Kintail & West Affric NTS

12/08/2026

Removing a Rhododendron ponticum bush from West Affric yesterday: somehow it had seeded over 7km from from the nearest parent bushes, on a high slope in Gleann Gniomhaidh. The relict native woodland is slowly regenerating here and Rhododendron ponticum would likely threaten this by multiplying and spreading if not removed.

04/08/2026

Big thanks to all in the small group who helped us with footpath maintenance, bracken control at the Glen Shiel battlesite and stopping the spread of non-native Spruce trees along the banks of the River Shiel at Kintail last week 👏

25/06/2026

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Explore what's on in Wester Ross this summer with the National Trust for Scotland!

04/06/2026

We have our guided walk of the Five Sisters of Kintail scheduled on the following dates this summer:
Sat 27 June, Fri 10 July and Sat 5 September
£60 per person
If you'd like more information or to book please email us on [email protected] 🥾🦵🥵🥶🌦️🌈😀

29/05/2026

Camping in Gleann Gaorsaic this week - it's not a bad job sometimes 😄

18/05/2026

Carnach Mor, West Affric last week: an area that has been fenced-off to keep deer out and allow trees to regenerate. Great to see native birch, rowans and Scots pines coming on so well, with woodland birds in full song there last week. Once the trees have become sufficiently robust the fence will be taken down and deer will have full access to and benefit from this woodland in the long-term. Thank you to Trees For Life for all their work on this scheme, with their volunteers working there recently.

12/05/2026

Replacing a broken fence post/collapsed fence where deer were gaining access inside a regenerating native woodland at West Affric 😅

08/05/2026

A few photos of West Affric and Kintail in the recent fine weather - while out checking and working on fences protecting native woodlands from deer 😎☀️🌤️

08/05/2026

30/04/2026

Sunny weather in Kintail just now: there is an "extreme" wildfire risk across the area today and tomorrow with the landscape covered in dead grass and other vegetation at this time of year, and before fresh growth gets going. Take great care!