Scotland
A Week of Wild Swimming
A Week of Wild Swimming HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews When the sun shines in Scotland you have to make the most of it, so when the sun came out in July we finished work early and set off for a wild swim. It was too good an opportunity to miss. As it turned out it…
Read MoreCircular Route near Stirling
Circular Route near Stirling HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews Sauchie Crags and North Third Reservoir. This is a short but spectacular circular route close to Stirling which has a variety of habitat, including spectacular cliffs, mixed woodland and banks of North Third Reservoir. It is one of the routes recommended in the book Scottish Trail Running,…
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Strathblane Circular Walk, Stirlingshire HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews Views, new plants and a lunchtime dip We have a bit of an ongoing joke between us that when I choose the route we end up without a footpath and when Peter chooses the route it is much longer than intended. As it was a hot day…
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Scottish Trail Running HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews Scottish Trail Running by Susie Allison What a fantastic Christmas present to receive just before our move over the border. Scottish Trail Running contains descriptions, route maps, elevation profiles and images of 70 great running routes in Scotland, ranging from simple 4km loops near Glasgow up to 48km…
Read MoreWalk at Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway
Walk at Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews A Walk that Packs a Punch We discovered this walk from Lochmaben by pure accident – and what a happy accident. This walk has it all: a variety of ecosystems, local history, sculptures, excellent interpretation boards, easy navigation and good access – oh yes and…
Read MoreDollar Glen in Winter
Dollar Glen in Winter HomeWalkingWild SwimmingRunningDays OutBirdsBook Reviews We were visiting family up in the central belt of Scotland last week. The area doesn’t look very promising to outdoor enthusiasts, particularly on a wet and windy winter weekend. Naturally we did our weekly parkrun, on this occasion a return to Callendar Park in Falkirk. It was our…
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