Good news that beavers are to be released in Glen Affric and Abriachan forests.
Ireland needs to step up.😀
Ireland needs to step up.😀
Must Ireland be virtually the last part of the whole northern hemisphere without beavers, and all the incredible ecological and societal benefits they bring?
As a nation, we can at times be so forward thinking, yet when it comes to nature so damned conservative, obtuse, and unambitious.
As a nation, we can at times be so forward thinking, yet when it comes to nature so damned conservative, obtuse, and unambitious.
Beavers are back 🦫
For the first time in over 400 years, wild beavers will return to the northwest Highlands. Today, the Scottish Government gave the green light for six beaver families to be reintroduced to Glen Affric and Abriarchan forest.
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For the first time in over 400 years, wild beavers will return to the northwest Highlands. Today, the Scottish Government gave the green light for six beaver families to be reintroduced to Glen Affric and Abriarchan forest.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Good news that beavers are to be released in Glen Affric and Abriachan forests.
Ireland needs to step up.😀
Ireland needs to step up.😀
September 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Epic week taking nearly 100 Geography MA students & staff to the Highlands, working with the inspiring @mmcfadyen.bsky.social & the Abriachan Forest Trust. 👏👏
April 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Epic week taking nearly 100 Geography MA students & staff to the Highlands, working with the inspiring @mmcfadyen.bsky.social & the Abriachan Forest Trust. 👏👏
I'm giving a wee talk in Abriachan on Friday, showing some recently discovered family photos of life above Loch Ness in the early 20th century.
November 18, 2024 at 12:29 PM
I'm giving a wee talk in Abriachan on Friday, showing some recently discovered family photos of life above Loch Ness in the early 20th century.
A throwback to this little boathouse up at Abriachan, near Loch Ness. I must have driven past it hundreds of times as a kid, and somehow it has always stayed with me. 💙🏴
#EastCoastKin #Abriachan #LochNess #ScottishHighlands #ScotlandPhotography
#EastCoastKin #Abriachan #LochNess #ScottishHighlands #ScotlandPhotography
August 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
A throwback to this little boathouse up at Abriachan, near Loch Ness. I must have driven past it hundreds of times as a kid, and somehow it has always stayed with me. 💙🏴
#EastCoastKin #Abriachan #LochNess #ScottishHighlands #ScotlandPhotography
#EastCoastKin #Abriachan #LochNess #ScottishHighlands #ScotlandPhotography
Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Abriachan Garden, Fiddlers Highland Restaurant and @robiwan90.bsky.social and @alyndia.bsky.social
Good Soup!
Good Soup!
July 29, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Abriachan Garden, Fiddlers Highland Restaurant and @robiwan90.bsky.social and @alyndia.bsky.social
Good Soup!
Good Soup!
February 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Erster Tag war schon richtig nice. Erst Urquhart Caste und dann noch Abriachan Nurseries, The Garden On Loch Ness als tolle Spontanentdeckung.
@misskrone.bsky.social @alyndia.bsky.social
#Schottland #LochNess
@misskrone.bsky.social @alyndia.bsky.social
#Schottland #LochNess
July 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Erster Tag war schon richtig nice. Erst Urquhart Caste und dann noch Abriachan Nurseries, The Garden On Loch Ness als tolle Spontanentdeckung.
@misskrone.bsky.social @alyndia.bsky.social
#Schottland #LochNess
@misskrone.bsky.social @alyndia.bsky.social
#Schottland #LochNess
The eco campsite at Abriachan on the Great Glen Way…
December 7, 2024 at 7:10 AM
The eco campsite at Abriachan on the Great Glen Way…
Nessie is one of the most famous cryptids and enduring legends, not just in Scotland, BUT in the world!
#lochness #lochnessmonster #nessie #scotland #mystery #cryptids #cryptozoology #illustraion #darkart #cryptidart #creaturedesign #history #dinosaur #livingdinosaur #plesiosaur #abriachan
#lochness #lochnessmonster #nessie #scotland #mystery #cryptids #cryptozoology #illustraion #darkart #cryptidart #creaturedesign #history #dinosaur #livingdinosaur #plesiosaur #abriachan
January 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Nessie is one of the most famous cryptids and enduring legends, not just in Scotland, BUT in the world!
