January 2011
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Best Camping Sites at Loch Lomond
Camplinks has been asked to recommend a camping site at Loch Lomond. I’ve passed by Loch Lomond in the car and on the train on the way up to Highlands, but have not been camping there. So I’ve have a look at a few campsite guides to find out what’s around…
There’s a few to choose from, but not loads. I’ve listed some of them below, which would be my order of...
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Vote of 2011 ... Which Animals should have which... →
Today for some reason my mind went off on a tangent wondering why seals are so good at balancing balls on their noses … makes no sense as there are no balls in the wild … odd hey? The scientific answer is obvious but still quite random
So anyway I’ve created a poll of Animals and which skill you think they should have you can only choose one skill per animal! and only one vote...
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Man plummets 1000ft down mountain ... almost no... →
Adam Potter, an experienced climber from Glasgow this weekend tumbled almost 300m down Sgurr Choinnich Mor and survived to tell the tale!
Click the link above to read more on this story and leave a comment below to tell us of any tumbles you’ve had ;)
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Can I go Camping Please Please! #Awesome
chelseafauxx:
i wanna do this so bad! :] im thinking it would work perfectly in my besties back yard! :]
Billy Connolly: Journey to the edge of the World
Last night I caught this program on ITV, it caught my attention not just because Billy is fantastically funny but also because I had heard so much about this series of treks across some of the harshest terrain the world has to offer.
It seems like a really good programme and one that i’d recommend anyone watch regardless of age or interest in walking, there is something of this program...
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Camping In Exmouth
Prattshayes Campsite and Bunkhouse
Located in the rural outskirts of Exmouth, situated down a quiet country lane in sunny, leafy fields.
Owned by The National Trust
30 Pitches
Comfortable bunkhouse can sleep up to 14
Facilities
Easy access toilets and showers
Electric hook-up
Vegetable preparation and washing-up area
Drinking-water points
Recycling
BBQ area
Small shop
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Mythbusters - Public Forestry Sale
The myth: A journalist blog on the Guardian website once again makes the claim that all of England’s public forest estate will be sold off and that access will be denied.
The truth: Protecting the environmental and public benefits of all of England’s woodland, not just the 18% which comprises the public forest estate, is not dependent on public ownership. The legal safeguards that protect all...
A Checklist for Hill Walkers
I find when I go walking I am always missing something, I always think “oh darn, I should have brought that with me” … so a few months ago I devised a checklist for when I go walking. It covers everything from clothing to a digital camera … not everything is essential but as a rule of thumb following this checklist will help quite a few people.
Clothing
When you are...
