The much-needed rain is beating down on Lochaber, and the lochs are filling up with snow-melt. Conversely, the ski slopes ...   more »

At last the garden pond at Glenloy Lodge has finally thawed (Monday 15th), after almost three months of ice. Hard ...   more »

Have been enjoying the continung spell of bright sunshine here in Lochaber.The temperature reached a heady 9oC on Saturday (although ...   more »

Out and about in Lochaber we have continued to fight our way through snow and ice, pretty much as soon ...   more »

Up before dawn yesterday to inspect our local blackcock lek, and try and get some pictures. Surprised to find a ...   more »

Still cold at Glenloy and the mountains are white-capped. The canal continues to periodically freeze over, so the water temperature ...   more »

Spotted an adult White-tailed Eagle at the mouth of the River Loy on Monday (18th), just a few hundred metres ...   more »

Here in Glenloy, we haven't had the volume of snow that has been found elsewhere in Scotland, but the weather ...   more »

One late, long December evening we went down from Glenloy to a concert in Strontian. Weather being reasonably amenable, one ...   more »

In mid December, we were bemoaning the lack of a decent cold spell in Glen Loy, and now the old ...   more »

Having suffered some pretty wet and miserable weather in Glenloy, along with the rest of the country, we were pleased ...   more »

Here in Lochaber we had a couple of outings in more-or-less fair weather last week. The first was to Glen ...   more »

The weather in Glenloy remains unseasonably mild, if wet. A couple of strong winds have started to strip the foliage ...   more »

Went for an atmospheric walk along the Caledonian Canal from Glen Loy this morning. The water was still, the mist ...   more »

Had a change and a Grand Day Out last week, taking visitors to Skye for the day. We were blessed ...   more »

Time for a busman's holiday. Always a good excuse to suss out the local landscape for Glenloy guests. So, we ...   more »

Our latest group of guests enjoyed a great week out with Glenloy Wildlife , despite some rather mixed weather.

Sunday ...   more »

The rain has been incessant in Lochaber throughout August, but this has not stopped the flood of tourists, many from ...   more »

The local osprey chicks at Loch Lochy were fledged a couple of weeks ago and are now venturing further afield. ...   more »

Here in Lochaber the weather was rather mixed throughout July, and continues to be variable into the first week of ...   more »

It's now high summer here in Lochaber. The bracken is tall, the trees no longer in first flush, but the ...   more »

Great sighting of an otter and 2 cubs at the mouth of the River Lochy last week, a short walk ...   more »

Had some quality time at the beginning of June to celebrate my birthday and realise a couple of ambitions. On ...   more »

Another great week for wildlife watching in the West Highlands. Orchids seem to have been shooting up everywhere   more »

Had some great sightings with Glenloy Wildlife guests last weeks, and am just playing catch up with some of the details   more »

Had one of the beautiful evenings here in Lochaber that serve to remind us why we moved to this area....   more »

What a fabulous week we have had here in Glenloy. The skies have been vivid blue, the snow-topped mountains as clear as a bell, including Ben Nevis, and the temperatures have almost been touching 20o.   more »

Showery weather here in Lochaber over the Bank Holiday weekend, but this didn't stop us getting out and about. A ...   more »

Had two very contrasting days out here in Lochaber in the last couple of days. On Thursday we walked up ...   more »

Things have been pretty hectic at Glenloy of late, but now have finally got time to draw breath and provide ...   more »

Glen Garry is only half an hour away from Glen Loy, but once the main A82 is left there is ...   more »