Local walk on the first day of August. Cloudy skies. Flat light. A day for details, for looking closely. #nature #Cairngorms

Ragged Land: bears and bushwhacking in Tombstone Park in the Yukon Territory  | TGO Magazine https://www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/long-reads/ragged-land-bears-and-bushwhacking-in-tombstone-park-in-the-yukon-territory/

Natural England forced to admit ‘Every White-tailed Eagle death in Dorset linked to rat poison’ – Raptor Persecution UK https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/01/natural-england-forced-to-admit-every-white-tailed-eagle-death-in-dorset-linked-to-rat-poison/

Even GB News cringes as Reform turns dementia patients into a political football | John Crace | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/30/gb-news-robert-jenrick-reform-uk-social-care

BBC News: Cairngorms wildfire 'will have inevitable economic impact'
BBC News - Cairngorms wildfire 'will have inevitable economic impact'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rdv4wqw8go

@Christownsendoutdoors but hey, yes, let's go ahead with Rosebank to protect jobs in Aberdeen...

Why is it so hard for people to accept that our planet, the only planet known to support intelligent life, is literally burning?

#ThereIsNoEconomyOnADeadPlanet

BBC News: 'Apocalyptic' damage as Cairngorms wildfire burns for two weeks - BBC News
BBC News - 'Apocalyptic' damage as Cairngorms wildfire burns for two weeks - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgd32v2y2lo

BBC News: Highland glen sees first wild-born beavers in 400 years
BBC News - Highland glen sees first wild-born beavers in 400 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g6k44yk2yo

https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/07/25/oxygen-conservations-business-model-and-the-conservation-of-the-glen-brown-caledonian-pinewood/

"Silicon Valley" - Marsh Family arrangement of traditional American folk song "Down in the Valley" - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm48jzUPkog

t's raining! Wonderful! Hopefully there's much more to come and it dampens down the Cairngorm fires. Can't see the smoke anymore, can't see the Cairngorms, just wet grey clouds. #Cairngorms

BBC News: Highland wildfire smoke blows into Aberdeen - 59 miles away
BBC News - Highland wildfire smoke blows into Aberdeen - 59 miles away
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d1np80gqo

Building wildfire resilience through nature restoration | Scottish Wildlife Trust
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2026/07/2587694/

BBC News: Huge firebreaks help to contain Cairngorms wildfire after flare-up
BBC News - Huge firebreaks help to contain Cairngorms wildfire after flare-up
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d1np80gqo

NEWS: From the Rhinogydd to the Cairngorms, Wildfires Continue to Burn
https://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/2026/07/from_the_rhinogydd_to_the_cairngorms_wildfires_continue_to_burn-74187

BBC News: People urged to stay away from Cairngorm wildfire area
BBC News - People urged to stay away from Cairngorm wildfire area
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5n7lvw2d7o

Confirmation of further White-tailed Eagle poisonings in Dorset – Raptor Persecution UK https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/07/22/confirmation-of-further-white-tailed-eagle-poisonings-in-dorset/

BBC News: OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack - BBC News
BBC News - OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ek3gvdnj3o

The beautiful grasses in the meadows are thick and deep, some up to my waist. In 30+ years I've never seen them like this as there are usually cattle and sheep to crop them. Not this year. Just a few dozen sheep. #grasses

View across Strathspey to the Cairngorms & the smoke from the wildfire that's been burning for six days now. Thankfully it's under control, due to the great efforts of many people. Huge thanks to them all. #Cairngorms