New for 2024, we are offering winter skills weekends based around the Glencoe area in the West Highlands. These courses are perfect for novice winter walkers with a good base of summer hill experience, who are keen to spread their wings in winter.
Day Five in the big brother house and the housemates are feeling restless… Getting outside is important for our wellbeing, but with so much at stake, following government advice is vital to save lives. This post also includes my rubbish attempt at hill reps (two)!
Day two of Lockdown. For our permitted exercise, we took a turn on the village green and enjoyed watching the wagtails feeding. Often overlooked, the pied wagtail is one of our most familiar birds, but it certainly isn’t boring. Read on for wagtail facts and a poem by John Clare.
Lockdown Day One: Wally and I are not “stay at home” people. Our work takes us far and wide. Consequently, the garden is in a terrible state! Time to take control over the things we can influence, and to make nettle soup.