Highland loch fleet

10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

SCENIC LINEAR ROUTE

If you’re travelling from southern England, the Caledonian Sleeper runs direct overnight train journeys to and from London Euston and Glasgow Central, with seats from £50 and classic rooms from £190 (

Over the stippled swell of the Firth of Clyde soars a gannet. A pair of long, black-tipped wings catches the late-August light as the bird tilts on the breeze. It’s on fish patrol – curving low then r

The artsy villages and gilded bays of this part of Fife make for one of Scotland’s finest walking adventures. Words: Sarah Gillespie

Our walks this month Ian Battersby 1 ...