1 macculloch’s fossil tree isle of mull scotland

Follow this adventurous walk along Mull’s wild Ardmeanach coast to a huge, 50-million-year-old fossilised tree.

We had thought that our Munro-bagging days were over, in spite of only ever having managed to bag a dozen of the 282 total in more than 30 years of hill walking. However, our son had bought me a guide

WHEN the Campbell laird Sir Duncan planted part of his estate on Drummond Hill with oak, birch and Scots pines, it came with a serious warning. Anyone who was caught damaging the trees would face a fi

■Distance: 10 miles/16.1km ■ Time: 7 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Our walks is month 1 Maol Chean-Dearg ...

Hidden far from the roadside, the Cairngorms ’ most remarkable Munro yields to a surprisingly easy ascent.