Please, I beg you – don’t burn down my forest.

Spring is finally coming. And I’m absolutely terrified of what it seems certain to bring. Fire. In March we had a spell of warm weather that lasted just over ten days. But that was time enough for our landscape to suffer a terrible spate of destructive wildfires. The Isle of Lewis burned. Ben Lomond burned.Continue reading “Please, I beg you – don’t burn down my forest.”

Navigational Awareness – Don’t Get Lost on the Hills

The recent case of a man lost in the Cairngorms for two nights is just the latest incident for the busy Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team. It won’t be the last (Spoiler: it wasn’t). Fortunately there was a happy outcome on this occasion. When these incidents happen, it really hammers home the importance of good navigationContinue reading “Navigational Awareness – Don’t Get Lost on the Hills”