Loch Lomond

OwenM

OwenM

Thru Hiker
I've been in this part of Scotland for twenty years, paddled Loch Lomond many times. Still not seen any Wallabies.
 
Diddi

Diddi

Thru Hiker
I was aware of them previously but overheard a guy chatting up the ticket assistant about said Wallaby's in Scottland at Skye/ Uig ferry port to Lewis /Harris and he wasn't best pleased an Englishman knew of them 😄
To the point he tried to correct my pronounciation of Lomond many times 🤣... spoilt his chat up line.

I do believe there are or were? around 60 of them.
 
Seòrsa

Seòrsa

Thru Hiker
there is a couple still there, only ever seen them once in 30 years whilst out trolling on the loch with my father in law, he had only seen them once before that & he is on the loch almost every weekend trolling with his small boat.
 
Shewie

Shewie

Chief Slackpacker
Staff member
They live in large burrows on the highest ground on Inchconnachan, I've not been over for a few years though
 
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sherpa

Section Hiker
edh said:
It looked great from the hill this morning 🙂
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Lol! Wish I was up on the hills too!

On a holiday with some older family members so I’ll be restricted to daily lowland walks & overnights in hotels.

The weather is glorious and I would much prefer to be bivying out on a summit tonight!
 
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Dickybeau

Ultralighter
cathyjc said:
Just perfect for midges ....... and yes they are out and biting.
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I walked from Blair Atholl over the minigaig and on to Loch Morlich over the past 2 days and I met more adders than midgie. I might just be lucky. Even Loch morlich campsite seemed free of them.
 
cathyjc

cathyjc

Thru Hiker
Dickybeau said:
I walked from Blair Atholl over the minigaig and on to Loch Morlich over the past 2 days and I met more adders than midgie. I might just be lucky. Even Loch morlich campsite seemed free of them.
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There was plenty breeze if you took the right line ;)
 
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Dickybeau

Ultralighter
cathyjc said:
There was plenty breeze if you took the right line ;)
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It was just too hot for the wee blighters. Even this morning they didn’t seem to get out. I saw an adder on the path on the way over the top sunning itself then yesterday morning my lace became undone and I tried to put my foot up on a bank to tie it only to notice a small movement of what, initially, looked like a bit of root. Closer inspection confirmed it was Hissing Sid. Needless to say I became obsessed with every step after that 😱
 
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