Tag Archives: Highlands

Brown trout

Posted on September 23, 2018 by James Hall

It’s been a poor year fishing at Croick, as with just about anywhere in the UK. The water has come now but salmon are still scarce. However one of our guests made up for it with this lovely trout caught … Continue reading →

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Battle-hardened stag

Posted on September 23, 2018 by James Hall

Increasing numbers of sika hinds have been coming in every morning to steal a share of the bruised oats we put out for the pigs. And in the last couple of days a few sika stags have started to join … Continue reading →

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Emperor Moths

Posted on May 8, 2016 by James Hall

These pictures of Emperor Moths were taken at Croick a few days ago. Many thanks to Nigel Richards who found the moths and took the pictures.

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New calf

Posted on April 20, 2016 by James Hall

We had two new calves today, one at the start of the day and one at the end. This photograph was taken this morning, about an hour after he was born. As you can see he is already up and … Continue reading →

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…. more flooding

Posted on October 12, 2012 by James Hall

  It is still raining and we have just been up the strath to take stock. The water is continuing to rise and I expect the lower ground will be completely under water by nightfall. As you can see, the … Continue reading →

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Flooding

Posted on October 12, 2012 by James Hall

  The roar of the stags has been replaced by the roar of the river. It has been raining for 12 hours now and the worst is supposedly still to come. The rover is already over its banks in places … Continue reading →

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Fallow deer

Posted on October 9, 2012 by James Hall

  I don’t often mention the small herd of fallow deer we have at Croick, introduced by our predecessors. In truth, they are a little soft-skinned for this far north and are bullied by the sika deer. So they don’t … Continue reading →

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Old Manse – still some weeks available

Posted on May 1, 2012 by James Hall

This is just a reminder that we do still have a few weeks available over the summer in the Old Manse, our holiday rental cottage pictured above. So if you have been holding back from making commitments this summer, or … Continue reading →

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The snow is back

Posted on April 3, 2012 by James Hall

After a very warm March, when the temperatures in the Highlands regularly exceeded those on the Mediterranean, winter – and reality – returned yesterday with a good covering of overnight snow. It is always worrying to get bad weather at … Continue reading →

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Daytime moon

Posted on November 17, 2011 by James Hall
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