NEWS

This Saturday Storyteller Scot AnSgeulaiche is visiting Glencoe. He will be here giving guided walks through the wild areas of the Visitor Centre, setting the scene for folk tales of plants and trees. Tickets for the walks will be available from the Ranger Desk located in the main reception area of the visitor centre at £3 per adult and £2 per child over 4. The first walk will be 11am and the last at 4:30pm.

Come join us to hear some fantastic tales in a wonderful setting!

For the month of August we are hosting a photographic exhibition by Aberdeenshire based photographer Sandy Smith. Sandy's exhibition 'Light and Dark' is a collection of mountain photography from Scotland. This exhibition will be open during Visitor Centre hours (9:30-5:30 every day) and is free to visit. His work will also be on sale and is well worth coming to see!

The Lochaber Ceilidh Trail are visiting Glencoe on Saturday July 26th to perform a concert in our visitor centre. Join us to hear some quality highland music played by young musicians. The ceilidh trail is a very popular summer training event designed to help teenage musicians develop their performance skills and to create a vibrant traditional music entertainment programme in the Highlands.

There is a recommended donation of £2 for entry to the concert and the cafe will be open serving refreshements. All donations will go towards the NTS and upkeep of Glencoe.

For more information on other Ceilidh Trail events this month please call 01397 704132 or email lochaberceilidhtrail@feisean.org

On Wednesday night (25th June) an exciting event took place in Glencoe. As noted in our ranger diary we have barn owls breeding on the property; and this week our property manager Doug Mainland, who has a license to ring, drafted the help of the rangers to help him ring the chicks that were born earlier this year. We found two chicks in the nest, and ringed them both. Ringing is essential if we are to learn about how long they live and when and where they move, questions that are vital for bird conservation. It also means that the property is informed if the bird is found elsewhere later in its life or after its death, helping us to learn more about the birds born on the property.

We'll upload some pictures of the action in the ranger's diary!