Perfect kestrels
Kestrels can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including moorland, farmland, coastal cliffs and in our towns and cities. The field vole is its preferred prey.
Outdoors
Dogs are a cyclist’s best friends
I love riding my bike with other people; there is a certain sense of shared adventure and camaraderie knowing that the people you are with just get it.
Back in time for Tay
Coultra Hill, Balmerino, Fife
Sign up now for Etape Caledonia 2019, says last year’s fastest rider
Perthshire’s premier cycling event, Etape Caledonia, is back for 2019. Gayle Ritchie chats to last year’s fastest rider and finds out why YOU should sign up now!
When the going gets tough, the best cycle rides are to be had
Off-Road CC recently voted Scotland’s own Strathpuffer mountain bike endurance race, which takes place next weekend near Contin, as one of the 11 toughest mountain bike or gravel events in the world. Alongside it are events such as the Tour Divide, The Yak Attack and another Scottish event, the Highland Trail 550.
SPONSORED: Perth Riverside Light Nights are back for 2019
Brighten up those dark winter nights with a dazzling light display on the banks of the River Tay in Perth.
Is the red really bouncing back in these ‘squirrel wars’?
Formerly absent due to persecution, pine martens now occur throughout much of Courier Country, with a recent survey detecting their presence in Perthshire, Stirlingshire, Angus and Fife.
Stick to a health diet as part of your cycling regimen
Losing weight will be on many cyclists' resolution lists in 2019, but make sure you’re not restricting your diet to your detriment.
James Carron: Hike to a hilly hideaway
Glen Derby, Kirkmichael, Perth & Kinross
Rollin’ on the river (Tay) with Wormit Boating Club
Fed up sitting around watching festive telly? Feeling bloated? Gayle blows off the Christmas cobwebs and has a crack at coastal rowing