Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 3 May 2022

  • Red deer, Loch Ranza

    Red deer, Loch Ranza

    Went for an evening walk along the shore of Loch Ranza on the Isle of Arran, and, on the way back, in the gathering gloom, this remarkably tame fine beast eyed us up but stood his ground. I wonder if he is a descendant of the twenty red deer that were brought onto the island…

  • Wanlockhead

    Wanlockhead

    An interesting walk around Wanlockhead’s heritage trail. Wanlockhead, Scotland’s highest village, and “God’s Treasure House” although his treasure of the ores of lead, zinc, copper, silver and gold had to be gained by hard dangerous work in extremely tough living conditions. The village of Wanlockhead existed before the Quaker company of the London Mining Company…