Pick of the year 2023 - part one The Scottish Highlands 2023 was a busy busy year. I had to do so much in the field that I seldom had time t...

Wild Places in the Highlands Climbing Stob Ban in the Mamores (Model - Nigel Raven) Over the past few weeks I have been in some wonde...

Wild Assynt The jagged ridge of Stac Pollaidh While surveying birds in the Highlands, one the extra joys is the magnificent hillwalkin...

Yet another Golden Eagle found poisoned on a Scottish grouse moor A satellite-tagged Golden Eagle lies dead, poisoned on a grouse moor (...

Scotland 2013 Ben Loyal Spring in Scotland seems a long time ago now as I have been looking through and cataloging the photographs fro...

Great days on the hills The past week has been a bit mixed weather-wise in the hills. But I have managed to grab some brilliant days out on...

Hills For the first week of my trip I went across to the west and climbed several hills, part for fun and part of study where ptarmigan live...