Edinburgh is a great city to be a geologist in. So much rock is exposed within the city bounds and there is a considerable variety in lithology, if not geological age. While the commanding heights of the seven hills (Arthur’s…
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Urban Geology meets Urban Nature Maps
Tagged with: Edinburgh, Geodiversity, map, Social Good, urban nature
Posted in Book reviews, Edinburgh, Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Maps, Scotland, Woodlands
Posted in Book reviews, Edinburgh, Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Maps, Scotland, Woodlands
Edgelands in North Lanarkshire
Edgelands are those places that are on the periphery of urban sites. The concept was wonderfully explored in a book of the same name by Paul Farley & Michael Symonns Roberts and has become a pervasive enough concept to warrant…
Keeping hill fit close to home
Although things have changed slightly in Scotland, with unlimited outdoor exercise, I’ve still been relying on a lot of home-based exercise to try to keep myself fit for getting back into the hills. I am lucky that there are small…
Contributing to ‘Exploring the Environment’ MTA/AMI workshop, Stirling, April 20th 1000-1600
With the help of a number of other MTA and AMI members, I’ll be helping out at a CPD workshop for outdoor leaders who are members of the two Associations in the Stirling and Bridge of Allan area. I’ll be…
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
A walk in the Craigmillar WIAT (Woods in and Around Towns)
The days are getting shorter, so the chance to get out and top up the Vitamin D whenever I fancy is one of the undoubted benefits of self-employment. When I can combine it with some geological work, even better. Hills…
Tagged with: Archaeology, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Geology, Outdoor, WIAT
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Broad Law: Same hill, different route
At 840m Broad Law is the second highest peak outside of the Highlands beaten by only 3m by The Merrick in Dumfries and Galloway. Previously, I had ventured up Broad Law with my eldest daughter Jenna via the forestry track…
Book review: The Native Woodlands of Scotland: Ecology, conservation and management
The Native Woodlands of Scotland: Ecology, conservation and management Scott McG. Wilson Edinburgh University Press 2015 270 pp. One of the challenges of ‘the long walk in’ is either keeping yourself or your party amused as you cover ‘the lang…
Hills of Hame 