Blustery day for Beach Buddies
Nine adults and four children braved the dreich weather to take part in the Arran Beach Buddies beach clean at Blackwaterfoot beach on the weekend.
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Giants’ Graves trail is closed for repairs
The path, which leads to the prehistoric chambered cairns and to remarkable views across Whiting Bay, has become a victim of its own success and has become so eroded that repairs, that are expected to last until spring next year, now need to be carried out.
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Little egret a highlight of October migration
This is the third year in a row that this colonising species has been reported on Arran and it is the first time that records have included more than one bird.
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Autumn Fest at the castle
The annual autumnal celebration, now in its second year, is known as Autumn Fest and will take place every day from Sunday October 13th to Monday October 21.
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Sun shines for Lamlash Splash swimmers
The sun shone and even the tides lent a helping hand to the 40 swimmers taking part in the annual Lamlash Splash – a gruelling 1.3 mile swim from Holy Isle to Lamlash.
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Single swan spends summers on Arran
On Arran there may a single whooper swan that has not migrated to its breeding grounds in the north.
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Belles in coast to coast cycle across Scotland
The Arran Belles are no strangers to cycling from coast to coast, or even around the entire island, but recently they set their sights on a larger challenge, cycling from the coast to coast of Scotland.
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Moonwalkers catch the sunrise on Goatfell
‘It was with a certain amount of trepidation that I met up with seven others at 2am at the mountain rescue base. Once we had all arrived Jeremy Fielden talked us through the route and Corinna Goeckeritz introduced us all to each other and to Munro Moonwalker, Alan Rowan. We were then driven round to High Corrie to start the walk.
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Beach Buddies out in Machrie
A determined six Beach Buddies turned their attention to a blustery and damp Machrie beach on Saturday evening as part of the Mindful Chef UK wide beach clean.