Category Archives: Wildlife

The Cromdales and a visit to the crash site of a RAF Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Carn a’ Ghille Chearr, 710 metres Cromdale Hills.

Posted on June 28, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

I have visited the Cromdales a few times mainly on the odd winter course when we skied from Grantown on Spey. This was due to heavy snow at various years stopping us going to the Cairngorms. Yet I have never … Continue reading →

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An Teallach memories. Recent and Past.

Posted on June 26, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

An Teallach – to see it’s jagged profile in the distance makes any mountaineer want to reach its summits. This to me is best seen from “Destitution Road” the A832 which has a sad history built during a time of … Continue reading →

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Takithame ? Good Karma seeing the Dolphins . Marine waste.

Posted on June 14, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

The other day I dragged a lot of plastic netting old fishing gear near the cycle track. I had passed it for several years like so many but decided to do something so I dragged it onto the fence. Hoping … Continue reading →

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Colonsay Day – 4 visit Dun Gallain an ancient Fort. Great last day wandering.Seeing the Waverley Steamer.

Posted on June 7, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

At last we had a day out Kalie as she had finished her bee course. We had the ferry late early evening so we had a wander from Colonsay Golf course to look for the old fort at Dun Gallain. … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Colonsay -The Strand

Posted on June 5, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Today was another day with Islay the collie. Ksllie was away on her last day of bee keeping . Last nights night we watched A Sherlock Holmes film involving Bees! The weather again was superb so we were away for … Continue reading →

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Dog sitting in Colonsay !

Posted on June 4, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. The ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil, it is in the council area of Argyll and … Continue reading →

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The mystery of the Wellington aircraft crash on the Island of Soay near St Kilda.

Posted on May 29, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

SOAY CRASH INVESTIGATION. Continue reading →

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Short Sunderland 111 ML858 Crash – St Kilda – 7 June 1944 – A visit in May 2022.

Posted on May 29, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

The Sunderland aircraft crashed on a navigation exercise from a flight out of Oban. I have been very fortunate to visit this sad Crash site on the remote Island of St Kilda on two occasions in 2014 and May 2020. … Continue reading →

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May 2022 – St Kilda trip back on Terra Firma.

Posted on May 27, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday was sheltering awaiting the storm to die down. We satiated on boat all day till late afternoon as it would have been crazy to launch the inflatable in that weather. We all enjoyed the break. The weather and light … Continue reading →

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Arrived at St Kilda after a long journey from Stornoway. What a place.

Posted on May 25, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

We left the boat yard for St Kilda Murdo our Skipper deciding to make use of the weather. It was a long day arriving at Village Bay St Kilda about 0130 Tuesday morning. It was pretty rough journey at times … Continue reading →

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