John Muir Trust
Mountaineer Peter Pearson steps up to head John Muir Trust
A seasoned mountaineer and adventurer has taken over at the head of a major Scottish conservation charity.
National Trust for Scotland joins fight against Stronelairg windfarm
Scotland’s biggest conservation charity has thrown its weight behind the campaign against the building of a huge windfarm in the Highlands.
Steall Gorge route reopens after John Muir Trust carries out path repairs
A path in Glen Nevis has reopened after emergency repairs following a landslip. The footpath in the Steall Gorge was closed by owners John Muir Tru...
Footpath repair work begins on Skye munro Blàbheinn
Work has begun on restoring a popular path on the Isle of Skye. Helicopter airlifts were used to take materials to the site on Blàbheinn, where a ...
John Muir Trust seeks judicial review of Stronelairg windfarm decision
Campaigners are seeking a judicial review of the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a controversial windfarm in the Highlands.
Mountaineers urge minister John Swinney to oppose Rannoch windfarm
Mountaineers in Scotland are calling on a Government minister to back opposition to a proposed windfarm in his constituency.
Cautious welcome as one fifth of Scotland declared 'wild land'
Ramblers, mountaineers and conservationists welcomed the Scottish Government’s new policy that designates almost a fifth of the nation as wild land.
Mountaineers' dismay at Government Stronelairg windfarm approval
Mountaineers and conservationists have condemned the Scottish Government’s decision to give the go-ahead to a major windfarm in the Monadhliath Mountains.
Blàbheinn path restoration project wins £24,000 cash contest
Work will begin on restoring the path up a Hebridean mountain after success in a European competition secured £24,000 cash for the project.
John Muir Trust welcomes Holyrood deer-control plans
A conservation charity has welcomed moves by the Scottish Government to control deer numbers. Holyrood’s land reform consultation announced this ...
Outdoor fans urged to support charity in 'David and Goliath' windfarm fight
Mountaineers are urging outdoor fans to back a conservation charity battling a windfarm proposal in what it says is a David and Goliath fight.
Steall path in Glen Nevis closed after landslip
A popular path in the shadow of Britain’s highest mountain has been closed following a landslip. Heavy rain in the past few days has caused the c...
John Muir Trust seeks to limit its costs in Stronelairg windfarm case
A conservation charity is attempting to limit its costs in a legal challenge to a major windfarm development.
Mountaineers' relief as Scots Government rejects Glenmorie turbines plan
The Scottish Government has turned down controversial plans for a major windfarm on the hills above Bonar Bridge in the Highlands.
Trust says Talladh-a-Bheithe windfarm would undermine new wild land map
A conservation charity is urging residents and visitors to lodge objections to plans for a windfarm which, it said, would fatally undermine a recently agreed wild-land map.
John Muir Trust calls for public inquiry into Stronelairg windfarm
A conservation charity has called for a public inquiry into plans to build a massive windfarm in the Monadhliath Mountains.
Outdoor fans urged to vote for Ben Nevis in National Lottery poll
Outdoor enthusiasts are being urged to vote for the UK’s highest mountain in an online poll being run by the National Lottery.
John Muir Trust tells MSPs: put wild land map back into planning picture
A conservation charity is urging Scottish parliamentarians not to bow to commercial pressure on a wild land map as they debate the subject at Holyrood.