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Tayside Local Biodiversity Action Plan 2Nd Edition 2016-2026
Tayside Local Biodiversity Action Plan 2nd Edition 20162026 Incorporating the local authority areas of Angus and Perth & Kinross Every Action Counts! Scottish Wildcat © Scottish Wildcat Action 2 Chairman’s Message Anyone glancing at this latest Biodiversity Action Plan for Tayside could be forgiven for feeling a little daunted at the scale of the tasks identified in the Actions. Indeed, the scale of what we need to do over the years ahead is large if we are to pass on to our future generations a land that is as rich and varied in all its forms of life as the one that we have inherited. The hope that we can rise to this challenge comes from the sheer goodwill of so many people and organisations willing to give their time and effort to look after our wildlife, whether it be found in the remoter hills or closer to home in our towns and villages. Great examples of what can be achieved when we work together with a little direction and thought applied can be found throughout the following pages. This Action Plan arrives at a time of great uncertainty, particularly in rural areas which have been so dependent on public funding for so much of our land use. Following the Brexit vote, we have to take the view that this must be an opportunity to improve on our delivery of so many of the tasks identified in this Plan and others which, if achieved, will improve the life of all of us along with all the many forms of life that we share this country with. -
Quaternary of Scotland the GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES
Quaternary of Scotland THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small land area of Great Britain contains an unrivalled sequence of rocks, mineral and fossil deposits, and a variety of landforms that span much of the earth's long history. Well-documented ancient volcanic episodes, famous fossil sites, and sedimentary rock sections used internationally as comparative standards, have given these islands an importance out of all proportion to their size. These long sequences of strata and their organic and inorganic contents, have been studied by generations of leading geologists thus giving Britain a unique status in the development of the science. Many of the divisions of geological time used throughout the world are named after British sites or areas, for instance the Cambrian, Ordovician and Devonian systems, the Ludlow Series and the Kimmeridgian and Portlandian stages. The Geological Conservation Review (GCR) was initiated by the Nature Conservancy Council in 1977 to assess, document, and ultimately publish accounts of the most important parts of this rich heritage. The GCR reviews the current state of knowledge of the key earth-science sites in Great Britain and provides a firm basis on which site conservation can be founded in years to come. Each GCR volume describes and assesses networks of sites of national or international importance in the context of a portion of the geological column, or a geological, palaeontological, or mineralogical topic. The full series of approximately 50 volumes will be published by the year 2000. Within each individual volume, every GCR locality is described in detail in a self- contained account, consisting of highlights (a precis of the special interest of the site), an introduction (with a concise history of previous work), a description, an interpretation (assessing the fundamentals of the site's scientific interest and importance), and a conclusion (written in simpler terms for the non-specialist). -
Scottish Highlands Hillwalking
SHHG-3 back cover-Q8__- 15/12/16 9:08 AM Page 1 TRAILBLAZER Scottish Highlands Hillwalking 60 DAY-WALKS – INCLUDES 90 DETAILED TRAIL MAPS – INCLUDES 90 DETAILED 60 DAY-WALKS 3 ScottishScottish HighlandsHighlands EDN ‘...the Trailblazer series stands head, shoulders, waist and ankles above the rest. They are particularly strong on mapping...’ HillwalkingHillwalking THE SUNDAY TIMES Scotland’s Highlands and Islands contain some of the GUIDEGUIDE finest mountain scenery in Europe and by far the best way to experience it is on foot 60 day-walks – includes 90 detailed trail maps o John PLANNING – PLACES TO STAY – PLACES TO EAT 60 day-walks – for all abilities. Graded Stornoway Durness O’Groats for difficulty, terrain and strenuousness. Selected from every corner of the region Kinlochewe JIMJIM MANTHORPEMANTHORPE and ranging from well-known peaks such Portree Inverness Grimsay as Ben Nevis and Cairn Gorm to lesser- Aberdeen Fort known hills such as Suilven and Clisham. William Braemar PitlochryPitlochry o 2-day and 3-day treks – some of the Glencoe Bridge Dundee walks have been linked to form multi-day 0 40km of Orchy 0 25 miles treks such as the Great Traverse. GlasgowGla sgow EDINBURGH o 90 walking maps with unique map- Ayr ping features – walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to 60 day-walks eat, points of interest. These are not gen- for all abilities. eral-purpose maps but fully edited maps Graded for difficulty, drawn by walkers for walkers. terrain and o Detailed public transport information strenuousness o 62 gateway towns and villages 90 walking maps Much more than just a walking guide, this book includes guides to 62 gateway towns 62 guides and villages: what to see, where to eat, to gateway towns where to stay; pubs, hotels, B&Bs, camp- sites, bunkhouses, bothies, hostels. -
