Afoot in the Hills

"The spirit was already aloft, I was pulling on my boots" - W H Murray, Mountaineering in Scotland

Thursday, 27 October 2011

Windhead Moor wind farm plans withdrawn

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'Hen harriers 'scupper' wind farm'. Article here Excellent news.
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Cononish Gold Mine

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Plans to mine for gold at Cononish have been approved by Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. Would this be approved in the Lake Distr...
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Friday, 7 October 2011

Glas Maol and Creag Leacach

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Creag Leacach from Meall Odhar Glen Clunie seemed busy for a Monday with folk heading for Munros such as An Socach, Carn an Tuirc and Cai...
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Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Seen on Glas Maol

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  As we crossed the moss and soft turf of the Glas Maol plateau we came across several of these structures. I think they are a form of ‘qua...
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Tuesday, 4 October 2011

The Tiger’s Back – sort of

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Another snippet while I organise myself for our next foray north. (well, Lynne organises me/us really. I just label the pics we've tak...
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Monday, 3 October 2011

Where is this?

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This should be easy for any Challengers who visit this blog! Just back from another trip, so more later.
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Saturday, 24 September 2011

Mountain hares (Blue hares)

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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...
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A sign

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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,...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Save the Monadhliath Mountains- Allt Duine windfarm

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In the early 1980s the Cairngorm Chairlift Company proposed extending lifts into Lurcher's Gully. The Public Enquiry received 7120 lette...
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Wind turbine proposal – Druim Ba Sustainable Energy

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