Afoot in the Hills

Hares near the summit of Cairn of Claise On our last holiday, one delightful feature was the number of mountain hares we saw everywhere on...

I don’t like modern signage in the Scottish hills – waymarks, and the like. I do like old signs like this one. Ancient ways through and,...

In the early 1980s the Cairngorm Chairlift Company proposed extending lifts into Lurcher's Gully. The Public Enquiry received 7120 lette...

 Councillors are to consider plans from Druim Ba Sustainable Energy to erect 23, 490ft turbines on forestry land between Abriachan and Kilt...

Traffic management plans have been finalised for the B8033 Kinbuck Road (Kinbuck is north of Dunblane) as part of the work required for the ...

On what was probably the wettest and windiest day of our recently holiday, we walked up to Loch Callater to the sound of gunfire in the dist...

The midges at the Spittal of Glenmuick car park were doing a fair imitation of their western brethern, but vanished as we made our way along...

Just back from a nine day trip to Braemar area. It's well known to us but, inexplicably, it's years since we've been there and...

The SGA has raised the question of whether a sea eagle could distinguish between its natural prey and children. The report can be found here...

Ben Nevis Nice video about Ben Nevis area on Dave MacLeod's blog here . Also video and photographs of Dave in action in Norway an...