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Wild Landscapes and Mountains

(Click on image to see bigger picture) A wild landscape of rugged buttresses, cliffs and moorland dominates much of Wester Ross. There are few people living here and the human communities tend to cling to the seaside, where shelter and food can be found. The Torridon mountains offer some of the most outstanding scenery and wildlife anywhere in the world. Beinn Eighe supports many rare and nationally scarce plants and animals. On the ridges and summits, plant cover consists of only a thin and ragged carpet of moss with mountain sedges, rushes and uncommon arctic-alpine flowers, such as moss campion and mountain azalea.

Golden eagles are regularly encountered often with their young in late July-August, balancing on the wind, the tail feathers mastering the breeze in their search for mountain hares and other prey. Red deer are also frequently seen in this truly wild landscape.

The pockets of native pinewood support red squirrels and pine martens are especially frequent around the Torridon village. Otters are frequently seen on the coast feeding on shellfish and occasionally they come quite close as they are used to people in this area. The coast supports many seabirds.

The Torridian sandstone that makes up the bulk of these ranges was laid down as sediment over 800 million years ago when this part of Scotland was linked to Greenland. Some quartz is also evident often on the higher tops, often looking like snow in summer. On a summers day you often see the dramatic gold-ringed dragonfly.


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Torridon - June/Sept 2008

These packages will be available during June and September 2008 - dates to be confirmed
(Date of Event: 01 Jun 2008)
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