The Hillphones service detailing access arrangements for deer stalking starts operating for the season again from 1 July. The Hillphones service provides information to enable hillwalkers and climbers to find out where red deer stalking is taking place over the stag stalking season, between the 1st July and the 20th October, on certain estates. Click [...]

The Mountaineeering Council of Scotland (MCofS) will hold its Annual Meet on 4 September this year. The day of activities to be followed by a social evening and meal, will also include the AGM and will be held at Glenmore Lodge near Aviemore. Throughout the day, MCofS members will be enjoy dry-tooling, rock climbing or [...]

Another batch of sea eagle chicks have just been flown in to Edinburgh as part of a reintroduction project for the east of Scotland. The 19 white tailed eagle chicks were welcomed at Edinburgh Airport by Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham. The five-week old chicks will stay at a secret location in Fife until they have [...]

A man collapsed and died whilst on a walking trip to Ben Nevis yesterday morning (26 June). Fort William police were notified about an incident on the mountain at around half past eight on Saturday morning and members of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team attended. Assisted by a search and rescue helicopter from RAF Kinloss the [...]

The John Muir Trust (JMT) has launched two petitions to urge the UK and Scottish governments to give greater protection to the country’s last remaining wild land. The petition in Scotland calls for wild land to be protected by a new environmental designation. The petition for the UK calls for National Park areas to be [...]

During the first litter pick of the year, the most common item found on Ben Nevis was the humble banana skin. Conservationists have previously estimated that there are over 1000 banana skins on the summit of Ben Bevis. Volunteers filled bags with these black shrivelled objects, which can often take well over 2 years to [...]