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The autumn 2010 issue of Scotland Outdoors is available now from our stockists and by subscription. Below is a taste of what you’ll find inside.

Why not enter the Competition to win a luxury break on the Isle of Skye, courtesy of Duisdale House Hotel. And how about submitting pictures of your own outdoor adventures this autumn? We will publish the best shots in the Reader Adventures column in our next issue… just email your photos to adventures@scotoutdoors.com, telling us where you are and what you’re doing.

Conservation: Peat practice
Scotland’s peat bogs may seem bleak, but they have a pivotal role to play in combating climate change. Preventing further damage to these fragile and species-rich habitats is critical – with efforts to restore them gaining fresh momentum, as Ida Maspero reports.
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Bog pools at Forsinard Flows
Adventure: Going with the flow
A descent of the Spey by open canoe offers a classic journey on one of Scotland’s great rivers. It’s also a perfect challenge for the first-time paddler, discovers Richard Rowe.
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Knockando rapids
Explore: Skye and the Small Isles
Featuring an epic, week-long walk across Skye; a natural history portrait of Rum; and a round-up of activities to enjoy across all the islands.
Old Man of Storr, Skye
Wildlife & Ecology: Swan song
Caerlaverock on the Solway Firth is famous for its wintering barnacle geese, but it is the beautiful and enchanting whooper swans that draw Tom Langlands back year after year.
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Whooper swans
Photos: Peak practice – Norrie Russell; Going with the flow – Richard Rowe; Skye and the Small Isles – Walkhighlands; Swan song – Tom Langlands.