Happy Heritage Treasures Day!

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Today is #HeritageTreasures day so we’re sharing some of the heritage treasures being conserved and enhanced through our partnership scheme, made possible thanks to players of the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund. Lets start big with the iconic mountain Suilven, where the path has been mightily improved by John Muir Trust over the last two years under the…

Volunteering Programme 2019!

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
As the new year is approaching, I am excited to tell you about the new monthly volunteer programme that will launch in January 2019! The fourth Thursday of each month we will have a volunteer event running, rotating about the projects. Other volunteer events may be arranged as extras to this program. Examples of activities we may carry out include…

CALL Workshop 6th November 18

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
On Tuesday, CALL hosted an open workshop in Lochinver to look at the partnership’s achievements so far and the future possibilities. After a talk from our Scheme Manager Boyd, the group split into 4 groups to discuss the question we posed to them: “In light of the 2050 vision, what themes, projects and partnership development needs to be planned for…

Learning The Way!

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
By Katrina Martin, CALLP Education Manager (Job Share) Ever since I stepped into the role of Education Manager for the Outdoor & Woodland Learning Project I have been excited at the prospect of delivering an Outdoor Learning session themed around paths, especially given the variety of paths and access projects CALLP has. Like many of us, I enjoy going out…

We’ve ‘Done’ Suilven

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Path Project Officer for the John Muir Trust I look at my watch, it’s 5.30pm and it’s still a long walk back to Glencanisp from the steep slope on the north side of Suilven. It’s the last day on site of the path repair project and it’s been all hands on deck getting everything finished…

The Final Push

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Guest blog by commissioned photographer, Chris Puddephatt Only a few days left now; the whole project is nearing completion. Time has flown. Scary. At the beginning of this season I met Chris Goodman to identify a few sites as likely candidates for “before and after” shots and got the first set in the bag. Now I’m back with him trying…

Groundhog Day

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Guest blog by commissioned photographer, Chris Puddephatt After several attempts to contact Alec the team leader by phone (mine was playing up, and his had no signal at all…. modern technology!!!), I drove up to Glencanisp one evening to have a proper old fashioned conversation about my next visit. It was good to meet again after almost 12 months. The…

Suilven photobook available for download

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Following the success of the Suilven Path project’s blog posts last year, the project’s lead Chris Goodman of John Muir Trust made the blog posts into a wonderful photobook. Due to the high cost of printing them we only have a small number of copies available to read which are located at: Suileag bothy, Glencanisp Lodge, Assynt Leisure Centre and…

Visitors! We need your help!

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
We would love to know how we can improve the information available to visitors to the North West Highlands. Our short survey will help us understand how we can make it easier for you to know what to do, visit, see, try, stay…… Please help us by completing the survey by clicking the link to our SurveyMonkey page below (opens…

Sometimes things just don’t work out

, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape
Guest blog by commissioned photographer, Chris Puddephatt Mid-July and I hear that work has resumed in the gully up to the summit ridge, whilst the path across the peat must be almost finished. I’m keen to meet up with the “upper team” that I first saw on that cold foggy day; well over a year ago now. Before I head…

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