Old Convent Land – Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company

Samhain Halloween at the Convent Wood

The Old Convent Wood is the venue for a FREE traditional Samhain Halloween night!Music, spooky story telling, food and hot drinks and more by the bonfire.Saturday 28th October from 6.30pm to 9pm. Everyone is welcome

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”