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The Highland festival brings together talks, films, activities and adventures. John Davidson looks ahead to a long weekend of motivational fun

Making Space for Nature by Imogen Furlong

Forest trails lead off from the Rogie Falls car park, where John Davidson goes in search of a route beyond the dramatic river crossing

John Davidson takes his family for a wild night at a lonely shelter in Torridon, where they enjoyed a night stargazing and awoke to glorious sunshine

A new mountain bike skills loop opened to pupils and the public at Inverness Royal Academy at the weekend.

World record endurance cyclist Jenny Graham says the new mountain bike trail unveiled at Inverness Royal Academy should be replicated in every school.

A 24-hour endurance relay race overlooking the shores of Loch Ness will not take place in 2025 but will return in 2026, its organisers have said.

John Davidson returns to take part in the Strathpuffer for the first time since 2016 – and finds it’s just as tough as ever in special snowy year

The professional strongman from Invergordon revealed that he was one of the men wearing a mask in episode 6.

John Davidson speaks out against plans for a massive pumped storage hydro electric scheme in the Central Highlands

Making Space for Nature by Jenny Grant

Your horoscopes for the year ahead by Patrick Arundell

Keen walkers will be lacing up their boots for a long-distance challenge in the Highlands next summer.

Get yourself ready for 2025 with our list of outdoor events taking place across the Highlands and Islands, and Moray and Aberdeenshire.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson looks back at some of the best bits from Active Outdoors during 2024 – and finds plenty of fond memories to recall

Heading for a quick trip to the hills, John Davidson ventures to a bealach below the silver peak to enjoy magnificent views across Kintail

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Even in the winter, there are ways of enjoying the dark evenings, John Davidson finds as he heads to the Cairngorms National Park

Making Space for Nature by Andy Summers: The barn owl is one of the most iconic and hauntingly beautiful birds of the British countryside.

John Davidson picks out some of his favourite routes from a new Ordnance Survey book, Outstanding Walks Scotland, featuring some classic outings

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: From erratic boulders to kettle hole lochans, John Davidson explores the glacial deposits left behind in Strathnairn on a forest walk