The Cairngorm Club Journal 059, 1922
MORE SUMMER DAYS ON THE MOUNTAINS.—II. BY WILLIAM BARCLAY, L.D.S. III.—BEINN CREACHAN, BEINN ACHALLADER, BEINN A CHUIRN, BEN VANNOCH. BY nine o'clock next morning (21st June, 1921) we were at the east end of Loch Lyon ; and, standing among the straggling pine-trees at Invermearn, this upper Glen Lyon greatly fascinated us, the loneliness, the absolute stillness, the air of solitude and remoteness being very refreshing. On all sides rose steeply sloping hillsides, grass-covered to their summits, and, though we say it perhaps somewhat selfishly, we were glad that the road ended here and that there was no thoroughfare to the west, glad that there are still some spots left undisturbed to the pedestrian. On the way up the glen we were particularly struck with the fine profile of An Grianan (2,500 feet) above Cashlie (this old farmhouse is now being converted into a shooting lodge) on the one hand, and Meall Ghaordie (3,407 feet) and Creag Laoghain (2,663 feet) on the other, while from Invermearn Beinn Heasgarnich (3,530 feet) rose directly opposite in two long ridges, enclosing in their upper fold the fine north- facing corrie. Our thoughts, however, are not of Heasgarnich to-day, though sixteen years have elapsed since we wandered about its broad summit, but of some Theview-poin Cairngormt from which we can look out oveClubr the wild and dreary moor of Rannoch to the towering mountains of the north and west. At the head of Glen Mearn and only a couple of miles away stands Beinn Creachan (3,540 feet) (pro- nounced Ben a Chrachan) visible from base to summit, one small patch of snow still lingering among the rocks More Summer Days on the Mountains. -
The Seventh Argyll Bird Report
THE SEVENTH ARGYLL BIRD REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE ARGYLL BIRD CLUB 1991 Argyll Bird Club The Argyll Bird Club was formed in 1985 and aims to play an active role in the promotion of ornitholo and conservation within Argyll, in the District of Argyll and Bute, in Stra%clyde Region. The club has steadily built up its membership to the present level of around 170. One da Jon meeting is held in the spring and another in the autumn, these inch8% e tal s, scientific papersand field trips. Conferences on selected topics are also organised occasionally. In 1986 the club held its first conference, a successful meeting between foresters and biid conser- vationists. This was followed in 1987 with a two-day conference in Oban on fish farming and the environment. The club has close contacts with other conseKvation groups both locally and nationally, Zncluding the British Trustfor Orqitholofy, the Royal Societ for the Protection of Birds. Scottish Ornithologists’- C ub and the Scottisl Naturalists’ Trust. Membership of the club promote sagreater interest in birds throu h indi. vidual and shared participation in various recording and surveying sca emes, and the dissemination of this information to members thro-ugh four newslet- terseachyear and theannual Argyll BirdReporf.Thereport isdistributed free to all members (one per family membership) and is the major publication of the club. Most of the annual subscription is used to pay for this. Corporate membership of the Club is also available to hotels, companies and other write to the Back copies of earlier reports THE SEVENTH ARGYLL BIRD REPORT Edited by: S. -
Run-Of-River Hydro-Electric Schemes in the Highlands a Photostudy of Their Impact on Wild Land and Our Enjoyment of the Mountains March 2019
Run-of-River hydro-electric schemes in the Highlands a photostudy of their impact on wild land and our enjoyment of the mountains March 2019 this is Glen Quoich, one of the most intrusive schemes, formerly wild and secluded, yet conspicuous from the South Cluanie Ridge and the Quoich Munros, in off the Kinloch Hourn road David Jarman - mountain landform research - Ross-shire [email protected] Run-of-River hydro-electric schemes in the Highlands ULLAPOOL slides 11 3 - 11 Glen Quoich 1 12 12 - 17 Gleann Cia-aig, Kinlocharkaig 2 10 18 - 20 Kingairloch 3 13 9 INVERNESS 21 - 24 Auch, Bridge of Orchy 4 8 7 KYLE 25 - 29 Ceannacroc, Glen Moriston 5 6 30 - 34 Gleann nam Fiadh, Affric 6 5 35 - 39 Liatrie pinewood, Glen Cannich 7 1 40 - 43 Carn nan Gobhar, Mullardoch 8 2 44 - 49 Monar