We’ve been separated from the mountains for so long. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling them missing from my life.
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Legal killing of 1-in-5 Scottish beavers spotlights need for fresh approach
The killing of 87 beavers in Scotland – one fifth of the country’s population – proves there is an urgent need for humans to live more sympathetically alongside beavers across Britain, the Beaver Trust has said. The Trust said lethal…
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Posted in Conservation, Magazine
Hillwalking and the plan to ease lockdown
Life under lockdown: Stories from those working in rural tourism and the outdoors
Scotland has been in lockdown now for more than eight weeks, and many of us have been missing getting out in the hills or visiting their favourite places. But how is this affecting the businesses that serve us all? Tourism…
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Posted in Magazine, Walking News
The Yellow-Eyed Bird of Glen Dubh-Lighe
The big man grunted as he drove the shovel into the earth, his breath misting in the cold winter air. His two companions watched the spade rise and fall as the mound of soil grew. They stood beside the pile…
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Plotting a route back to the hills
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