Everyone in the outdoor community is having to adapt to changes and think about how deliver training and experiences under new constraints. Today I drew up a Covid-19 plan and worked through the Visit Scotland ‘Good to Go!’ accreditation scheme.…
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Hills of Hame now offering some urban exploration of Edinburgh via Airbnb experiences
Fossil fish and ammonoids on the streets beside famous landmarks? Hiking within sight of the centre of Edinburgh, but not among the crowds in Holyrood Park? Hills of Hame has offered these experiences, and others, since start-up in 2014. However, uptake from…
Tagged with: Edinburgh, Fossils, Geology, Walking
Posted in Geological Walks, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Posted in Geological Walks, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Ochils geological trip
After running another of my Pentland walks for Mountain Training Association members, based on the Lothian and Borders GeoConservation leaflet Pentland Rocks!, I got some interested parties for a trip to the Ochils on a day that suited some people…
Tagged with: Geology, MTA, Outdoor, Stirling
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks, Mountain Training, Pentlands, Woodlands
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks, Mountain Training, Pentlands, Woodlands
Belhaven Bay – surf’s up! Geodiversity’s up!
Had my first ever trip to Belhaven Bay, just to the west of Dunbar. I’ve been into Dunbar itself to look at the rocks in the harbour area and visited the extensive Carboniferous exposures to the south of Dunbar at…
Tagged with: Belhaven, Dunbar, Marsh, Prestonpans
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Scotland, Trips
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Scotland, Trips
Watching brief on Edinburgh Rocks! walk
Leading walks out-of-doors from urban geology to out in high and lonely places requires that you get out there from time to time to check your route and look for changes for good as well as ill. We’re in the…
Scottish Geoheritage Festival, October 2017
The hard work of the Scottish Geodiversity Forum has resulted in Scotland’s first national geoheritage festival. Events are happening across Scotland during October, with the support and goodwill of many organizations and individuals, as part of the year-long 2017 Year of…
Harlaw Reservoir wanderings
Harlaw is part of a network of reservoirs that were built in the 19th century to supply the city with clean, fresh water. The network now extends deep into the Scottish Borders around Talla but the Pentland Hills contain numerous…
Tagged with: Edinburgh, Geology, Outdoor, Walking
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Pentlands, Scotland, Uncategorized
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Pentlands, Scotland, Uncategorized
This week in the Pentlands-part 2
After the rather poor views last Tuesday, Shadow and I headed off to Threipmuir on a clear, crisp day to (mostly) run down to The Howe to complete getting photos for some of the Pentlands walks I run through Hills…
Qualified as a Hill and Moorland Leader
My abilities to run trips into more remote areas was bolstered by my successful completion of Mountain Training UK Hill and Moorland Leader award during three days of assessment in the Ochils and Pentlands. I will be completing an Expedition…
Hills of Hame 