Ben Nevis: John Muir Trust staff will man a stall on the tourist route

Walkers heading for Britain’s highest mountain can blag a free diary if they take up the offer to join the charity that owns the peak.

Staff from the John Muir Trust will be manning a stall at the bridge near the Glen Nevis visitor centre, on the main route to Ben Nevis, much of which is owned and managed by the conservation charity.

The Wild Nature Diary

The stall will have details of the trust’s work, including looking after the summit of the Ben and other mountains in Highland Scotland.

Anyone who joins at the stall on Saturday, 13 September, will receive a free copy of the Wild Nature Diary, edited by nature photographer John Beatty.

The John Muir Trust, named after the Scotsman who emigrated to the USA and was instrumental in founding the national-park movement, owns and manages the summit plateau of Ben Nevis, its southern and western flanks, the chain of high peaks to the east and Steall and the Nevis Gorge.

The JMT also owns the Red Cuillin on Skye, Schiehallion, Quinag and Sandwood Bay. The trust works with the communities on its own land and with the community bodies that own and manage land in Knoydart, North Harris and Assynt.

A John Muir Trust spokesperson said: “Through conserving wild land such as Ben Nevis and Glen Nevis, campaigning to protect it, and inspiring people about wild places, the John Muir Trust aims to ensure wild land is protected and wild places valued by everyone.”