Wildlife

I was standing on a sodden ridge in the Cairngorms back in 2012, my fingers so numb I could barely grip my pen, trying to …

I remember standing in a sodden, wind-whipped valley in the Peak District three years ago, staring at a piece of kit that cost more than …

I once spent four hours crouched in a damp gorse thicket near the Cairngorms, waiting for a single pine marten, only to realize my “high-tech” …

I was standing on a frost-slicked ridge in the Cairngorms three years ago, my fingers so numb I could barely operate my binoculars, watching a …

I spent three hours last Tuesday standing on a granite ledge in a gale that felt like it was trying to peel the skin off …

I remember sitting on a granite outcrop in the Cairngorms back in 2012, watching a pair of peregrines circling a ledge through a veil of …

I spent most of my nine years as a ranger standing perfectly still in freezing rain, not because I was waiting for a miracle, but …

I remember standing on a scree slope in the Cairngorms, teeth chattering and visibility down to ten metres, watching a group of hikers stare blankly …

I was standing on a damp, wind-scoured ridge in the Cairngorms last October when I watched a group of well-meaning hikers strip a patch of …