The River Lochay

We started our project in 2007 with a pilot survey in Glen Lochay, and have completed about 85% of the watercourses there. We should finish off the Lochay in June this year before progressing to the Lyon. This view is looking down on the middle part of the river. The river itself is dominated by alder trees. The hills are dominated by grassy swards and wet heaths, and bracken is very extensive. There is very little heather moorland in the Lochay catchment, certainly not on the lower slopes, and good quality farmland is very restricted. The sides of the glen are very steep, although the contours usually flatten out after 1200 ft or so. The early part of any walk here is usually pretty tough going, but worth it when you are up there. This was me taking a breather for a minute last summer. As I took the photo I had a phone call from a journalist asking if we would be interested in doing this elsewhere in Scotland. "Yes", I replied. "But let us get this one done first!"