One of the various events held in Highland Perthshire during SWT’s Wildlife Week in early June was a walk on Dun Coillich, the Community owned land just north of Glengoulandie. Some of the 17 folk joined Bill Hoare on this walk, from around Highland Perthshire and from much further afield.
They saw a surprising variety of terrain within this little bit of Perthshire, which included the views over Lochs Kinnardochy and Tummel, and of traces of Gen Wade’s road, clear although now buried under farmland. There was evidence of historic habitation and cultivation, and of the recent planting of a very wide range of native species of trees. Natural regeneration was also encouragingly visible in some areas, birch, aspen, elder, scots pine and, of course, rowan.
Among the wildlife were the usual birds such as buzzard, cuckoo, pipits, wagtails, ravens etc and great views of stonechats (what a handsome chap the male is); orchids just starting to bloom, some sedges already in flower with bog myrtle not far behind; butterflies and moths, usually too fleeting a view to positively identify. And no rain until end of the four hour stroll!