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Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

For richer and poorer in the Hunterston Channel.

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I have not paddled on the Clyde since my mother died in July and as Sunday 16th November was forecast to be such a beautiful day I decided...
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Friday, August 16, 2013

Light my fire, on Gigha.

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Nothing beats a fire on a wild camp but the machair on so many beautiful campsites is scarred by charred circles surrounded by blackened s...
Saturday, July 06, 2013

Relationship between sea kayaking and the environment study.

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Increasing numbers of participants in sea kayaking may be affecting the environment of the places we visit. There has been special concern...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The SSSI coastline of Culzean

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The magnificent structure of the castle dominates the great Ayrshire estate of Culzean. The coastline extends for 5km from Maidens Bay in th...
Saturday, December 29, 2007

Melting glaciers, kayaks, interconnectors and ships.

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On our journey south along Ayrshire's Atlantic coast, the volcanic cliffs are breached in only one place. The low winter sun played a w...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

A tale of lamb chops, coal, caesium, sand, fog, wind mills, government and the environment.

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One of my favourite launch spots on the Solway Firth is Dhoon shore on Goat Well Bay . Today I learned from BBC News that SEPA (Scottish En...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Adventure begins at home!

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At the weekend I got thinking about adventure on the water. In Scotland we have what must be some of the best paddling in the world, mostly ...
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

A national Marine Park for Scotland.

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Staffa Staffa is an island of volcanic origin with its basalt colums and melodious Fingal's cave, which inspired Mendelssohn to write H...
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Cuan Sound.

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One of the most fun things to do in a sea kayak is to play in a nice tidal race. Between the islands of Seil and Luing lies the narrow Cuan ...
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Saturday, November 25, 2006

Wanted: Mink Men!

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Mink on Bhacsaigh, Loch Roag. For the attention of non vegan, unemployed sea kayakers! Scottish Natural Heritage seek persons with the foll...
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Thursday, November 23, 2006

Return of the white tailed sea eagle.

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This rather poor photo can only hint at the magnificence of the sight of a pair of white tailed sea eagles wheeling in the sky off the wild ...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

What was once common and taken for granted.

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Common blue, butterfly. While on the machair at Uig , Isle of Lewis, I spotted lots of common blue butterflies. These were once a common si...
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