Lower Hill of Edderton

Lower Hill of Edderton 96 acre broadleaf and coniferous wood near Tain with thirty veteran granny Scots pine.

Beautiful views, walks, ruined crofts, old maps, photographs, grassy tracks, pond, picnic tables, Views over Struie, Edderton, Dornoch Firth, Redburn Chambered Cairn.

8pm and 10pm 24th June.
24/06/2026

8pm and 10pm 24th June.

A young newt and very recently metamorphosed toads in the Tin House pond. . The first one still has a tail. There were y...
24/06/2026

A young newt and very recently metamorphosed toads in the Tin House pond. . The first one still has a tail. There were young frogs (much lighter brown coloured) too but they were too fasr for me, hopping ten/twenty times their size in one jump.

Locally grown bamboo canes with fantastic colour gradation.
24/06/2026

Locally grown bamboo canes with fantastic colour gradation.

A midsummer sunset.
24/06/2026

A midsummer sunset.

Scattering blubell seed in the shade under the Granny pine on the Viewpoint Track. I have already planted some snowdrop ...
19/06/2026

Scattering blubell seed in the shade under the Granny pine on the Viewpoint Track. I have already planted some snowdrop bulbs here.

The bigger tadpoles are growing back legs. I even found one in the grass by the pond with four legs and a tail!
19/06/2026

The bigger tadpoles are growing back legs. I even found one in the grass by the pond with four legs and a tail!

Another shower coming in.
19/06/2026

Another shower coming in.

Last night!
18/06/2026

Last night!

I just found a quarry within a quarry. That slab in that last photo is huge, 5ft or more. The bedding of the sandstone i...
17/06/2026

I just found a quarry within a quarry. That slab in that last photo is huge, 5ft or more. The bedding of the sandstone is so layered it almost looks manmade. Cosy little corner!

Kidney vetch seeds that I was given at the Small Blue butterfly conference germinating in a bare patch on the edge of th...
15/06/2026

Kidney vetch seeds that I was given at the Small Blue butterfly conference germinating in a bare patch on the edge of the Caravan track. Small Blue butterflies are completely dependant on kidney vetch for food and for laying their eggs.

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Bogrow Road, Edderton, Tain
Highland
IV191LJ

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