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The latest news and stories from the Isle of Tanera Mor.....

Spruce (left) awaiting felling to make way for birtch regeneration (right) Family tree felling

22 February 2010

The arrival of slightly longer days, combined with a short (!) dry spell brought the decision to return to the wood for some more felling last week. The idea being to fell and clear space for the rege...
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The boys plodding through the snow in the hope of greener pasture Dare we believe winter's ravages have passed?

11 February 2010

The New Year had an unusually frosty reception on Tanera, with the temperature staying well below freezing for most of the month. Generators were very reluctant to start, and Bill had to do a lot of s...
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Sea orange (Cereus pedunculatus) with water outlet vents Monsters of the (not very) deep

02 February 2010

The moon has been huge for the last few days. In fact, sometimes it seemed to cast more light than the sun itself managed. And with the full moon come the spring tides: for a few days more water comes...
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Otter spotting

17 January 2010

(By Lizzie) Rich and I braved the icy waters this morning and launched our kayaks for the first time in a couple of months. It was a beautiful gentle day in our sheltered bay and wonderful to be...
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Firewood Collection

30 November 2009

After a good session in the wood over the weekend with a useful team of folk from Cambridge and Edinburgh, Bill and I (Rich) have spent the whole day - until well after dark - in the wood again today....
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