environment – John D Burns

Christine Gregory: The Water Vole

Christine Gregory is a writer, painter and photographer. She has lived in the Derbyshire Dales since 1990, exploring it extensively and developing a [...]

Remember the Sparrows

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020John D Burns 2

Sparrows were a damned nuisance. When I was a boy, over 50 years ago now, they were pretty well everywhere. They fluttered all [...]

Scottish Salmon’s dark secret.

November 25, 2019John D Burns

What do you see when you think of Scottish salmon? A shining silver fish leaping through crystal clear water perhaps. Or maybe an [...]

News from the bothy

October 31, 2019John D Burns 2

Here’s my latest video news from a bothy on the west coast of Scotland [...]

Wild Mull

September 30, 2019October 21, 2019John D Burns

At last, after an hour’s walk through wild bog, I reach the woodland that drifts down the hillside to dip its toes in [...]

The Revive Campaign come to Inverness

September 18, 2019John D Burns 2

The Revive campaign against driven Grouse Shooting is coming to Inverness on Thursday 26th of September at 7.00 pm at the Spectrum centre. [...]

Why write about mountains?

August 21, 2019September 5, 2019John D Burns

Why does anyone write about mountains? Afterall, they are only huge lumps of rock, frequently cold, mostly dangerous and often really difficult to [...]