Afoot in the Hills

'Hen harriers 'scupper' wind farm'. Article here Excellent news.

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

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...

  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...

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...

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

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...