by Bill Stein | Sep 18, 2017 | News
Only a small band of 4 volunteers available for this Saturday morning but a huge pile of whins and brambles now cut back. Pictured (left) is Douglas surveying the result. Pictured (right) is Donald removing one of the bundles of cuttings. Isabel is hard at work out of shot behind... read more
by BCT-admin | Sep 6, 2017 | News
Wild About Argyll has produced a great video featuring adventure cyclist Mark Beaumont who visited Bute... read more
by Bill Stein | Aug 13, 2017 | News
On a sunny Saturday morning in August, volunteers Donald, Ralph and Ian (plus Meg the dog!) tidy up the pathway through Cnocnicoll Wood (from Mount Stuart to the Moor Road). Donald is seen testing the newly acquired loppers! read more
by Bill Stein | Jul 21, 2017 | News
The entry for Bute’s ‘West Island Way’ takes its place on the recently revamped website showcasing all of Scotland’s long distance trails. http://www.scotlandsgreattrails.com read more
by Bill Stein | Jul 8, 2017 | News
Routine maintenance on the West Island Way: Bute Conservation Volunteers clear overgrown whin bushes that had obscured the path and walkers’ line of sight to the next signpost. read more
by Bill Stein | Jul 8, 2017 | News
Bute Conservation volunteers get ready to deal with whin bushes obscuring the pathway and signpost near Hilton on the West Island Way. read more
by Bill Stein | Jun 20, 2017 | News
Don Williams (pictured) and Bill Stein walked Stage 4 (Rhubodach to Port Bannatyne) of the West Island Way to add arrows and logos to the newly installed posts. In the background is the approach to Edinbeg Hill with fine views towards Kames Bay and Rothesay Bay... read more
by Bill Stein | May 25, 2017 | News
The Bute Conservation Trust volunteers clear a large area of whin bushes obscuring the West Island Way signposts and channelling walkers into a boggy path. This scenic closing section of the Way can now be enjoyed to the full by walkers. read more
by Bill Stein | May 25, 2017 | News
Pictured are two well-equipped walkers, plus their dog, ready to start the West Island Way at Kilchattan Bay. Our new Information Board can be seen in the background to the left. read more
by Bill Stein | May 25, 2017 | News
Looking north up Glen More, this picture shows one of the new West Island Way marker posts in the foreground. In the background are the new boardwalk bridges over some traditionally very boggy patches of track. read more
