Members share their accounts of magical moments in wild places. Why not contribute your own?
Wild Moment: Yvonne Reddick
Published: 27 Jan 2022
"Dainty Alpinist, chinking her roots into fissures and fractures, like crampons in toeholds." Yvonne Reddick's poem celebrates the hardy plants that cling to the UK's highest mountain.
My Nevis: Pip Rolls
Published: 28 Jun 2021
Helping us celebrate 21 years of looking after Nevis is Pip Rolls who recounts a memorable walk with friends 50 years ago, that included climbing the UK's highest mountain.
My Nevis: Lena Hunter
Published: 15 Jun 2021
As part of our celebration of 21 years of caring for Nevis, Lena Hunter, Head of Learning and Adventure at the Outward Bound Trust’s Loch Eil Centre near Fort William, talks about a special relationship with the area that goes back many years.
Wild Moment: Romany Garnett
Published: 13 May 2021
Sparks fly in Quinag Conservation Officer Romany Garnett's evocative poem.
My Nevis: Alex Roddie
Published: 11 May 2021
Helping us celebrate 21 years of looking after Nevis is editor of Sidetracked magazine, Alex Roddie, who pays tribute to the Ben's more challenging aspects.
My Nevis: Rob Bushby
Published: 3 May 2021
As part of our celebration of 21 years of caring for Ben Nevis, Rob Bushby remembers a very special guided walk into the corries of the North Face of Ben Nevis as part of the countdown to the London 2012 Olympics.
My Nevis: Chris Boothman and Gillian Hughes
Published: 3 May 2021
Helping us celebrate 21 years of looking after Nevis are Chris Boothman and Gillian Hughes who run the Carinbrook Guest House and share some of their glorious photographs of a favourite season on and around the Ben.
Wild Moment: Gwennie Fraser
Published: 29 Apr 2021
"I followed the thin trails of life moving above me..." While Gwennie Fraser was attending to repairs on the family croft house, in the North West Highlands, she witnessed the wonderful spectacle of geese migrating north overhead on a clear day.
My Nevis: Mick Tighe
Published: 28 Apr 2021
From giants to geologists, guides and climbers, Mick Tighe unravels some of the rich folklore and history associated with Ben Nevis – a mountain that has now been in the Trust’s care for 21 years.
My Nevis: Nathan Berrie
Published: 28 Apr 2021
This year’s summer solstice marks 21 years since the Trust began caring for Ben Nevis. It’s been a busy couple of decades explains, our Nevis Conservation Officer, Nathan Berrie.
Wild moment: Brian Davies
Published: 14 Apr 2021
Author and trustee of the Cambrian Mountains Society, Brian Davies, explains the rich layers of meanings behind milltir sgwar / my square mile.
Wild Moment: Stephen McCarthy
Published: 29 Mar 2021
Beekeeper Stephen McCarthy discovers how wild honey bees offer vital lessons for saving the world's managed bee colonies - thanks to Thomas Seeley's book - The Lives of Bees