Tag Archives: NTS

Protect NTS ranger and ecology services

Posted on June 14, 2020 by cairngormwanderer

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

Posted on April 26, 2018 by cairngormwanderer

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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Renovation for Garbh Choire Refuge

Posted on January 28, 2018 by cairngormwanderer

It’s long past time I updated the position regarding the Garbh Choire Refuge. As readers of the Mountain Bothies Association magazine will know, Mar Lodge Estate has finally agreed to allow the shelter to be renovated. And all going well … Continue reading →

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Mar Lodge Estate news – and a DofE update

Posted on November 3, 2014 by cairngormwanderer

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?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by cairngormwanderer

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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