeared first...
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All you ever need to know about planet-saving peat bogs has been captured in a new two-volume book by Seil’s Dr James Fenton. With the help of several hundreds of photographs and full-colour diagrams, An Illustrated Book of Peat makes for timely and essential reading for anyone concerned...
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Perfect storm as a high spring tide in the bay meets a rain-choked Black Lynn - but council says the pumps were working but could not cope with exceptional rain. The post PHOTO SPECIAL: Oban floods with ‘more to come’ appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The total value of works planned for 2021/22 is £10 million The post Roadworthy budget reveals new works appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Lochaber Chamber of Commerce, as the custodians of Lochaber’s destination brand ‘The Outdoor Capital of the UK‘ has been working with VisitScotland and other key tourism partners during the pandemic to create a new Scotland-wide visitor management plan and marketing activity. Last week...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Nevis Radio has been working quietly through lockdown in developing its skill-set and services. As well as being your local radio station we are able to offer an event hire service. With this in mind, we can cater for small or large events with a small PA up to our large Pro Spec 8000w Logic...
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With the recent government announcements of lockdown easing, tourism businesses will be busy making preparations for reopening. Robust health & safety With tourism looking to stay local for the foreseeable future, it’s essential that your business is ready to open to the public safely and that...
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From the wild west coast to the highest peak in the land, the Outdoor Capital of the UK – Fort William and Lochaber – has long been the perfect habitat for the best in wild Highland Haggis. The diverse mix of the region’s stunning landscapes has provided a rich habitat for the naturally...
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The Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research (CRTR), based at West Highland College UHI, has collaborated with West Coast Waters and other stakeholders to produce a new digital marine tourism map for the west coast of Scotland. Launched in early March, ‘MaraMap’ is an interactive map that allows...
Alan Kimber Mountaineering
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My local glen. Glen Loy is very quiet, sparsely populated and surrounded by forest and 700m hills, north and south. The River Loy in some spate conditions, offers very good white water paddling, at an intermediate level. Watch out for overhanging trees. The plantation forests on either side have a...
Highland Titles
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Bring on spring! We can’t wait to properly welcome the new season, though new colour and life are already starting to return back to the Reserve. Unintentionally, a lot of these updates seem to focus on our four-legged residents. So for a much needed change, this month, we are celebrating all of...
wondering wanderers
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In our first year back on the mainland we grew nothing other than some strawberries. We did bring some chickens over from Rum and got back to Rum five times to pick fruit, deal with the sheep on the croft and generally just settle in here and get back there as much as possible.Last year though a...
