[This walk was completed on Sunday, 31st May, 2026]
Yesterday, rain stopped my walk a little prematurely. So, today I get up early (difficult for me… I’m not a morning person!) and drive back to where I ended yesterday’s walk.
The sky is still threatening, but at least it isn’t actually raining. I look at the adult play equipment exercise equipment, but decide to give it a miss.
[This walk was completed on Saturday 30th May, 2026]
It was grey this morning when I left my hotel in Nairn, and made the dismal cycle ride to the entrance of the Ardersier Energy Transition Facility. And much of today will be road-walking. Oh dear.
[This walk was completed on Friday, 29th May, 2026]
I cycle the back-lanes to Fort George, and leave my Scooty bike chained to the fence in the car park. No sign of any activity on the firing range today, but I have already planned a route that avoids the range.
[This walk was completed on Thursday, 28th May 2026]
I leave my bike in the car park at Petty Church, and start walking along the road towards the coast. It is a dead-end lane for cars, but a sign at the start of the road has promised the route is OK for bikes. (It is definitely not OK for bikes, and you will see why shortly.)
[This walk was completed on Wednesday 27th May 2026]
A new year of coastal walking, and I return to Balloch to pick up my route from the end of last year’s walk. Instead of cycling along the dangerous A96, I park at a place called Petty Church and catch the bus. It is a sure sign that I have left the wild Highlands behind me. There are actual buses!
[This walk was completed on Friday 16th May, 2025]
I cycle back to Alturlie point – well, not the point itself, but to the access road that curves around the bay. Leave my Scooty bike chained by a farmer’s gate, and heave my little rucksack on my shoulders.
It’s my last walk of this trip, and it is going to be a short one.
Continue reading[This walk was completed on Thursday 15th May, 2025]
I was really looked forward to walking over Kessock Bridge. I’d driven over it several times on my way back and forth to the north Highlands, and I’d cycled over this morning. So, walking the bridge – taking my time and looking at the views – was going to be a treat.
But, the reality turns out to be deeply disappointing.
[This walk was completed on Thursday 15th May, 2025]
Alturlie Point is a pretty place. Palm trees. Nice houses. And a great view across the Moray Firth to Avoch. I can see Avoch clearly today because it is sunny – unlike the day I walked through the place when the views were spoilt by a sea mist.
[This walk was completed on Wednesday, 14th May, 2025]
After my picnic lunch, I heave my rucksack back on my shoulders, and set off through the woodland, following the little path.
[This walk was completed on Wednesday, 14th May, 2025]
What a difference a day makes! Yesterday was dull, cold and wet. Today is bright and sunny. Yippee! I drive back to North Kessock, and park my van in almost the exact same place as yesterday. But, today, I’m going to walk.
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Incident No: 1319Date: 14.08.26Site: 51.6221725, -2.5476959 Near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire1 cow, 1 walker, no dogDescription: “I was going to walk across the field, it was open with no warning signs. A cow was staring at me, I didn’t think much about it and just kept my distance. It took a few steps towards me so […]
ncident No: 1318Date: 13.10.26Site: Timberscombe Common, Timberscombe near Minehead, Somerset1 horse, 1 pony and rider. Group of cows. Sophie’s Report : “I was hacking my horse back along the bridleway across the centre of the common towards the village, when the cows saw me and charged at me. My horse and the pony I was […]
Report Number: 1315Date: 29/09/26Location: South Mundham at the bottom of Fisher Lane, West SussexGroup of black and white cattle, single walker with dog on lead Alice’s Report: “As I was walking on the path towards the exit of the field the cows were a fair distance from me. I have walked this route many times […]
