Tag Archives: National Trust for Scotland

Protect NTS ranger and ecology services

This isn’t a usual blogpost. As a consequence of the coronavirus lockdown and lost income, the National Trust for Scotland is looking at making a number of redundancies, including rangers and ecologists, which will seriously affect their ability to look … Continue reading

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What we did on our weekends

Between work, the MBA and Bob Scott’s there are altogether too many meetings in my life and they tend not to feature on this blog – for good reason. But a recent meeting of the Bob Scott’s Bothy Association highlighted … Continue reading

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Mar Lodge Estate news – and a DofE update

A meeting at Mar Lodge produced some news of interest at the weekend. Hosted by Mar Lodge Estate’s Property Manager David Frew, the evening meeting was a community update to let local people – and interested parties – know about … Continue reading

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Is bothies policy designed to seal fate of Garbh Choire Refuge?

It’s now over two years since I first wrote in this blog about the Garbh Choire Refuge and it seems the only thing that’s changed is that the door’s off again and someone has tried to waterproof the inside. It’s … Continue reading

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A new door for the Garbh Choire

Nice to see that the Garbh Choire Refuge has a new door. For a long time now the refuge – the most basic of shelters at the best of times – has been past its best, but last year it … Continue reading

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