Nearly forgot to post from back in mid October, Aileen and Catherine out with Craig and Robert mapping the 3rd Muirkirk route, East #Ayrshire it was wet very wet #coal #mininglandscapes #localwalking

1/2 The first of two #Crossford #Lanarkshire walks designed and created by local resident Margaret and National Mining Museum Scotland volunteer Bill is now live and ready for walking just in time for the weekend.
#Coal #MiningLandscapes #MiningHeritage #localwalking

Flowering wild garlic surrounding a tree.

Close up of a bluebell

Two Mallard ducks swimming close to the river bank.

This would have been a lovely walk if it had been warmer than 11 degrees 🥶 #LocalWalking

If you are wondering what that mysterious ‘rogue’ tree icon is doing on our overview map we are providing a digital home for TreeLink #Stirling see 👉 treelinkstirling.org Crown of Trees project walking routes that link important #woodlands around the city. #localwalking

Four photo collage of pink-coloured 17th century castle on a bright, late winter, day. Top left: grey/brown stone 16th century defensive tower (barmekin) and curtain wall that once surrounded the original castle; the pink castle and a small dark green NTS stall, surrounded by broadleaf trees. Top right: pink castle to the right; green trees and hills in the distance. Bottom left: the pink castle with part of the stone defensive wall to the right, surrounded by conifer and leafless broadleaf green/brown trees. Bottom right: the stone defensive tower with dark grey slate roof; part of the stone defensive wall; and cut grass and leafless broadleaf trees to the right.

Today, Craigievar Castle💙 #walking #localwalking #craigievarcastle #ntscraigievar #craigievar #alford #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire

Four photo collage. Late afternoon, winter, golden tones. Top left, bottom right: gold/yellow barley stibble field, leading to blue/purple/gold hills, grey/white skies, golden streaks. Top left, grey/brown broken stone dyke in foreground. Bottom right, old, brown metal gate in foreground. Top right, bottom left: deep, white, snow, deep footprints, yellow high grass, wood and wire field fence, leading to green/blue hills and hello/orange sun setting, grey/white cloudy skies, yellow/orange streaked.

Yesterday, Alford💙 #walking #hiking #localwalking #gallowhill #westgallowhill #alford #bennachie #correenhills #snaahinidyke #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire

The #Ecomuseum of #MiningLandscapes walk of the week is the last of the 4 #Alloa Waggonway Routes: an 8 km circular exploring a mix of #coal pits, distilleries, #brickworks lades and trackbeds. To access the route see 👉mining-landscapes.org/route/17
#industrialheritage #explore #localwalking

Alison Mackenzie Four photo collage. Autumn day, golden, bronze, yellow colours. Skies are blue, streaked with long, wavy, white clouds. Top left: over pale green fields to deep blue river and autumn colour broadleaf trees towards blue/purple hills. Top right: brown/yellow barley stubble field and a line of autumn coloured broadleaf trees. Bottom right: looking through a gap in trees to yellow barley stibble field, pale green field, towards green/blue hills. Bottom left: old kirk, grey tile roof, pale pink/grey stone, two arched windows and a door, surrounded by old grey gravestones, framed by autumn colour leaves and bare branches.

Today, Breda estate💙 #walking #localwalking #breda #bredestate #alford #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire