Farigaig Forest Walk 2

Bark texture and pattern in Farigaig Forest

View of Loch Ness from the Farigaig Forest

Looking skywards through the tall conifers at Farigaig Forest

Mossy banks and tall conifers in the Farigaig Forest

Detail of bark texture and pattern in Farigaig Forest

Roots of a fallen tree in Farigaig Forest

The higher the path climbs, the taller the trees. Now predominantly conifer with the deciduous trees left behind on the lower slopes. Shafts of sunlight shone through the needled skies and the bare trunks. Lichens decorated the deeply patterned and textured bark of standing and fallen trees. Thick mats of soft moss carpeted the hillocks of the forest floor. Glimpses of fast moving red squirrels running round and round the massive firs that formed cathedral like arches overhead.

4 Replies to “Farigaig Forest Walk 2”

Emma Cownie says:

October 5, 2018 at 7:42 am

Fabulous photos of trees and even a red squirrel in amongst them all!

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winderjssc says:

October 5, 2018 at 8:05 am

Thank you, Emma. It is a really wonderful place.

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nannus says:

October 5, 2018 at 6:01 pm

Nice to see that there are still red squirrels in some places of Britain.

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winderjssc says:

October 6, 2018 at 8:25 am

Yes, they still survive in odd pockets of relatively undisturbed coniferous woodland. Sometimes in surprising places – like on Brownsea Island in the middle of Poole Harbour in Dorset which is close to where I live. So, I had seen red squirrels before this trip up to the highlands of Scotland.

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