The John Muir Trust is competing for funding to undertake essential repairs to the Steall Gorge path in Glen Nevis, Lochaber, which is in desperate need of maintenance if it's to stay open to the thousands of visitors that venture along it each year. This exciting rocky route can be enjoyed by day visitors and winds through the wild wooded gorge to Steall Meadow where it opens to staggering views of Britain's second highest waterfall, An Steall Bàn. The route also provides an inspiring start to more challenging hikes for seasoned walkers, such as the Ring of Steall – an…

Anyone visiting woodland around the Kiltarlity and surrounding areas to the north of Loch Ness, is being asked not to take any tree foliage, branches, or twigs away with them, in a bid to help guard against a potential threat to Scotland’s pine forests. The call comes as Forestry Commission Scotland continues to work with landowners, foresters and conservationists to take a sensible, risk-based approach to the management of a localised population of the Pine tree lappet moth, the caterpillars of which have sometimes been known to cause large-scale damage to pine plantations in some parts of continental Europe. First…

The John Muir Trust (JMT) and the Borders Forest Trust have teamed up to try and buy the 5,000 acre Talla and Gameshope estate, the wild heart of the Southern Uplands. The JMT says it is a race against time to race the money for the purchase which is on the open market with a valuation of £1million. So far just over £70,000 has been pledged. The two charities say they aim to create a more natural ecosystem on the property, including encouraging native woodland and promoting habitat for priority species such as black grouse. Talla and Gameshope borders the…