#lochness #lochnessmonster #nessie #scotland #mystery #cryptids #cryptozoology #illustraion #darkart #cryptidart #creaturedesign #history #dinosaur #livingdinosaur #plesiosaur #abriachan
#lochness #lochnessmonster #nessie #scotland #mystery #cryptids #cryptozoology #illustraion #darkart #cryptidart #creaturedesign #history #dinosaur #livingdinosaur #plesiosaur #abriachan
Politicians are getting exciting about rewilding 🦫
The Scottish Rewilding Alliance and our Scotland Policy Lead Charlotte Maddix, showed MSP @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social the power of beavers at South Clunes Farm and Abriachan Forest a few weeks ago.
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance and our Scotland Policy Lead Charlotte Maddix, showed MSP @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social the power of beavers at South Clunes Farm and Abriachan Forest a few weeks ago.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Politicians are getting exciting about rewilding 🦫
The Scottish Rewilding Alliance and our Scotland Policy Lead Charlotte Maddix, showed MSP @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social the power of beavers at South Clunes Farm and Abriachan Forest a few weeks ago.
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance and our Scotland Policy Lead Charlotte Maddix, showed MSP @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social the power of beavers at South Clunes Farm and Abriachan Forest a few weeks ago.
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Sheltie on a plant hunting expedition, seeking rare & exotic specimens at Abriachan Nursery on the shores of Loch Ness
June 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Sheltie on a plant hunting expedition, seeking rare & exotic specimens at Abriachan Nursery on the shores of Loch Ness
Lovely day with students thinking about community ownership enabling Gaelic revival and ecological restoration.
12.11pm: the sound of a US KC-135 Stratotanker above us.
Profoundly unsettling.
12.11pm: the sound of a US KC-135 Stratotanker above us.
Profoundly unsettling.
April 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Lovely day with students thinking about community ownership enabling Gaelic revival and ecological restoration.
12.11pm: the sound of a US KC-135 Stratotanker above us.
Profoundly unsettling.
12.11pm: the sound of a US KC-135 Stratotanker above us.
Profoundly unsettling.
Sunset at Abriachan
January 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sunset at Abriachan
Abriachan Woods beside Loch Ness, just outside Inverness, Scotland. (Woodland Trust property.)
January 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Abriachan Woods beside Loch Ness, just outside Inverness, Scotland. (Woodland Trust property.)
A delicious Abriachan forest outdoor lunch on the #GreatGlenWay on @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route Drumnadrochit to Inverness.
September 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
A delicious Abriachan forest outdoor lunch on the #GreatGlenWay on @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route Drumnadrochit to Inverness.
Lichen mania!! Lovely dark green horsehair lichen, yellow map lichen and....old man's beard? (Correct me if I'm wrong 🙃) at Abriachan Forest Trust yesterday. Gorgeous stuff! 💚🌿
#lichen #ScottishHighlands #Abriachan #nature
#lichen #ScottishHighlands #Abriachan #nature
February 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Lichen mania!! Lovely dark green horsehair lichen, yellow map lichen and....old man's beard? (Correct me if I'm wrong 🙃) at Abriachan Forest Trust yesterday. Gorgeous stuff! 💚🌿
#lichen #ScottishHighlands #Abriachan #nature
#lichen #ScottishHighlands #Abriachan #nature
Summer solstice salutations. Here’s a wee poem penned three years ago having spent the solstice eve by Loch Laide in Abriachan.
Poem published in Pushing Out the Boat Issue 17.
Poem published in Pushing Out the Boat Issue 17.
June 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Summer solstice salutations. Here’s a wee poem penned three years ago having spent the solstice eve by Loch Laide in Abriachan.
Poem published in Pushing Out the Boat Issue 17.
Poem published in Pushing Out the Boat Issue 17.
Episode three of our podcast series is live! 🎧
The third episode explores themes of land stewardship, restoration and community. We're joined by artists Hamshya Rajkumar and Mairi Mcfadyen to discuss their works across Ravenscraig and Abriachan Forest.
