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You can read our regular features in The Inverness Courier, Ross-shire Journal, Northern Scot, John O'Groat Journal, Strathspey & Badenoch Herald and Northern Times. We also produce an Active Outdoors supplement that appears in our titles as well as maintaining our webpage on each of our newspapers' websites.

A peaceful wander through the forest close to the busy village of Fort Augustus  in this week's
12/09/2026

A peaceful wander through the forest close to the busy village of Fort Augustus in this week's

Reaching new heights: John Davidson takes a walk below some of the tallest trees in the country in a hidden forest plant...
05/09/2026

Reaching new heights: John Davidson takes a walk below some of the tallest trees in the country in a hidden forest planted in the 19th century in this week's

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Stepping back in time on the deserted Eilean nan Ron - we're Out And About With Ralph as he kayaks to the difficult to a...
30/08/2026

Stepping back in time on the deserted Eilean nan Ron - we're Out And About With Ralph as he kayaks to the difficult to access north coast island

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A family-friendly Munro outing on the edge of the Cairngorms in this week's Active Outdoors - find out why an eight-year...
29/08/2026

A family-friendly Munro outing on the edge of the Cairngorms in this week's Active Outdoors - find out why an eight-year-old gave it 5 out of 5 stars!

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A new event in the far north is set to be a replacement for the defunct Castle of Mey 10K that used to be a regular on t...
26/08/2026

A new event in the far north is set to be a replacement for the defunct Castle of Mey 10K that used to be a regular on the area’s running calendar.

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Only one snag to low water levels on River Thurso kayak - Conditions dictate a change of approach for a summer paddle in...
18/08/2026

Only one snag to low water levels on River Thurso kayak - Conditions dictate a change of approach for a summer paddle in our regular Out and About With Ralph feature

In this week's   - John Davidson returns to Glenmore after the area reopened in the aftermath of the devastating Cairngo...
15/08/2026

In this week's - John Davidson returns to Glenmore after the area reopened in the aftermath of the devastating Cairngorms wildfire

Glenmore Forest Park welcomed thousands of visitors again at the weekend after opening up in the aftermath of the devast...
10/08/2026

Glenmore Forest Park welcomed thousands of visitors again at the weekend after opening up in the aftermath of the devastating wildfire. John Davidson headed to the glen where he spoke to Paul Hibberd of Forestry and Land Scotland about the situation and access in the area.

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In our latest   feature, John Davidson puts the children to the test with a challenging off-road bike ride to the beach ...
08/08/2026

In our latest feature, John Davidson puts the children to the test with a challenging off-road bike ride to the beach and back in the summer holidays

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A Wester Ross bothy will be locking its doors for a few weeks as major refurbishment works are carried out.Find out more...
01/08/2026

A Wester Ross bothy will be locking its doors for a few weeks as major refurbishment works are carried out.

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