Lodge, Strathfarrar 9 FORT WILLIAM 50 - 51 Moruisg, Achnasheen 10 11 52 Fannich Lodge 3 53 - 58 Grudie Bridge, Loch Maree 12 59 - 64 Coulags, Strath Carron 13 4 65 a summing up these schemes just happen to be ones we have come across while going about the Highlands in the last few years - there are many more, and this is not a ‘sample survey’. most of them we consider very or disastrously intrusive, but a few show what can be done, if we have to sacrifice any more of our wild Highlands. weir Gleann nam Fiadh, Affric Gleouraich 1034m 1 Glen Quoich Loch Quoich (c) J Michael Loughridge this is Gleouraich, a popular Munro above Loch Quoich and tucked in behind is Glen Quoich, seen in these old photos from the South Cluanie Ridge, and (inset) from the summit. -
Issue 140 October 2009
Nor’ West News The NeWSletter of the Nor’ West Sgurramblers Issue No. 140 – October 2009 www.sgurramblers.org.uk breaking news WHEN IS MUNRO NOT A MUNRO ? As widely reported in the Press and on numerous websites, the Munro Society has undertaken new measurements (using the most modern technology) of a number of Scottish hills whose heights had previously been measured as on the borderline between Munro and Corbett status. The results announced recently are that: Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe 913.32m remains a Corbett Ben Vane 915.76m remains a Munro Beinn Teallach 914.60m remains a Munro Sgurr nan Ceannaichean 913.43m is now a Corbett These measurements are understood to have been endorsed by Ordnance Survey and the Scottish Mountaineering Council. The decisions may give rise to mixed feelings amongst those enraptured by the prospect or achievement of “compleating” a round of the Munros only to find the list has changed. All have some merit - whether or not they are Munros. Sgurr a’ Choire-bheithe would have been an attractive addition to the Munro Tables. Ben Vane has some interesting crags and is served by a foot-worn path which demands the walker’s attention. Beinn Teallach is less interesting but its demotion would be mourned by many of those who have made the effort to walk over its grassy slopes. But it is the demotion of Sgurr nan Ceannaichean (elevated to Munro status only in 1981) which has attracted nearly all the public comment. This is a hill which looks shapely only from near Gerry’s Place and is more attractive as a position from which to photograph hills to its north and west. -
Walking the Munros Walking the Munros
WALKING THE MUNROS WALKING THE MUNROS VOLUME ONE: SOUTHERN, CENTRAL AND WESTERN HIGHLANDS by Steve Kew JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS, OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL Meall Chuaich from the Allt Coire Chuaich (Route 17) www.cicerone.co.uk © Steve Kew 2021 Fourth Edition 2021 CONTENTS ISBN: 978 1 78631 105 4 Third Edition 2017 Second edition 2012 OVERVIEW MAPS First edition 2004 Symbols used on route maps ..................................... 10 Printed in Singapore by KHL Printing on responsibly sourced paper. Area Map 1 .................................................. 11 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Area Map 2 .................................................. 12 All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated. Area Map 3 .................................................. 15 Area Map 4 .................................................. 16 Route mapping by Lovell Johns www.lovelljohns.com Area Map 5 .................................................. 18 © Crown copyright 2021 OS PU100012932. NASA relief data courtesy of ESRI INTRODUCTION ............................................. 21 Nevis Updates to this Guide Route 1 Ben Nevis, Carn Mor Dearg ............................. 37 While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guide- The Aonachs books as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an Route 2 Aonach Mor, Aonach Beag .............................. 41 edition. While we are not aware of any significant changes to routes or The Grey Corries facilities at the time of printing, it is likely that the current situation will give Route 3 Stob Ban, Stob Choire Claurigh, Stob Coire an Laoigh .......... 44 rise to more changes than would usually be expected. Any updates that Route 4 Sgurr Choinnich Mor ................................... 49 we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone. -
Nevis Hillwalking Club Our Aim Is to Have Someone Hillwalking Every Week-End Affiliated to Mountaineering Scotland
