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A part-funded outdoor experience is helping give secondary pupils an in-depth understanding of nature. John Davidson spoke to some of those involved

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson looks closer to home as well as out in the wilds for ways to boost mental health by getting out and about

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson rides with guidebook author and round-the-world cyclist Markus Stitz on the Ryvoan Bothy circuit from his latest book

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Rachel Smart joins the team from Inclusive Cycling to try out some of the specially adapted cycles that are helping people get active

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson enjoys a short walk with the children to a prominent viewpoint not far from Inverness – complete with trig pillar

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson completed his 10th Etape Loch Ness at the weekend as the cycle sportive returned to Inverness

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson spent two days on the bike with his seven-year-old son and a group of fellow outdoor enthusiasts in a special gathering

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Fiona Russell speaks to Quinn Young who said she didn’t want to stop after becoming one of the youngest to finish the Munros aged 10

Piri-piri chicken fans have just one week to wait for Inverness’s newest takeaway and restaurant to open its doors.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: A former railway line that is now part of a long-distance walking and cycling route has reopened after being closed for two years

ACTIVE OUTDOORS On a trip up two familiar Munros, John Davidson contemplates the changing face of a mountain set to become a huge hydro-electric store

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson is on the lookout for the elusive Highland tiger on a waymarked walk around the Badenoch village

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson heads out before breakfast to make the most of the quiet roads and glorious sunshine on South Loch Ness-side

Businesses across the north of Scotland are being encouraged to enter this year’s Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards.

Love was in the air when happy couples flocked to the latest spectacular Highland Wedding Fair at the weekend.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson looks back on a ride around the world-famous route as the NC500 marks its 10th anniversary

Hundreds of besotted couples flocked to Eden Court at the weekend for the return of the ever popular Highland Wedding Fair.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: A mountain bike ride from Inverness follows trails to reach Dores via an exciting downhill section before returning via the riverside

A public sauna could be built in an Inverness park under ambitious plans to establish the “first urban community sauna space” in the Highland capital.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Black and blue after taking on the blue route on the Kelpies Trails, John Davidson looks back at a great family fun day on the bikes