After four months of backbreaking work in treacherous conditions, local path workers on the Isle of Skye, employed by Arran Footpaths have completed the first phase of a major restoration of the footpath that leads from Sligachan to Loch Coruisk. During these 12 weeks, each member of the team several hundred miles to and from the site on Druim Hain ridge. Frequently battling gale force winds and driving rain, their work included: Refurbishing 340 metres of path Transplanting and landscaping an area of vegetation 750 metres2 Shifting 140 tonnes of stone by hand Constructing six cross drains and twelve water…

An ambitious Highlands project aiming to establish one of the UK’s most inspiring examples of rewilding – with habitat creation for rare and endangered wildlife such as golden eagles and Scottish wildcats, the planting of 50,000 trees and a substantial boost for wildlife tourism – is to be launched if conservation charity Trees for Life wins an online vote to secure a major European funding award. The charity’s Rewilding the Highlands project has been shortlisted to receive more than £20,000 in the European Outdoor Conservation Association’s (EOCA’s) funding scheme, with the outcome to be determined by online voting that will…

Following its success last year in a Euro-wide online poll worth £18,000 towards the restoration of the Suilven footpath, the John Muir Trust has now officially launched a wider public appeal to raise the balance of funding. Situated in the spectacular landscape of West Sutherland, Suilven lies on community-owned land managed by the Assynt Foundation. With its distinctive geography and spectacular location, the mountain attracts visitors from all over the UK and beyond. Due to increasing popularity, fragile soils and a harsh climate, the most popular approach to Suilven, beginning at Glencanisp, is rapidly deteriorating. The Suilven path restoration project will set…