The River Tay is home to Britain’s largest continuous reedbed. Habitat for an array of wildlife, including marsh harriers, water … More
Author: jamescarron
Croick Church
Tiny Croick Church is one of Scotland’s most remote kirks, sitting at the end of a 10-mile long single track … More
Strathpeffer Sculptures
Blackmuir Wood, on the edge of the Highland spa town of Strathpeffer, is home to a magical, if slightly haunting, … More
Women of the Woods
Formed in April 1942 as an offshoot of the Women’s Land Army, the Women’s Timber Corps worked the forests of … More
Corrour Station
Corrour is the highest and most remote mainline railway station in Britain. Located in the heart of Rannoch Moor, a … More
Red Squirrels in Fife
Scotland’s wildlife is often pretty elusive. Guidebooks and interpretive boards offer a glossy catalogue of what may be spotted but … More
Earthquake House
A stone shed deep in the Perthshire countryside was once the epicentre of earthquake studies. The grand name it possesses, … More
The Bronze Ford
Gracing Cameron Square in the centre of Fort William, the Bronze Ford is a replica (or ‘replicar’) of the Ford … More
Mahatma Gandhi – sitting at a bus stop
‘Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.’ – the words of Mahatma … More
Plague Grave
When the Great Plague of 1645 swept north from Edinburgh, crossing the River Forth into the Kingdom of Fife, it … More