Glen Roy
22nd January 2025
With positive signs that the cloud would lift, this morning I ventured into Glen Roy in the hope of seeing onto the upper north-facing slopes and coires of Beinn a’ Chaorainn and Creag Meagaidh. However, this wasn’t to be.
There is a dusting of snow from yesterday above around 850m. Today was dry and calm.
A distinct change in the weather and snow conditions is arriving tomorrow afternoon, with winter returning.
(Above) Glen Roy and its ‘Parallel ‘Roads’.
(Above) The upper north slopes of Beinn a’ Chaorainn and Creag Meagaidh stubbornly remained in the cloud.
(Above) Patches of Red Bog-moss (Sphagnum capillifolium) brightened up the relatively dull lighting.
(Above) Although not as showy, patches of the liverwort Purple Spoonwort (Pleurozia purpurea) were plentiful in the wet heath. If anyone is interested this is its page from the British Bryological Society Field Guide https://www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pleurozia-purpurea.pdf
(Above) The west side of the Annat Coire. Small patches of old snow are visible on the hill to the left (763m) and right (Sgurr an Fhithich, 675m).
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