Fiona Russsell

The journey to reach the “request stop” of Corrour on Rannoch Moor takes just half an hour and we spill with excitement on to the platform at 1340ft elevation – impressively, the UK’s highest mainline station – and drink in the spectacularly wild landscape of rugged mountains rising from a vast moorland of rough, weather-worn vegetation.

If you’re planning on taking a camping trip this summer, Scotland has a wealth of options to choose from. Here, Fiona Russell has hand-picked a top 10 to suit different campers and a range of desires. Now all you need is the weather...

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to become fitter and healthier? Losing weight and doing more exercise are commonly the number one goals for Scots on January 1.

Standing on the summit of my new local Munro, Ben Wyvis, just a week after moving some 200 miles from the city I’d called home for 25 years, I smile to myself.

It’s been a long, arduous winter – so to revive both mind and body, why not take advantage of our newfound freedoms and choose an activity from Fiona Russell’s guide to the best of outdoor fun for families in Scotland.

It’s been a long, arduous winter – so to revive both mind and body, why not take advantage of our newfound freedoms and choose an activity from Fiona Russell’s guide to the best of outdoor fun for families in Scotland.

It’s been a long, arduous winter – so to revive both mind and body, why not take advantage of our newfound freedoms and choose an activity from Fiona Russell’s guide to the best of outdoor fun for families in Scotland.

It’s been a long, arduous winter – so to revive both mind and body, why not take advantage of our newfound freedoms and choose an activity from Fiona Russell’s guide to the best of outdoor fun for families in Scotland.

It’s been a long, arduous winter – so to revive both mind and body, why not take advantage of our newfound freedoms and choose an activity from Fiona Russell’s guide to the best of outdoor fun for families in Scotland.