A Week in the West Highlands, Part Two

If you read last week’s blog, you’ll know that we recently spent a week exploring Lochaber in the West Highlands. We had an amazing time and we were lucky enough to get a week full…

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A Week in the West Highlands, Part One

No matter how many times we make the drive up to Scotland, it always feels like we’ve barely scratched the surface. The West Highlands have been on my list for a long time (along with…

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Ben Rinnes

A few years ago on a trip to the Cairngorms, we did a rather long, boggy hill walk on the Glenlivet Estate, which was mostly spent walking in a cloud. It wasn’t the most enjoyable…

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Rogie Falls

After what feels like years of winter, summer is finally around the corner! I thought I’d share one of my favourite short walks from last summer – a woodland trail around Rogie Falls in the…

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Glen Tanar

By this time of year, summer feels like a vague and distant memory. Sometimes I find myself questioning if summer even exists, with the days seeming endlessly dark and wet with no end in sight.…

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Birsay

Before we visited Orkney back in September, I’d asked around for any recommendations of places to see and go. Generally, they were pretty thin on the ground, as the majority of people had never been…

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Mull Head Nature Reserve

Orkney is famous for its rich history and enormous collection of Neolithic sites. However, it’s also well-known amongst nature lovers for being one of the best places to see Britain’s native wildlife, with orcas, hen…

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