Day 27 of 30 Days Wild is about our visit to RSPB Osprey near Boat of Garten in the Cairngorm National Park. We ended up visiting the centre on our way home to Aberdeen from the west coast of Scotland. I don’t really know a huge amount about Ospreys, or should I say I didn’t…
Month: June 2016
A Wander Around NTS Balmacara Lochalsh Woods – Day 26 of 30 Days Wild
Day 26 of 30 Days Wild is about our wander around the National Trust for Scotland Balmacara estate, in particular Lochalsh Woods. This post is more of a visual one so I’ll keep the writing short. The walk was around 2km and takes you from woodland through to the waters edge of Loch Alsh. Once…
An Adventure At Sea – Day 25 of 30 Days Wild
Day 25 of 30 Days Wild is about our boating adventure from Elgol in the Isle of Skye to the Isle of Canna. Elgol is situated in the south west of the Isle of Skye and the road to it is considered to be one of the most dramatic on the island. We were heading…
A Drive Around The Isle of Skye – Day 24 of 30 Days Wild
Day 24 is about our drive around the Isle of Skye showing you some of the stunning scenery along the way. As previously mentioned in Day 22 we were staying in a place called Dornie on the mainland. Around 10 miles away from the bridge over to the Isle of Skye (just off the map…
National Trust for Scotland Inverewe Gardens – Day 23 of 30 Days Wild
One place that has been on my list of places to visit is the National Trust for Scotland Inverewe Gardens located near Poolewe on the shores of Loch Ewe. We decided to make a little de-tour over here on our way to Dornie on our holiday. The gardens benefit from the temperate climates due to…
Aberdeen to the West Coast of Scotland – Day 22 of 30 Days Wild
Day 22 of 30 Days Wild is about our drive from our home in Aberdeen over to Dornie in the West Coast of Scotland where we will be spending 4 days on holiday. Our drive took us up through the Cairngorms up towards Inverness and then across country to the west coast. We decided to…
RSPB Loch Leven – Day 21 of 30 Days Wild
Day 21 of 30 Days Wild involved a short trip to RSPB Loch Leven on the way back to Aberdeen from Edinburgh. Located nearby Kinross, Loch Leven is a short drive from Edinburgh. RSPB Loch Leven formally known as Vane Farm offers a woodland trail and a wetland trail. We went on the wetland trail…
The Eider Ducks at Sands of Forvie – Day 20 of 30 Days Wild
Day 20 of 30 Days Wild is looking at the Eider ducks at Forvie National Nature Reserve, just outside Newburgh in Aberdeenshire. Forvie Nature Reserve is where you will find the largest breeding colony of Eider ducks in the UK. Up to around 6,000 birds come to breed in the summer and around 1,000 stay…
A Stroll Around NTS Newhailes – Day 19 of 30 Days Wild
Day 19 of 30 Days Wild is a photographic record of my stroll around National Trust for Scotland property Newhailes near Musselburgh. The walk around the estate takes you from overgrown woodland to surprising clearings where the sunshine pours through the woodland canopy. As the walk continues you enter a large clearing of long flowing grasses…
A Sea of Seals at Newburgh Beach – Day 18 of 30 Days Wild
Day 18 of 30 Days Wild looks at my recent trip to Newburgh Beach in Aberdeenshire. Newburgh Beach is famous for the seal colony that is resident on the Ythan estuary. As you can imagine it brings a great number of people to the beach to see them. I first saw the seals last…
The Importance of Wildflowers – Day 17 of 30 Days Wild
Day 17 of 30 Days Wild looks at the importance of wildflowers and grass verges. I remember a year or so ago going to see Chris Packham speak and he talked about how our grass verges were being destroyed putting strain on our ecosystem. There has also been a lot of talk about the decline…
And the rain goes on….Day 16 of 30 Days Wild
Day 16 of 30 Days Wild is a quick look at how all the rain we have been having is impacting on the garden. The rain is still here and the garden is getting rather soggy now. Some of my plants seem to be loving it like my Alpines, Mint and my Potatoes. Others like…
Winter Robin 