...and just like that, field work has started. We managed to get the weather and excellent help. Thanks to everyone that turned out, get in touch if you'd like to volunteer.

Congratulations to everyone that spotted one of the lochs on the White Rock beat, Scourie Hotel

#FridayChallenge As the last one of the season, I'm going back in time. This was sent in by an angler but apologies as I can't remember who. A lovely photo, but can you identify the beat?

Slide showing four news headlines related to eel smuggling. These are only a sampling of the possible headlines. There are many more I could add. The headlines reads: "Seafood salesman caught smuggling $68M of endangered eels out of UK" "19 Eel Smugglers Sentenced, But Lucrative Trade Persists" "Two Chinese nationals tried to smuggle live baby eels onto a plane" "Spanish criminal gangs at centre of international €6 millio a year EEL smuggling operation"

Eel smuggling was in the news again yesterday, and I got some questions. Like: "WFT?" & "Why? & "How?" So let's take a look.

Eel smuggling is maybe the biggest wildlife crime going. It's a c. 4 billion a year black market industry. Interpol has called it "Europe's ivory trade." 1/7

A reminder that eels are *the* most smuggled animal on earth, and that the global black market for eels is worth an estimated $4-5 billion.

Interpol has called it “Europe’s ivory trade.”

Congratulations to everyone that spotted loch Vatachan, looking down to Loch Raa

#FridayChallenge Out for a walk yesterday checking out a possible restoration project, and boy did we get the weather. However, can you work out where we were?

Congratulations to everyone that spotted the Falls of Kirkaig

#FridayChallenge Another sunny day, but where were we?

Congratulations to anyone that spotted Loch Bad nam Mult (Geisgeil)

#FridayChallenge Another trip back in time, and maybe a bit tricky (although you tend to find the ones I find hard easy!) but where were we?

Congratulations to anyone that spotted Gleann Leireag

#FridayChallenge Back to the summer of 2014, but where were we?

Congratulations to everyone that spotted Loch Scionascaig

#FridayChallenge A lovely day to be on the water, but where were we?

Looking across Loch Stack with lochan an Smuraich in the middle distance. Then over to Lone with Sal Tuggan and Meal Horne in the background. Thanks to Cathel for the description!

#FridayChallenge A lovely day, but where were we?

Congratulations to anyone that spotted Loch a Ghunnein, on the Inver catchment.

#FidayChallenge Back in time, and a long way out, but where were we?

Congratulations to everyone that spotted Loch Duartbeg, in the Loch a Mhuilinn NNR

#FridayChallenge An older outing, and in better weather, but where was I?

Congratulations to everyone that spotted the Rhiconich River

#FridayChallenge This one from one of our followers and supporters, but do you know where Alex was?

Congratulations to everyone that spotted Loch Druim Suardlain (Glen Loch)

#FridayChallenge Going back a bit, but where were we?

Congratulations to everyone that spotted a snowy River Laxford

#FridayChallenge Happy New Year to all our followers, and tight lines for 2026. Not Friday, and not really a challenge, but a lovely picture from a snowy north. So, where was Morven?

#FridayChallenge Different, as we wish all our followers a very merry Christmas and tight lines for 2026

A group of people walking along a boardwalk amongst long grass and heather. In the distance there is a rocky shoreline and far off mountains. Photo taken on the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Handa Island.

❗Our long term volunteering opportunities on Handa Island are now open for 2026!

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Congratulations to everyone that spotted Loch Drumbeg.