Helicopters used for conservation mission in the Cairngorms
HELICOPTERS were brought in this week to transport 130 tonnes of locally sourced material to repair iconic upland paths at remote locations on Mayar and Bachnagairn in the Angus Glens. Contractors stood ready to take on the challenge of building paths by hand at high altitude, as part of a conservation mission on a scale […]...
Training Project in Ireland Completes
COAT has been running an innovative new type of Training Scheme in the MacGillycuddy Reeks, County Kerry in Ireland over the winter. The initiative has been carried out on behalf of South Kerry Development Company and has focused on training a mixture of local businesses, including hill farmer/landowners, a local mountain guide and unemployed people. […]...
COAT Training in MacGillycuddy’s Reeks
The second phase of Upland Path Training is now complete at MacGillycuddy Reeks in the Iveragh Peninsula, South Kerry. This is consultancy work being done through COAT Trading Ltd, and is a first for Ireland. The overarching objective is to training people from local businesses alongside unemployed people in order to create a skilled workforce […]...
Walking to Health at the Scottish Parliament
The Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust (COAT) was recently invited by Scottish Natural Heritage to have a Cairngorms Walking to Health stand at the Scottish Parliament for a Scotland Outdoors ‘Our Natural health service’ event. A number of outdoor organisations promoting Health and Wellbeing across Scotland attended the event to highlight and discuss their initiatives with […]...
NEW WALKING GROUP IN TOMINTOUL!
NEW WALKING GROUP IN TOMINTOUL! “Do you ever fancy going for a safe led walk, but you don’t have anyone to go with, or perhaps you don’t really want to walk alone, and you’re not sure where to go. Well, maybe the NEW Tomintoul Friday Walking Group is for you! We meet every Friday morning […]...
The Mountains and The People – HLF Confirm £3.2m funding
£3.2 million Heritage Lottery grant to help tackle serious path erosion on iconic Scottish peaks A project which brings together Scotland’s two National Park Authorities to address the serious threat of man-made erosion to paths across areas of outstanding natural beauty has been given a major boost with the Heritage Lottery Fund today announcing […]...
The People and The Mountains – Major HLF Award for Scotland’s National Parks
We are absolutely delighted to announce that The People and The Mountains project, a joint venture between the Cairngorms and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Parks, has been awarded significant funding from Heritage Lottery Fund. The 5 year project will restore and upgrade 77 miles of paths, provide training for young people and work with schools […]...
Trainee Blog 4 – A Day on the Hill
By Ryan The course provided by COAT is a one of a kind experience in my opinion. It has given and is still giving the team and I an experience that will be with us all forever. Building these paths in the hills just can’t be beaten in my eyes, what with the ridiculously beautiful […]...
Trainee Blog 3 – Deer Fencing at Balmoral Estate
By Carly As part of COAT’s training programme the 8 trainees on the course have the chance to learn other skills alongside footpath work. After a welcome two week break we were all ready to check in at a lovely hostel in Ballater and spend the next two weeks learning how to construct deer fencing […]...
Trainee Blog 2- Creag Bheag
By Josh During an eight week period the team of trainees constructed an upland footpath on Creag Bheag which is situated just outside the village of Kingussie. Everyone was in good spirit as it would be our first official work site and the fact our office was outdoors with stunning views made everyone that little […]...
