a view for my southern friends

[Highland Forestry]

Tagging on to Stevie's post, the vast majority of my work is in the Cairngorms National Park, and this is where I call home..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Stephen Blair]

love the last to with the 'har' i think the locals call it, i was at the top of stewarts hill a few years ago at dusk and watched it roll in under neath me, truly amazing. i am getting the cairngorm urge again, i had supressed it for over a year but i am getting it back. time for a holiday me thinks

[Highland Forestry]

When you're next up we have a spare room now if it's any use to you Stevie.

[MattyF]

awsome pics guys I really want to move up north but the girlfreind only wants to go as far as herefordshire wales,or back to germany....one day ill convince her, we should be going some where camping in scotland this summer any ideas??hopefully some where that will change her mind!

[Stephen Blair]

awsome pics guys I really want to move up north but the girlfreind only wants to go as far as herefordshire wales,or back to germany....one day ill convince her, we should be going some where camping in scotland this summer any ideas??hopefully some where that will change her mind!

 

its all depends on the weather mate, but i would stick to the west coast as much as possible if you are looking for amazing scenery but the midges can be terrible, the aviemore,cairngorms are really geared up for tourists and there is plenty of room to find your own space and midges are at a minimuim. but its all good mate:001_smile:

[Charlieh]

Tagging on to Stevie's post, the vast majority of my work is in the Cairngorms National Park, and this is where I call home..

 

I did a load of vegetation survey work up there a few years back, round rothiemurchas and kinveachy awesome place, really liked it,

 

but i was living at Drumochter (the highest point on the A9 i think) and i hated it, it was like a 30mile round trip to the pub

 

 

Must admit i love the west coast, been up to Oldshoremore near Kinlochbervie lots of times, love the beachs and scenery can go for a paddle in the see with the dolphins, and watch the otters and seals, hmm think i might have to book a cabin up there again soon

[Stephen Blair]

 

but i was living at Drumochter (the highest point on the A9 i think) and i hated it, it was like a 30mile round trip to the pub

 

 

that is a pretty bleak place charlie, you should of got a room at coylum bridge, its about a 30m round trip to the bar from what i have heard:001_cool:

[Charlieh]

I was volunteer work as well so didnt get paid

 

it was a shock to the system sat in tescos car park in Aviemore in the first week of June with the thermometer in the L200 saying 2degrees and there being a light shower of snow surfice to say i went back to the office.

 

the one thing i couldnt believe was the sheer numbers of ticks from the deer in the heather, i wouldnt sit down for my dinner, my other half was doing a study into tick abundance up there, and found one fieldvole with 110 ticks on it

 

I loved seeing the capercaillie about up there, fantastic,

[Stephen Blair]

thats why there arent any grouse left mate,speak to my brother about it 'sylvestris stew' thanks to the farmers not dipping their sheep he got paid off as the grouse keeper up there. and mat (highland forestery) was one of his underkeepers. i would be surprised if you guys didnt cross paths while you were up there mate

[Charlieh]

I was working for the Game Conservancy, one of the many bits of work i did for them, the deer really really really need a serious hammering, as some of the areas had no sheep, and just loads of deer,

 

With the woodland grouse the numbers are being affected by vegetaion being to short and also the nests getting trampled by deer, i can see one solution that involves a bit of time and a .270 (not endorsing DCS though)