John Muir Trust

29/05/2026

Blà Bheinn at sunrise is leaving us breathless 🌅

The John Muir Trust is dedicated to protecting and enhancing wild places, like our land on southern Skye, for the benefit of all.

This beautiful video was taken by Charlie, a driver from D & J Campbell who spent the night on Skye and used the opportunity to make his way up Blà Bheinn before sunrise.

You can find out more about our land on Skye on our website: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vK1Cc0

27/05/2026

Owl caught on camera at Glenlude 🦉

Since 2003, we’ve been working to restore this 149-hectare site in the Southern Uplands. Every tree planted, every hedge woven from felled conifers, and every wildlife survey is part of a 20-year vision to let nature thrive.

You can find out more about Glenlude and our other wild places here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vG3XB0

And help us continue our vital work at Glenlude by becoming a member here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vG49q0 See less

24/05/2026

Ruins at Quinag ⛰️🏰

Want to support the work we do at Quinag and our other wild places? Find out more on our website: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0v9QhQ0

Photo taken by Iain Brownlie Roy

23/05/2026

Misty days and creepy crawlies from earlier in the year at Knoydart☁️ Can you name the insect in the first image? 🐛

As the trees have regenerated on Knoydart, native wildlife has began to return, including pine martens, otters, foxes, water voles, buzzards and different types of eagle among many others. We expect to see more biodiversity as the woodland continues to expand.

You can read more about the Trust and biodiversity here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0tYPKb0

22/05/2026

21/05/2026

Guess the wild place 👀

The Trust cares for around 1,255 hectares of ancient woodland and peaks in this area and it is home to wildlife such as otters and eagles, with some of the most dramatic and remote landscapes you can explore. 🦅

We've seen the natural regeneration of birch, oak, hazel, rowan, Scots pine and other tree species in this regeneration since we purchased this land in 1987.

Put your guess in the comments below!

📸by Derek Sime

16/05/2026

We recently welcomed students from UHI’s Countryside Skills with Ranger Training course to Nevis, where they joined our team there for a few days of practical conservation work and learned about the Trust's approaches to land use and habitat management.

The students got stuck in with some essential monitoring of our marked seedlings and dwarf heath plots, assessing levels of browsing and tree regeneration.

This work gets carried out each year and helps support our herbivore management and wider work within the Nevis Landscape Partnership

Read the full story here: 👇
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vlcCV0

12/05/2026

Schiehallion is one of Scotland’s most popular Munros. Its Gaelic name, Sìdh Chailleann, translates to ‘Fairy Hill of the Caledonians’.

A tale passed from generation to generation might just explain how Schiehallion got this magical reputation… ✨

One summer evening, a man from Braes of Foss began making his way west to visit his friend. As the weather was so pleasant, he chose to take the scenic route and appreciate the views that the mountain offered over Kinloch Rannoch. The journey was, for the most part, uneventful, until the man came across a cave. Inside that cave, he heard singing. Curious, and ignoring every fairy story he had ever been told, he ventured inside...

Read the rest of this tale on our website: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vcRCN0

09/05/2026

A red squirrel caught on camera at Glenlude 🐿️

Read more about this former sheep farm and conifer plantation that we're planning to turn into a mosaic of native habitats on our website: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0v8Z0F0