The golden birches of Glen Feshie, wider view of the previous post of the same scene. Loved the way the tilted tree was seemingly basking in the sunlight, the breeze shimmering the leaves like golden coins #Scotland #GlenFeshie #Cairngorms #Rothiemurchus www.damianshields.com

The golden birches of Glen Feshie, wider view of the previous post of the same scene. Loved the way the tilted tree was seemingly basking in the sunlight, the breeze shimmering the leaves like golden coins #Scotland #GlenFeshie #Cairngorms #Rothiemurchus www.damianshields.com

The golden birches of Glen Feshie #Scotland #GlenFeshie #Cairngorms #Rothiemurchus www.damianshields.com

The golden birches of Glen Feshie #Scotland #GlenFeshie #Cairngorms #Rothiemurchus www.damianshields.com

A small stream between high banks of thick grass and heather. There is a stone slab forming a bridge.

A tiny stream between banks of long grass and heather. The stream is bridged by a stone slab which is also covered in vegetation.

Small area of OS map showing a track following a stream, a couple of footbridges are marked by FBs. A thin red line shows my route along the path. Copyright Ordnance Survey.

And I loved these tiny stone slab bridges, on the stalkers path up the Allt Lorgaidh, a tributary of the Feshie. The path has long since fallen into disuse and is only occasionally still visible on the ground, but these structures are still there. And they are […]

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Uath Lochans from Farleitter Crag #Scotland #Cairngorms #GlenFeshie #Highlands www.damianshields.com

Back to the wonderful Glenfeshie trails on my e-mountain bike today. #Glenfeshie #cycling #ebikes #cairngorms

To be honest, we are starting from a very low base. It is, as you say, an empty ecosystem. Britain as a whole has been well and truly worn down. But, yes, some great examples #Dundreggan #GlenFeshie. The bogs and moors are filled with tree roots preserved in peat laid down 1000 years ago.

Great joy to see Bog beacon (Mitrula paludosa) in real bog habitat & a pair of nesting Goldeneye at Uath Lochans. Also Pine Marten poop, but not the actual animal. #MyWalk #uathlochans #GlenFeshie #Cairngorms #Fungi #FungiFriday #FungusFriday #mitrulapaludosa #BirdsSeenIn2023 1/3