Are you Wild About Ardnamurchan? Surrounded by sea on three sides, this remote and rugged peninsula is a haven for wildlife including otter, golden eagle, pine marten, red squirrel and many a winged...
Since the launch of the Wild About Lochaber website, way back in 2012, we have used a wee photo of a devil's-bit scabious flower as our logo, identifier or avatar providing a consistent presence...
Lochaber is a wonderful destination for a walking holiday, with so many diverse short and long distance walks to choose from. The Wild About Lochaber website focuses on the shorter to medium distance...
Scottish wildcats have been making the news on the BBC over the past week with an announcement of a grant of almost £1million pounds to Wildcat Action, a collaborative project involving more than 30...
Every year around one hundred thousand pairs of Manx Shearwaters descend upon the Cuillins of Rum to nest and breed. Around a third of the world's population of this specialist seabird travel from...
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...
A walk along the beaches at Camusdarach just north of Arisaig off the B8008 rarely disappoints in terms of wildlife. Great northern divers are regularly seen just out to sea together with a good...
As part of the Year of Natural Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage have teamed up with Wild Scotland to celebrate the wildlife and nature of Scotland with local tourism operators. Familiarisation...
Following on from our expedition in search of Wandering Water Voles earlier this year in Upper Glen Nevis we set out again, this time looking for signs of water voles in the Lower Glen in one of the...
Unless you are looking for The Chequered Skipper Pub, Lochaber and North Argyll is the only place in the UK to see The Chequered Skipper, a butterfly with a surprisingly limited distribution. What...