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Active Outdoors Duke of Edinburgh Award

A step up in mountain skills

John Davidson takes part in a week-long training course towards his Mountain Leader qualification.

John Davidson July 29, 2018 0 Comments
Active Outdoors Duke of Edinburgh Award

High and dry but still thriving

As far as meeting places go, I guess it was pretty unusual. When I arrived I was first greeted by three beautiful white horses, nonchalantly eating grass among the ruins.…

John Davidson July 8, 2018 0 Comments
Active Outdoors Highland Cross

Making it count at the Cross

There’s a chance that the total raised by the Highland Cross will surpass £5 million when this year’s donations are tallied up. That’s a huge amount of good being done…

John Davidson July 1, 2018 0 Comments
Active Travel Press releases

New grassroots campaign calls for people to Own Your Street Inverness

Press release People in Inverness are being urged to get outside this midsummer in a bid to help shape the way the city uses its outdoor spaces. A new grassroots…

John Davidson June 15, 2018 0 Comments
Highland Cross Photos

A great day of mini orienteering!

Thanks to everyone who supported our latest mini orienteering event and came out to Milton Wood on Sunday to enjoy another great day of map reading and fun in the…

John Davidson June 12, 2018 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Make way for walkers on the John O’Groats Trail

Striking coastal scenery, beautiful hills and cleared villages – something that has made parts of the Highlands hugely popular with visitors. It seems, however, that this fondness doesn’t always stretch…

John Davidson June 10, 2018 4 Comments
Highland Cross

Transition training and fundraising

It’s less than three weeks until the Highland Cross so I’ve been upping the training in preparation for the 20-mile run and 30-mile cycle. On Sunday I headed out on…

John Davidson June 6, 2018 0 Comments

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About John Davidson

I’m a journalist in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland with a passion for the great outdoors – including walking, cycling and mountaineering.

In my day job I work for Highland News & Media as Content and Commercial Editor, working with the editorial teams across 14 weekly newspapers and associated websites and the HNM app, along with a number of editorial and commercial supplements and tourism publications. I am the editor of the John O’Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times, covering Caithness and Sutherland.

I am also a qualified summer Mountain Leader and a member of the Mountain Training Association.

I have written two books of walking and cycling routes around the Highlands and regularly contribute to Scottish Walks & Cycling magazine.

I am also involved in campaigning for better streets for all through calling for a more pedestrian and cycle-friendly environment.

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