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| Tree walking, May 4 |
With the TGO Challenge taking up two weeks of May
and much catching up to do since I returned I've not posted an online reading
update for six weeks. Finally here's the next one. I enjoyed reading all these pieces.
OUTDOORS
This entertaining and informative piece from Paul
Mags first appeared in 2017 but has recently been reposted. I hadn't seen it
before.
Interesting comments from Cape Wrath Trail walkers
in these interviews by TGO magazine.
The Guardian article by Phoebe Smith that started a
furore.
Alex Roddie reflects on leaving the Internet behind
and comes to some interesting conclusions.
Andy Howell ponders on the recent spate of deaths
in the mountains from lightning strikes in the Highlands to disaster in the
Himalayas.
Mountain biking didn't begin with mountain bikes.
Helen Pidd tells the fascinating story of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship. Some of
the photos of their trips are hair-raising!
More research showing the importance of nature to
our mental and physical health.
Ellie Dimambro-Denson of Cairngorm Connect
describes how the Cairngorms inspires her paintings and sketches.
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| In the Cairngorms, June 7 |
NATURE & CONSERVATION
Mark Avery reviews an important book on land
ownership.
Chris Packham says action is needed and everyone
should do something.
Mike Daniels, the John Muir Trust's Head of Land
Management, says there is hope we can counter the impoverishment of nature.
A profile of Robert Macfarlane and his new book
Underland in The New York Times.
The Unseen Worlds Beneath Us: Places of Beauty, Danger and Wisdom
Terry Tempest Williams with a wonderful review of Robert Macfarlane's Underland.
Terry Tempest Williams with a wonderful review of Robert Macfarlane's Underland.
Phoebe Weston visits Italy to listen to
wolves and look for their signs and wonders why so many don't want them here.
Nick Hunt looks at the rapid spread of parakeets in
London and considers some of the myths as to how they got there.
Keith Morton of the RSPB describes these elusive
animals.
Nick Kempe of Parkswatch Scotland looks at the
proposed Scottish planning bill and Andy Wightman's proposed amendments for
controlling damaging hill tracks. May sound dull but this is important for
anyone who cares about wild places in Scotland.
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| Adder, Cairngorms, May 11 |
Derek Gow tells the story of the amazing beaver and
says it's time for a change in how they're regarded.
Dr Ron Summers, the RSPB's Principal Conservation Scientist, gives a glimpse of the history and natural history of one of my favourite local places.
Death
and power in the Highlands John D Burns writes about land ownership and the devastation of the Highlands.
An
American in loud cuckoo land is already my highlight of the year
National Trust for Scotland ranger Ben Dolphin is entertained by an American who has only everheard a cuckoo clock before and tells us the story of the cuckoo.
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| Loch Mallachie, Abernethy Forest, June 3 |