Nevis Hillwalking Club Our aim is to have someone hillwalking every week-end Affiliated to Mountaineering Scotland Website: nevishillwalking.club and on facebook Contacts: email: [email protected] Secretary: 01397 701783 Chairman: 01397 701975 John (Oban): [email protected] Meeting Places/Times Car park at the Woollen Mill (Ben Nevis Highland Centre), junction of Glen Nevis and A82 roads, Fort William – 08:00 departure. Alternatively, join at the following places when going: beyond Spean Bridge – Spean Bridge Woollen Mill, 08:20; over the Corran Ferry – Corran Ferry slip, 08:25; to Glencoe or the A82 south – Glencoe Village car park (by mountain rescue post), 08:30; to Kinlochleven or the Oban Road (A828) – St Brides School, North Ballachulish, 08:25. If you want to join a walk, it is important to contact the coordinator. Programme Layout The area we are going to is indicated opposite the date of the walk. The relevant OS 1:50K map number is given, with the grid reference of the starting point of the walks. Suggestions for other walks in the same area are welcome. It is club policy that each walk will include an experienced member. Walk distances and heights of ascent are estimates. Gaelic translations are in italics. The programmed walks and routes are flexible. Other walks and/or routes in the same area may be undertaken by some or all of the members who attend. Coordinators For each outing, we have a “walk coordinator”. See the Walks Programme to find out who this is. The coordinator is not a leader, and members should not expect to be led on a club walk. -
Bedrock Geology of the Ben Alder Massif: Report of the 2005 Field Season
Bedrock geology of the Ben Alder Massif: report of the 2005 field season Landscape and Geology Programme Internal Report IR/06/069 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WHATEVER PROGRAMME INTERNAL REPORT IR/06/069 The National Grid and other Bedrock geology of the Ben Ordnance Survey data are used with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Alder Massif: report of the 2005 Stationery Office. Licence No: 100017897/2005 Keywords field season Ben Alder, Dalradian, Grampian Highlands C J Banks, A G Leslie, J R Mendum Front cover The Ben Alder Massif and Lancet Edge (Sgor Iutharn), as viewed from Culra Bothy [NN 523762] BGS registered photograph P605215. Bibliographical reference BANKS, C J, LESLIE, A G, AND MENDUM, J R. 2005. Bedrock geology of the Ben Alder Massif: report of the 2005 field season. British Geological Survey Internal Report, IR/06/069. 25pp. Copyright in materials derived from the British Geological Survey’s work is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and/or the authority that commissioned the work. You may not copy or adapt this publication without first obtaining permission. Contact the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Section, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, e-mail [email protected]. You may quote extracts of a reasonable length without prior permission, provided a full acknowledgement is given of the source of the extract. Maps and diagrams in this book use topography based on Ordnance Survey mapping. © NERC 2006. All rights reserved Keyworth, Nottingham British Geological Survey 2006 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The full range of Survey publications is available from the BGS British Geological Survey offices Sales Desks at Nottingham, Edinburgh and London; see contact details below or shop online at www.geologyshop.com Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG The London Information Office also maintains a reference 0115-936 3241 Fax 0115-9363488 collection of BGS publications including maps for consultation. -
Drovers' Tryst Information Sheet
CRIEFF & STRATHEARN DROVERS’ TRYST 2020 Thank you for booking to take part in a Drovers’ Tryst walk. Information about the walk is as follows: WALK: Ben Lawers Traverse DATE: Sunday, 24th May, 2020 WALK LEADER: David Clark WALK GRADE: Extra Hard WALK DISTANCE: 16 km This walk starts at 400m from the Ben Lawers National Trust Car Park and finishes at the Lawers Hotel and is a traverse over the main 5 peaks of the Lawers range, Beinn Ghlas, Ben Lawers, An Stuc, Meill Garbh and Meall Greigh, before heading down to finish at the Lawers Hotel. The walk will mainly be along paths but with a short scramble down from An Stuc and some boggy sections be- tween Meall Garbh over Meall Greigh and down to the Lawers Hotel. Walk Alternate: Depending on the conditions we may curtail the walk by not including some of the munros or do Meall Ghaordaidh from Glen Lochay. MEETING POINT: Crieff Town Hall, PH7 3HU See a Map here. The Town Hall is close to the centre of the town (beneath the clock tower) – 50m along the East High St from James Square (the centre of town with fountain). Pease follow the signs for a registration & a briefing with the walk leader. You will also meet the rest of your group – before travelling together to the start of the walk. Complimentary tea and coffee will be available in the Town Hall, before the start of your walk.. CAR PARKING Car Parking is available either in the Pittezie St Car See a Map here – or the Leadenflower Car park See a Map here. -
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