North Uist – A Wilderness in the Western Isles

  North Uist is characterised by its ‘drowned landscape’ of peat bogs and lochans, and its string of bountiful beaches. Visitors arrive by ferry at Lochmaddy, once a major herring fishing port. There are several prehistoric sites nearby, such as the huge chambered burial cairn of Barpa Langais.   Wildlife abounds amongst the island’s unusual…

Boreal Jasper, Kuusamo, Finland

Boreal Jasper, Kuusamo, Finland When the boreal waxwings come together, it is certainly because there is food in the area … This species, very social, is used to gather at the time of the table and loves berry any kind. After the first winter freeze, some berries ferment: by tasting them, our friends the boreal…