Chris Townsend

Bynack More this afternoon. #cairngorms

Sunny and breezy today, clouds over the hills. A stroll in the woods and a pleasant stop for coffee. #Cairngorms

Just back from a few nights walking and camping in the Cairngorms with Tony Hobbs. Stars, wind, cloud, snow, even brief touches of sunshine. Relaxing! #hiking

Cairngorms National Park | Jean’s story: What Ruthven Barracks means… https://cairngorms.co.uk/views/jeans-story

BBC News: UK weather: Rain and flood warnings issued as downpours continue - BBC Weather
BBC News - UK weather: Rain and flood warnings issued as downpours continue - BBC Weather
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cvgdg475d4po

Patagonia Worn Wear Snow Tour arrives in the Scottish Highlands – FionaOutdoors
https://www.fionaoutdoors.co.uk/2026/02/patagonia-worn-wear-snow-tour-arrives-in-the-scottish-highlands?fbclid=Iwb21leAPvES5jbGNrA-8RA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlcWba4ShagcpVp61pX92dzGIKLfhsneOfhnpF_vlosXSQ2pbAn7eaX3eGBL_aem_mthKBnXegz9XjS5b_S-v6g

No more get-out clauses, no way back. It’s surely the end for Peter Mandelson, finally
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/02/no-more-get-out-clauses-peter-mandelson-on-his-own?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

CRoW at 25: access reform kicked into the long grass | TGO Magazine https://www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/opinion/crow-at-25-access-reform-kicked-into-the-long-grass/

The continued failure of Diversification Activities on Cairn Gorm - parkswatchscotland
https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/02/the-continued-failure-of-diversification-activities-on-cairn-gorm/

The continued failure of Diversification Activities on Cairn Gorm - parkswatchscotland
https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/02/the-continued-failure-of-diversification-activities-on-cairn-gorm/

Recent research, Scots Pine and the montane woodland planting in Coire na Ciste at Cairn Gorm - parkswatchscotland
https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/01/31/recent-research-scots-pine-and-the-montane-woodland-planting-in-coire-na-ciste-at-cairn-gorm/

Statement from North Yorkshire Police on conviction of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall – Raptor Persecution UK
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/statement-from-north-yorkshire-police-on-conviction-of-gamekeeper-racster-dingwall/?fbclid=Iwb21leAPpWgtjbGNrA-lZ-mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHo4vTIHjFGtRFf7MyUS4Iv3rISXLani0lfSPqKW8dyS7LuJGE0iReKZL6NSz_aem_kRCKirRoDH34GxX7w7Kw_w

Gamekeeper pleads guilty in England’s first ever Hen Harrier persecution case (RSPB press release) – Raptor Persecution UK
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/gamekeeper-pleads-guilty-in-englands-first-ever-hen-harrier-persecution-case-rspb-press-release/

Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/badenoch-tories-mp-defections-march-to-the-right?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

High Court throws out Moorland Association’s legal challenge against new burning regulations – Raptor Persecution UK https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/28/high-court-throws-out-moorland-associations-legal-challenge-against-new-burning-regulations/

Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in South Lanarkshire – Raptor Persecution UK https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/seven-sacks-of-dead-pheasants-dumped-by-side-of-road-in-south-lanarkshire/

Lochan Deo in Rothiemurchus Forest last September and today. Drought to overflowing. #cairngorms

BBC News: Energy park rejected over Flow Country impact concerns
BBC News - Energy park rejected over Flow Country impact concerns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lgg5gqk09o

‘It has been overwhelming’: Sudanese friends complete 900-mile UK walk
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/22/sudan-friends-900-mile-uk-walk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

BBC News: Roads flooded and schools shut during heavy rain warning - BBC News
BBC News - Roads flooded and schools shut during heavy rain warning - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c041vwd16yeo

BBC News: Rare seagrass 'fairy circles' discovered in the Hebrides
BBC News - Rare seagrass 'fairy circles' discovered in the Hebrides
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3dv1dekvo

RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers ‘disappeared’ on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025 & another was illegally poisoned – Raptor Persecution UK
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/20/rspb-reports-six-of-its-satellite-tagged-hen-harriers-disappeared-on-or-close-to-grouse-moors-in-england-in-2025-another-was-illegally-poisoned/