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Sitting on the shearwater green slopes of Hallival with views straight down to Kinloch.

Fluffy clouds and a halo around the sun above Klimory beach

Bright green mosses and ferns next to a woodland path

A cup of tea from a flask on a grassy headland above turquoise blue sea waters

Happy to see @isleofrum.bsky.social and @rumdeerresearch.bsky.social here on BlueSky 💙 We had a wonderful stay on the island in April, every day was magical with crazy skies switching from hail showers to sunshine, sun halos and aurora. And wildlife everywhere; sea + golden eagles, divers, otters...

Photo of the calf catching team in 2025 at Kilmory, Isle of Rum

Calving Team 2025 1st instalment @celestineadelmant.bsky.social Eve Morris @seanofrum.bsky.social @sarah-dobson.bsky.social Prof Josephine Pemberton and Ali Morris @isleofrum.bsky.social

What an amazing day we had. So many people came to our event to celebrate 15 years of community ownership....and many were surprised at the amount we had achieved and our honesty about our challenges.
Feeling blessed and still have a ceilidh yet to dance the night away!

Come along on Friday 9th May, you can a day trip to Rum on the Calmac ferry. Or stay the night and come to the ceilidh (£10 on the door)

Hello there
We are celebrating fifteen years of community ownership this year with an afternoon exhibition of all our achievements and a ceilidh in the evening.
All welcome!!
Come along and show your support for what a small community can achieve against the odds.

North peak of Sgurr na Gillean and Trollaval from slopes between Askival and Beinn nan Stac, Isle of Rum

For a Small Isle @isleofrum.bsky.social is a big old place!

Star-spotting in my Scottish island was out of this world I didn't know I had missed seeing the stars until I moved to Rum. Here, in the heart of Scotland’s first and only Dark Sky Sanctuary, the night is…

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An awesome evening with the cosmos planetarium and star/planet/Galaxy gazing!!!

Photo of program for Burns Supper on ThecIsle of Rum on 25 January 2025. There is a picture of Rabbie Burns and a silhouette of the Isle of Rum

It's that time of year again @isleofrum.bsky.social #Isleofrum #burnsnight #burnssupper

I found a sense of community on this Scots isle I had never experienced anywhere else Many of us dream about giving up the rat race for a new life in the country but Elle Duffy actually did it. She gave up her job as a journalist in…

One of our newest residents and visitor services manager Elle has a weekly column in @heraldscotland to write about her new life on Rùm.
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A Grey Wagtail. A passerine bird facing forward. It has a yellow breast and a grey head

Our final total for the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SOC Highland bird race is 38 species including this grey wagtail. We were hoping for 40 but 38 is quite respectable for a day around Kinloch on Rum in January #birds #ScottishBirding @isleofrum.bsky.social #isleofrum

Definitely. Your help significantly sped up our journey to community ownership.

Exciting 🎂🎂🎂

This year marks 15, that's FIFETEEN,whole years of community ownership on Rùm.
We have done a pretty good job considering all the obstacles in our way.
We will be celebrating in true small Isles tradition with a ceilidh, a big stone, an exhibition in a tent and lots of stories.
All welcome.

Greetings from the Isle of Rùm!
We are celebrating our Dark Sky Sanctuary Status with an event on Saturday 18th January
All welcome for some guided stargazing, planetarium action and good food.