Gloag access case: Ramblers will not appeal

The Ramblers’ Association in Scotland says it will not appeal against the court decision which banned the public from a millionaire’s land.Stagecoach bus magnate Ann Gloag, whose fortune is estimated at £400m, persuaded Sheriff Michael Fletcher to grant her an exclusion from right-to-roam laws at her Kinfauns Castle estate near Perth.

Have you seen a Scots mountain hare?

Conservationists are asking for walkers’ help in recording sightings of a rare Scottish mountain dweller.The Game Conservancy Trust wants details of numbers of mountain hares spotted while our on the hills.

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Bad-tempered swans force walkers' warnings

It’s a dangerous world out there. After last month’s news that vicious eagle owls had forced the closure of a Bowland footpath, grough has...

Tragedy hits Highland love nest

Scotland’s favourite avian soap opera took a dark turn with the news of a death in the Highland love nest.Bird-brained Henry, the osprey involved in three-in-a-nest shenanigans at Loch Garten, has trampled on one of his own offspring, killing the chick.Henry has previously kicked his love rival’s eggs out of the nest, dashing them on the ground.

Summit success for Everest documentary team

The team filming a recreation of Mallory and Irvine’s ill-fated 1920s Everest expedition has summited the mountain.Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding removed a ladder fixed to the Second Step, a 30m rock face just below the summit and free climbed it, using just hand and foot holds.

Anger as Gloag wins access ban case

Scottish politicians say judges should be issued with new guidance after millionaire bus magnate Ann Gloag won her case to ban the public from her land.Campaigners say the ruling, by Sheriff Michael Fletcher, blows a massive hole in Scotland’s right-to-roam legislation and could lead to landowners across the country closing their estates.MSP Rosanna Cunningham, whose Perth constituency covers Mrs Gloag’s Kinfauns Castle estate from which walkers, runners and cyclists are now excluded, will raise the matter tomorrow during First Minister’s Questions in the Holyrood parliament.

Foinaven falls short of magic number

All those baggers on tenterhooks can hang up their boots for a little while.It was announced this morning that Foinaven is not a Munro.

Retired teacher claims Everest record

A Japanese man has claimed the title of the oldest Everest conqueror.71-year-old Katsusuke Yanagisawa spent half-an-hour on the summit and said he could have sung a song.