Afoot in the Hills

There's an interesting discussion on windshirts on Martin Rye's  blog and The Odyssee  talks about an old jacket on his blog. So ...

Chris Townsend  reveals three more planning applications for wind turbines (one in NW Sutherland, one in the Lammermuir Hills and one in Wal...

The Loch Leven Nature Reserve is an easy drive from home and although our visits are generally confined to the winter months      Novembe...

Police have raided the Moy Estate near Inverness following the discovery of poisoned birds of prey in the area. Several red kites had been k...

Yesterday we saw two carrion crows in the rear garden finishing off what remained of a young pigeon, we think. Our first reaction was that o...

Lynne and I would like to wish all Challengers a safe and enjoyable crossing no matter what the weather throws at you. We are busy reading...

We discovered these last year in Morrisons and found they made quite a good lunch time snack when backpacking. A sachet weighs 68g and provi...

Meant to say on the previous post that the ticks appear to have survived the winter!

Just back from a trip to the Mamores and Loch Ailort area. Very variable snow cover as can be seen from these pics. I've put a few more ...

Beinn Ghobhlach  As an antidote to the recent return of snow, sleet and strong winds I began looking at some photographs of summer days spe...