Summer 2009 issue

Here’s a flavour of the Scotland Outdoors Summer 2009 issue. Feel free to download and dip into our selected features (PDF format).

	Skills: Free from the sea – Discovering and harvesting the rich culinary pickings along Scotland’s varied coastline makes for endless family fun. Download and read this feature (PDF, 532 KB)
	Adventure: Making waves – Surfing may be synonymous with sun-kissed beaches in exotic locations, but Scotland offers more than its fair share of surfing adventures. Download and read this feature (PDF, 537 KB)
	Stepping out: Green dreams – From crofts to cabins, converted mills and eco-hostels, Scotland has no shortage of get-back-to-nature self-catering accommodation options. Download and read this feature (PDF, 666 KB)
	Explore: Assynt and northwest Highlands - The Assynt Foundation community buy-out four years on; how the jaw-dropping mountains and landscapes of the far northwest were formed; eight top adventures in Scotland’s most rugged outdoor playground.
	Wildlife & ecology: Breaking cover - The Moray Firth’s population of bottlenose dolphins is a major draw for visitors and locals alike, but how do they live their lives when not entertaining the crowd? Download and read this feature (PDF, 612 KB)
Photos: Free from the sea – Chris Watt; Making waves – VisitScotland Outer Hebrides; Green dreams – Blue Reef Cottages; Assynt & northwest Highlands – Iain Sarjeant; Breaking cover – Charlie Phillips/WDCS