Outdoors
Affric and Loch Ness bid for Scotland’s third national park
It is regarded as one of the most scenic glens in Scotland, home to a 30 mile nature reserve of ancient Caledonian pine woodland. And now a bid to nominate Affric and Loch Ness as Scotland’s third national park has been launched, as organisers say the area’s globally important heritage deserves protection. The national park…
Read MoreWatch: Around the world cyclist Markus Stitz bikepacks from Scotland to Germany
Watch around the world cyclist Markus Stitz as he bikepacks from Scotland to Germany, and is joined by Guinness World Record holder Mark Beaumont along the way. Not many people would brave cycling 1,100km from Scotland to Germany in the dead of winter. But for Markus Stitz it’s another incredible adventure to add to his…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Brian Pollack
Keen mountain climber Brian Pollock speaks about his landscape photography, as featured in the February 2024 edition of Scottish Field magazine. I was born near Glasgow in the west of Scotland, where I have lived more or less my entire life. My early childhood was typical for a boy amongst the last generation to remember knocking…
Read MoreScottish Schools’ Mountain Bike Championships Scoop Industry Award
The inaugural Scottish Schools’ Mountain Bike Championships held at Comrie Croft in Perthshire has been named ‘Event of the Year’ at the 2023 Scottish Cycling Awards. Some 300 secondary school pupils from across Scotland – from 37 schools in 18 local authorities – took to the trails at Comrie Croft in September as part of…
Read MoreScot wins European Adventurer of the Year
For the first time a Scot has been awarded the prestigious European Adventurer of the Year for a record breaking expedition through the Arctic’s Northwest Passage. Mark Agnew, from Edinburgh, set two world records earlier this year when he and his team kayaked the entire Northwest Passage. Mark became the first people to Kayak the…
Read MoreThe perfect Christmas gifts for getting outdoors
IF you’re feeling entirely bamboozled by your Christmas gift list then Morag and Rosie’s gift ideas might just be the answer. In the second of two guides, we focus on gifts that are sure to be well received by anyone who plans to get outdoors over the holidays. From gear to prepare you for a…
Read MoreGroundbreaking community deer stalking pilot underway at Creag Meagaidh
Community deer management is common in many European countries. But for the first time on publicly owned land in Scotland, people are being offered the chance to stalk deer for their own consumption. The pioneering NatureScot initiative is offering people living near Creag Meagaidh free access to the reserve to shoot deer in season, once…
Read MoreMountaineering Scotland name first female president
She fell in love with the Scottish mountains during a trip in 1998, but Anne Butler had no idea how much hillwalking would change her life. And she now been named as Mountaineering Scotland’s first female president, a position she said she was honoured to hold. Anne moved to Aviemore in 2008 and said hillwalking…
Read MoreThe Desirable Dozen: Winter hiking stocking fillers
The mercury may be plummeting, but the old saying about it never being bad weather, you just don’t have the right kit, is as true today as it’s always been. So with Christmas on the horizon here are some potential stocking fillers that have been road-tested by Scottish Field editor Richard Bath over the past…
Read MoreRemote fragment of ancient Caledonian pinewood restored
A remote fragment of Scotland’s ancient Caledonian pinewood in Sutherland has been restored thanks to two decades of effort. This globally unique habitat can only be found in the Scottish Highlands. It provides a home for a wide variety of rare and specialised species, including pine martens, conifer specialists like crossbills and red squirrels, as…
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