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ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

29 July 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

29 July 2024

John Davidson looks back on a road ride through the heart of what is now a designated Unesco World Heritage Site


Highland path repairs needed after increase in visitors to National Trust for Scotland land

27 July 2024
Highland path repairs needed after increase in visitors to National Trust for Scotland land

Highland path repairs needed after increase in visitors to National Trust for Scotland land

27 July 2024

The National Trust for Scotland has launched its annual appeal to raise funds to help repair and maintain footpaths in the Highlands and beyond.


Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024
Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024

Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country will unlock a raft of economic, environmental and social opportunities, it has been predicted.


Children saved after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide near Highland beach

25 July 2024
Children saved after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide near Highland beach

Children saved after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide near Highland beach

25 July 2024

Two children were saved by an off-duty lifeguard after getting caught in a rip tide while bodyboarding from a Highland beach earlier this month.


PICTURES: Megan Keith joins Torvean junior parkrun for special run ahead of Paris 2024

23 July 2024
PICTURES: Megan Keith joins Torvean junior parkrun for special run ahead of Paris 2024

PICTURES: Megan Keith joins Torvean junior parkrun for special run ahead of Paris 2024

23 July 2024

Youngsters taking part in the 100th junior parkrun in Inverness at the weekend enjoyed a surprise visit from the city’s own Olympian.


North Coast Trail looks to take big strides in Caithness

23 July 2024
North Coast Trail looks to take big strides in Caithness

North Coast Trail looks to take big strides in Caithness

23 July 2024

The charity behind a planned long-distance walking route along the north coast is aiming to have the Caithness section up and running by next summer.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Open a new leaf with ride above Loch Ness

22 July 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Open a new leaf with ride above Loch Ness

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Open a new leaf with ride above Loch Ness

22 July 2024

John Davidson explores a mountain bike circuit on forest paths and tracks from Drumnadrochit


Youngsters urged to join landmark junior parkrun in Inverness

19 July 2024
Youngsters urged to join landmark junior parkrun in Inverness

Youngsters urged to join landmark junior parkrun in Inverness

19 July 2024

Children in Inverness are getting ready to add to their tally of over 12,000km of running and walking at a landmark junior parkrun event.


King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

16 July 2024
King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

16 July 2024

King Charles has said that news media titles underpin democracy and are “an antidote to misinformation” in a message to News Media Association members


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Fighting for the right to roam on Kinder Scout

15 July 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Fighting for the right to roam on Kinder Scout

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Fighting for the right to roam on Kinder Scout

15 July 2024

John Davidson heads for Derbyshire to enjoy a blustery run in the High Peak district – 92 years after the Kinder Mass Trespass


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

24 June 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

24 June 2024

John Davidson takes on the Highland Cross for the eighth time as the 50-mile duathlon marks its 40th anniversary


Highlands and Islands food and drink businesses given extra week to enter 2024 awards

23 June 2024
Highlands and Islands food and drink businesses given extra week to enter 2024 awards

Highlands and Islands food and drink businesses given extra week to enter 2024 awards

23 June 2024

Food and drink businesses across the Highlands and Islands have been given an extra week to submit their entries for a leading industry showcase.


Forty years after the first Midsummer Madathon, the Highland Cross is still going strong

20 June 2024
Forty years after the first Midsummer Madathon, the Highland Cross is still going strong

Forty years after the first Midsummer Madathon, the Highland Cross is still going strong

20 June 2024

John Davidson speaks to the founders of the unique duathlon that crosses the Highlands from Kintail to Beauly 40 years after it first became a reality


Trusted local news media important to combat misinformation, report shows

20 June 2024
Trusted local news media important to combat misinformation, report shows

Trusted local news media important to combat misinformation, report shows

20 June 2024

People will rely heavily upon highly trusted local news media to combat misinformation and fake news during the upcoming general election.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Glen Shiel Corbett offers spectacular high point on west coast

17 June 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Glen Shiel Corbett offers spectacular high point on west coast

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Glen Shiel Corbett offers spectacular high point on west coast

17 June 2024

John Davidson ventures onto a high summit at the head of Glen Shiel to enjoy dramatic views of this mountainous country


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Making tracks for others to follow

10 June 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Making tracks for others to follow

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Making tracks for others to follow

10 June 2024

Map-maker Steve Smirthwaite chats to John Davidson about exploring West Moray, Nairn and Dava to produce his latest mountain bike-friendly guide


£218k raised towards £300k An Teallach path repairs – but this is just the start

28 May 2024
£218k raised towards £300k An Teallach path repairs – but this is just the start

£218k raised towards £300k An Teallach path repairs – but this is just the start

28 May 2024

There are growing demands for a sustainable system to fund path repairs on Scotland’s mountains a year into a campaign to fix routes on An Teallach.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Head in the clouds on dramatic Torridon scramble

27 May 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Head in the clouds on dramatic Torridon scramble

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Head in the clouds on dramatic Torridon scramble

27 May 2024

John Davidson completes a long-awaited and exhilarating hill walk and scramble on one of Torridon’s beautiful sandstone giants


New £3.4m mountain bike centre on cards for Fort Augustus

27 May 2024
New £3.4m mountain bike centre on cards for Fort Augustus

New £3.4m mountain bike centre on cards for Fort Augustus

27 May 2024

A proposed new £3.4 million mountain bike trail centre and outdoor hub close to Loch Ness is seeking planning consent from Highland Council.


PICTURES: More than 450 take part as Inverness hosts 2024 Scottish Orienteering Championships

26 May 2024
PICTURES: More than 450 take part as Inverness hosts 2024 Scottish Orienteering Championships

PICTURES: More than 450 take part as Inverness hosts 2024 Scottish Orienteering Championships

26 May 2024

Hundreds of competitors descended on Inverness on Saturday as the local orienteering club hosted the 2024 Scottish Orienteering Championships.


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