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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 2h

One of those perfect days. Several times almost moved to tears by the beauty.

Looking through cloud into the massive complexity of the Garbh Choire

Big sky over the granite and grit landscape of the McDui plateau

The cliffs of Coire Sputan Dearg of Ben McDui

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 2d

Muirburn should be banned - yet the @snp.org Scottish Government don't even have the guts to enforce the licensing system they claim to have agreed.

Danny Carden @dannyoutdoors.bsky.social · 2d

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/09/b...

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Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park

You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 2d

I think I just need some hope.

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 3d

Fergus Ewing was practically up their rear end. Maybe the rest are just running scared, but they're letting control of the country be taken away from the people while they dither about asking nicely for a referendum. We're going backwards rather than forwards.

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 3d

The SNP have always been in the pocket of the landowners, feart to say boo to them. I still want independence but have to seriously consider giving my vote to any party willing to control the landowners and their minions.

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 3d

I still think the campfire ban in the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social Cairngorms National Park is right, but it's long past time landowners were held to account too and made to behave responsibly themselves.

nickkempe.bsky.social @nickkempe.bsky.social · 3d

Prof Douglas MacMillan's post earlier this week on the cause of fires in the Cairngorms National Park shows the Scottish Government's sleekit announcement today that muirburn licensing will be delayed for another nine months is highly political parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/10/08/w...

Why the ban on camp fires in the Cairngorms National Park maybe political rather than sustainable..... - parkswatchscotland

NIMBYism’ and ‘Park politics’ rather than fire risk is probably behind the move to ban camp fires (see here). My bet is that the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNP) has caved in to pressure from...

parkswatchscotland.co.uk

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations! - on the bairn, the book and your dedication to the cause.
But most of all for young Mr or Ms Featherstone when they come. A whole new field of guiding for you.

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Ben Dolphin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️⛰🌲 @countrysideben.bsky.social · 8d

Just published 🙂 I've been wanting to write about the rut for years but never had the piccies to back it up till last autum 🦌. It certainly helps when it's happening right outside your house.

walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 10d

In his latest column, @countrysideben.bsky.social listens to one of the most dramatic sounds and spectacles of the Highlands.

Read all about the Rut:
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-rut/

The rut

I always look forwards to the first subzero morning. Coming so early in the autumn season, when summer still holds the days, it typically occurs after a clear night, which means the subsequent morning...

www.walkhighlands.co.uk

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 11d

Looks interesting, but not sure I could help. My navigation too often consists of wandering aimlessly, getting lost, then using relocation skills. 😳

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 12d

This happened last week. Last week! A British MEP pleading guilty to accepting bribes to promote Russian interests. Why has this not been headline news all over the media?

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 17d

Given that these people can reasonably be seen as Israel's agents in Britain, surely all members should be charged with both treason and assistance to genocide.

Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 17d

Before Labour Friends of Israel removed its webpage, we found 73 of Labour’s 197 MPs were parliamentary supporters or officers of the group

Dozens of MPs have been funded by LFI. But it refuses to disclose its donors.

For how much longer can this go on❓
www.declassifieduk.org/who-funds-la...

Who funds Labour Friends of Israel – and why won’t it say?

LFI is one of the largest lobbying forces in British politics, but refuses to disclose its sources of income. What is it hiding?

www.declassifieduk.org

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 17d

Fascist.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 18d

ScotWays is proud to be part of the Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance (SORA)

SORA’s new 2026–31 manifesto calls for a £50m “Paths into Nature” fund to improve the quality, accessibility, and visibility of Scotland’s paths.

Read the full manifesto (link in our bio)

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 19d

Remember: God is American, so uses American time zones. Better get those clean pants back on for a few hours yet.

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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · Sep 5

Some recent headlines:

"UK hottest summer ever, with drought across much of England"
"Deadly floods in Pakistan"
"Scientists warn of Atlantic current collapse if we don't stop burning fossil fuels"

We can't afford to expand airports in a climate emergency - please sign and share this petition.

Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK

More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...

petition.parliament.uk

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm surprised they didn't, but don't know all the circumstances.

Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Sep 9

Always interesting to catch up with what Mountaineering Scotland have been up to. Read their annual report here.
www.mountaineering.scot/about-us/bus...

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Sep 8

🤣I'm thinking of suggesting a second storey. I'm sure the MBA would go for that.

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Sep 8

So thrilled and moved to receive this for my birthday. It's a lovely piece of art in its own right, but especially important to me because I've known Corrour Bothy for almost 60 years and been privileged to help look after it for almost 20.
#CorrourBothy #Cairngorms

Watercolour painting of a mountain bothy painted on an Ordnance Survey map of the relevant area. #Corrour Bothy #Cairngorms

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Dave Rendle @daverendle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Police saved the UK from 890 retired and disabled terrorists and a mannequin this weekend

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Before I begin this article, I must point out that I fully support the police dragging away old ladies on zimmerframes.

www.councilestatemedia.uk

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Aug 24

A lot of miles covered and lots of luck with the weather (if not with the midges!) Shame there was nothing exciting at Clach a Chleirich though.

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Aug 19

Aye we have a real disassociation from nature - I see it sometimes in myself too - but we really, really need to stop trying to control everything and let life in.

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Aug 19

Same for me in the Cairngorms. It was all I knew.

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Aug 19

To think this was mostly bare hillside when I was a kid - and even until very recently. Top marks to the National Trust @n-t-s.bsky.social and dedicated staff at Mar Lodge Estate.

Ben Dolphin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️⛰🌲 @countrysideben.bsky.social · Aug 18

Doire Bhraghad is probably the most uplifting corner of the estate, as it's where the woodland regeneration has really surged in the last decade or so. I was up there today snapping some seasonal fixed-point piccies on my day off 🙂

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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · Aug 19

Just a couple of years ago, so I did know about all the new growth, but, like the walk up to Scottie's these days, it's a constant surprise and delight.

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