Battle on to save Lochaber’s ‘Commando’ pinewood from spruce threat
British Commandos and Allied Special Forces, including the Free French, trained at Loch Arkaig during WWII.
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Culvert collapse closes C1153 road at Loch Arkaig
Contractors Fion Construction were due to be on site all this week from 8am on Monday until tomorrow (Friday, December 10), to carry out the essential repairs.
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Emergency road closure notice – Archabi, Loch Arkaig
Contractors Fion Construction will be mobilised and on site next week from 8am on Monday until Friday, December 10, to carry out the essential repairs.
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Clunes Forest School and land acquired by the local community
The community has made use of the buildings as a base for events and activities in recent years so the transfer to them of the Clunes Forestry Offices is the ‘obvious next step’ for the buildings and surrounding woodland.
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Late arrivals stop for a viewing at Lochaber osprey nest
Hope emerged on Tuesday when two new ospreys touched down and mated on the nest.
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Loch Arkaig osprey cam switched on for 2021 season
The nest camera at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber has been running since 2017. In 2019 it attracted an audience of 60,000 viewers. Last year its audience shot up to nearly 400,000.
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Out of this world experience for Loch Arkaig ospreys
Back in 2019 Linda Keene took part in the NASA scheme to put names on the Mars rover 2020 mission which landed on the Red Planet on Thursday February 18.
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Africa-bound Lochaber osprey causes a stir in Somerset
The ospreys have gone through 560 – and still counting – fish since Louis and Aila reunited on April 6, comprising 446 trout, 61 flatfish, 31 mackerel, 11 grilse or sea trout, seven Arctic charr and four pike.
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£96,300 award for Loch Arkaig – Glen Mallie Forest Edge Restoration Project
Woodland Trust Scotland acquired Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in 2016 in close partnership with local group Arkaig Community Forest. Together, they have long term plans to restore the ancient Caledonian pinewood while stimulating economic activity in the local community.
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Loch Arkaig ospreys’ global audience quadruples in lockdown
The camera feed from Woodland Trust’s Loch Arkaig Pine Forest has been running for four years thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery.