I'm a Mountain Leader (IML and WML), and wildlife guide. I work mainly in Scotland and the Lake District, as well as overseas. I live on Isle of Arran
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Last Notes npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s that one made me smile too. Aside for the hilarity of it, there were some very sensible responses. Much needed faith in the comments section restored today. 🙂 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace "Thousands of miles of footpaths could be lost due to a massive backlog in local councils dealing with applications, campaigners say." npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Happy Gotcha Day to this little tiger 🐯 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace What a blissful afternoon hanging out with my best boy at Coire Fionn Lochain. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Run time with my Nuis 🥰❤️❤️❤️. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s yeah I just remembered, not to ruin it for everyone... 🤦♂️ npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace What a delight! CAV!!!! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Over on my local wildlife forum, some petrol heads are explaining to me that the speed you drive on bendy roads has no impact on your likelihood of hitting and killing a living thing. This is in response to yet another death of an otter on the Heights above my village. You can hear the boy racers roaring up and down night and day. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace After the rain cleared it's a beautiful day in Lamlash. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace My client shared this photo of me enjoying the view from the summit of Cir Mhor yesterday. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Strava users, that fitness trend thingy. What is it with that? I hate it. It's totally unhelpful and I think quite inaccurate too. My garmin has my Vo2max and overall fitness holding steady, while strava has it dropping off a cliff. My "fitness" even declines when I take rest days between massive efforts and right now while I'm recovering from injury it's really bad for my mental health. How do I hide it from my feed? Any way to switch it off? npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Something I'm really loving about being here rather than the hellsite: my feed has become truly international. My fears about finding myself in an echo chamber (especially as I'm on the mainly indy- leaning .scot instance) are totally unfounded. I'm connecting with lots of folk outside of my usual uk based circles, and learning loads as a result. Thanks Mastodon 🤩🦣 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Alpine salamander 😍😍😍 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s Loved dot watching this. Nails. Flipping well done 👏 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s I'm hoping that strava fitness thing is nonsense because otherwise I've lost a years worth of gains in a few weeks of injury. 🤕 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s my experience here is that most farmers care loads, and then one or two don't. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s Poor thing. Well done. I like how you said "this morning's" as if rescuing lambs is a normal part of your day. 🦸♂️ npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace I've curated my feed here to be full of nature, mountains and the outdoors, and now more than ever I'd like it to stay that way. Social media can have both a positive and a super negative effect on my mental health. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Beautiful in Glen Rosa today. Back at work on a walking wildlife tour. Lots of great action from kestrels, buzzards, golden eagles, cuckoos, whinchat, and hen harrier. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Trying to put into words how I feel. The whole improbable miracle of this little rock hurtling through space protected by our tiny bubble of a magnetic field, from the blasting solar winds. And beneath all that sky, there's us, and life, and me and my little dog and the infinite wonder of it all. 🌌 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s 🇦🇲 Armenians are hilariously bonkers. 😃 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Lovely profile of two amazing folk and a great showcase for @npub1fnx…d7kx 🤩 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Police appeal for information after remains of osprey found at Loch of the Lowes. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s two of my favourite things! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Perfect day for sitting in the sun at Brodick Castle listening to the bird song... npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace All change! Snow in Glencoe today as winter returns! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Stopped off at Loch Coille-Bharr famous for its beavers. The rodents are nocturnal, but there presence is felt. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Rooting for Jasmin so hard! Come on! #BM100 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Scottish Council. Its an AGM but with added walking. Thanks to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Ramblers for hosting and leading the lunch time walks. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Book recommendation- I'm halfway through Lee Craigie's "Other ways to win" and its phenomenal. I've downloaded the audio book (read by Lee herself) and it is transporting me to wonderful places. So much of Lee's insights ring massive bells for me. It's mesmerising. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Day off with my favourite human. 20km on the mountain bikes and a slap up lunch at the Wineport in Brodick. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace My #Greenrunners patch safely attached to my cargo vest. I can't do neat sewing. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace We have a new neighbour. I'm flipping delighted that the house next door which has recently either been a holiday rental, or a rental for seasonal workers, has been sold to a person who is actually living in it. Our street has been decimated by the holiday home industry and we have few true neighbours left. Looking forward to welcoming them and helping them settle in. 🤩 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace As usual I have really mixed feelings about #internationalwomensday. Yeah it's great to pay tribute to all those amazing women out there smashing it, but until all women are safe from domestic violence, rape, forced marriage, FGM, and have access to education, equal pay, civil rights and legal bodily autonomy, I don't feel like celebrating too hard. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Wooop! Another wee milestone on my journey as a runner, with a jog/stumble/power walk to the Saddle from Glen Rosa. This is a 14km round trip, so either a fairly long walk, or a reasonably long run. It's beautiful up there, and for years, I've been jealous of my friends who run, as they seem to just nip up there whenever the mood takes them. I can't say I was really nipping about anywhere today, but I did move faster than a normal walk, and it was worth the effort. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Happy chappy up Glen Rosa today! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Beautiful morning in Glencoe and although it clagged in by lunchtime it was still a blooming marvellous day to be on the hill, with light winds, some fluffy snow flurries and generally friendly (if a bit icy at times) conditions underfoot. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Beautiful Glencoe 🤩. Arrived here at Heart of Glencoe Holidays and had a bimble down to the lochan. The mountains are looking braw and there's a half decent forecast. Really looking forward to this weekends winter skills course. There are still places available for anyone that fancies a spur of the moment booking! Get in touch for more info. 😀 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace I'm heading away on the ferry and up to Aviemore today to work on a @npub16cc…6f0y winter skills course, but I'm really looking forward to next weekend when I'm delivering the second of my 2024 winter skills courses based out of Glencoe. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace ⚠️ Ferry latest: on the eve of Burn's Night, Arran has run out of neeps. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1npy…3sf4 the winter environment can lull us into a false sense of security. Just because we haven't been avalanched doesn't mean we are making good decisions. Who's to say we haven't just been "getting away with it" all these years? Sounds like your webinar was a good one. Hope you have many lovely days out touring and hiking this season! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1npy…3sf4 awesome! It's a key skill that is often overlooked especially in the smaller hills. But avalanches still a hazard. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace ⚠️Avalanche awareness! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Watch "Thrawn": npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Home sweet home! Sunshine and a dusting of snow on Goatfell today. It was winking at me from the ferry as I arrived back this morning, so after a quick cup of tea, I headed back out the door with Wally. Bit of a contrast to the steamy humidity of Tanzania. In fact, it was flipping baltic on the top. Microspikes/crampons were useful today, especially on the middle mountain where the path is caked in hard water ice. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Todays mission is to get to a hotel near Edinburgh airport. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Nuis would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Sociable buggy run with a good friend, her baby, and her doggo, followed by a slap up lunch at The Wineport 🥰 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s from chatting to the Tayside guys, they seem to think late November is the ideal time to run these courses. Not sure if they just like being really cold or whether there's a better reason! (Probs water levels...). npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s aha. This course was run by Tayside Mountain Rescue on behalf of Scottish Mountain Rescue, so no Howies crew this time. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s maybe? Don't recognise the name Howie but maybe someone goes by a pseudonym? 😃 The guy stood next to me is from our team on Arran. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace No photos apart from this silly selfie from this weekend as I was too busy keeping warm and learning how to survive. Many thanks to the instructors at Tayside Mountain Rescue for an excellent Swiftwater Rescue Course. I was literally and figuratively out of my depth for most of day 1 and the learning curve was a bit steeper than I like but with attention to safety and careful progression, by day 2 I was enjoying myself. 😄 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s she might have been on the training course. Hope she had a good week! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Smiles all round this week. I've been working for #AdventureExpertise on their ML courses. Langdale is a pretty inspiring place to work, and I'm buzzing to be part of the process of seeing seven folk pass their Summer Mountain Leader assessment. Back home now feeling both rejuvenated, and a teeny bit tired! 😁 npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Mango is doing some spectacular loafing this evening. npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Stunning colours (the faintest hint of a rainbow 🌈) up on the Clauchlands hills this morning with my Nuis. 🐕 Can't really decide if my favourite time of year is autumn, winter or spring, but it isn't summer, that's for sure. This summer has been pish anyway, and I missed the heatwave while I was catching dysentery in rainy Switzerland. I'm loving the turning of the seasons. Can really feel it now! npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Water voles brought back to the Lake District ❤️ npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace @npub1hqx…944s omg I'm laughing. Where do you leave your trainers overnight that they are handy stopovers for toads? npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Another brilliant day of conservation volunteering for our #AdventureExpeditions residential team. Kate Sampson from the NTS came all the way out to us in Lochranza today, and we got stuck into clearing invasive rhododendrons at a new site. Kate also explained to the team all about the habitat restoration work that is happening on the NTS Goatfell property and the island wide challenges of grazing pressure, peat loss, and deforestation. #JohnMuirAward npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Thistle (marsh?) On boggy hillside near #Wildhaweswater , complete with sleepy small skipper butterfly. #wildflowerhour npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace "It’s all about freedom and adventure’: five of the best bikepacking routes in Scotland" - Markus Stitz npub1my60suv53yyzprf2v7jv68nvrr72cf329atkuddxpt2j9k9dt4js9v7y29 Lucy Wallace Cloudy here.... but ANYWHERE in the UK with clear skies should be able to see the Aurora Borealis tonight. 😲
