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Felling licence for Convent Land storm damage

As you know, on 28th December, Storm Gerrit hit the southern part of Loch Ness and Loch Oich to Laggan with unusual intensity causing a considerable amount of damage and the Convent Wood did not escape the devastation. Approximately 26 mature and well-established trees were lost in the wood, some blown right over, some loosingContinue reading “Felling licence for Convent Land storm damage”

Mysterious Disappearing Litter

With 15,000 tonnes dropped every year, litter is a major problem in Scotland, . That’s 50 pieces of litter per person per year and 745 items of litter dropped every minute! It’s surprising then we’re not knee deep in the stuff, but then we have the Community Caretakers, various community minded groups and individuals, asContinue reading “Mysterious Disappearing Litter”

We Have Hedgehogs!

Sometimes you encounter wildlife in a surprising, unexpected, and delightful way. On my rounds of the old convent land one day in late July, I was walking along the grassy path that leads off the main ridge to the southwest and heads down through the brambles towards Caledonian Court. I stopped suddenly as I sawContinue reading “We Have Hedgehogs!”

Wildlife Cameras at the Convent Land

As you may have read a recent edition of the Ness News, Deirdre MacKinnon was awarded a grant by the Community Company for Trail Cameras to record wildlife in the old Convent Woods. These two Keen Ranger PT cameras are now set up in discrete locations and can be remotely controlled, moved and zoomed, andContinue reading “Wildlife Cameras at the Convent Land”