4th July 2019
Human waste education pilot scheme launched in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority has launched a new pilot scheme to encourage campers to toilet responsibly in the outdoors.
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1st July 2019
Whale Trail Launched on Scotland’s West Coast
The Hebridean Whale Trail, the first of its kind in the UK, is a unique initiative connecting more than 30 places offering opportunities for land-based sightings of whales, dolphins and porpoises. A new trail –…
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27th June 2019
Festivalgoers urged to help rewild the Highlands
Music lovers attending this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival – the Highland’s longest-running and biggest music festival – are being encouraged to help rewild the Scottish Highlands by having their own trees planted by conservation charity…
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27th June 2019
Runner Breaks 214-Peak Wainwrights fastest-known time
Ultra-runner Paul Tierney has set an incredible new fastest-known time for summiting all 214 of Alfred Wainwright’s Lake District peaks in one go.
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21st June 2019
Competition: TGO Challenge sponsor MSR celebrate 50 years of unruly dreamers
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Mountain Safety Research. Get involved in their celebrations and you could win a prize this September.
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18th June 2019
Politicians urged to grasp chance to control the spread of vehicle tracks in our hills
A coalition of ten conservation charities is calling on the Scottish Parliament to grasp a golden opportunity to introduce stronger controls over vehicle tracks in our hills.
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17th June 2019
Mountaineering Scotland opens annual mountain writing competition
Hillwalkers and climbers who like to express their love for the mountains and mountaineering in words are invited to take part in Mountaineering Scotland’s annual literary competition.
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17th June 2019
Mind over Mile: woman to hike Pennine Way for mental health charity
Hayley Collings is set to hike 268 miles from Derbyshire to Scotland in 16 days.
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14th June 2019
Report: woman tragically killed by lightning while hillwalking in the Mamores
Isobel Bytautas, 55, from Selkirk, was tragically killed by a lightning strike while hiking in the Mamores near Kinlochleven last week.
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13th June 2019
Volunteers Complete Major Renovation of Leacraithnaich Bothy
Over 50 volunteers from 8 different countries have completed a major renovation of Leacraithnaich bothy in Morvern. The work included the removal and replacement of the existing roof, renovation of the wall heads, lime pointing…
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11th June 2019
Mountaineering Scotland launch new conservation strategy with a call to “Tak it Hame”
Mountaineering Scotland has launched its own conservation strategy – and marked the occasion with a hillside litter-pick.