Listen here: soundcloud.com/vadundee/epi...
The third episode explores themes of land stewardship, restoration and community. We're joined by artists Hamshya Rajkumar and Mairi Mcfadyen to discuss their works across Ravenscraig and Abriachan Forest.
Listen here: soundcloud.com/vadundee/epi...
April 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Episode three of our podcast series is live! 🎧
The third episode explores themes of land stewardship, restoration and community. We're joined by artists Hamshya Rajkumar and Mairi Mcfadyen to discuss their works across Ravenscraig and Abriachan Forest.
Listen here: soundcloud.com/vadundee/epi...
The third episode explores themes of land stewardship, restoration and community. We're joined by artists Hamshya Rajkumar and Mairi Mcfadyen to discuss their works across Ravenscraig and Abriachan Forest.
Listen here: soundcloud.com/vadundee/epi...
Moved from West to East and stopped at Abriachan hoping for Crested Tit. A few pairs are present and bingo! One in a tit flock. Also 2 Dipper, Arctic Skuas, & 2 Osprey at Cromarty Bridge and Loch Fleet. Tomorrow dawn to dusk … if it stops raining…
July 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Moved from West to East and stopped at Abriachan hoping for Crested Tit. A few pairs are present and bingo! One in a tit flock. Also 2 Dipper, Arctic Skuas, & 2 Osprey at Cromarty Bridge and Loch Fleet. Tomorrow dawn to dusk … if it stops raining…
Emma said: “It was fantastic to visit South Clunes Farm and see first-hand the incredible work beavers have done there. I also really enjoyed visiting Abriachan Forest Trust and hearing about the strong local support for beaver reintroduction.'.
Read more👇
https://tinyurl.com/33c672bv
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Read more👇
https://tinyurl.com/33c672bv
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Beaver rewildiing generating ‘great deal of excitement’, says MSP after visits
Rewilding efforts to bring back the beaver to parts of the Highlands have been praised by a local MSP following visits to see the work in action.
tinyurl.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Emma said: “It was fantastic to visit South Clunes Farm and see first-hand the incredible work beavers have done there. I also really enjoyed visiting Abriachan Forest Trust and hearing about the strong local support for beaver reintroduction.'.
Read more👇
https://tinyurl.com/33c672bv
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Read more👇
https://tinyurl.com/33c672bv
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⛔ Road Closed: C1060 Dunain Blackfold Abriachan Road. ⛔
From top of the Brae back down to #A82
Closed due to sheet ice as not safe for our gritter to negotiate.
From top of the Brae back down to #A82
Closed due to sheet ice as not safe for our gritter to negotiate.
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
⛔ Road Closed: C1060 Dunain Blackfold Abriachan Road. ⛔
From top of the Brae back down to #A82
Closed due to sheet ice as not safe for our gritter to negotiate.
From top of the Brae back down to #A82
Closed due to sheet ice as not safe for our gritter to negotiate.
The foreman mason for the old PO was my grandfather’s cousin, James MacDonald of Abriachan. (He tried contracting on his own but went bust over a school in Harris; in 1900 he went to Egypt as masonry overseer on the Aswan Dam, where he died of typhoid age 42). Must pass on some archives to you!
September 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The foreman mason for the old PO was my grandfather’s cousin, James MacDonald of Abriachan. (He tried contracting on his own but went bust over a school in Harris; in 1900 he went to Egypt as masonry overseer on the Aswan Dam, where he died of typhoid age 42). Must pass on some archives to you!
In the year to come I don’t want to prioritise writing or feeling—not even love, although I’d always welcome it—or being. I don’t want to seek peace or rest (I haven’t slept a single good night’s sleep this year, despite trying)…
December 31, 2024 at 12:10 PM
In the year to come I don’t want to prioritise writing or feeling—not even love, although I’d always welcome it—or being. I don’t want to seek peace or rest (I haven’t slept a single good night’s sleep this year, despite trying)…
The training hasn’t been a hardship given our recent weather (last night up at Abriachan Woods)
May 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The training hasn’t been a hardship given our recent weather (last night up at Abriachan Woods)