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Elk? And soon hopefully to be joined by wolves,
lynx, bears and other mammals that were
hunted to extinction in Britain over the last
few centuries. The estate's “rewilding” project
involves reforesting this vast area to resemble
the great Caledonian forest that once covered
these hills and then restocking it with the
animals that used to inhabit it. Guests, who
stay in either the richly decorated rooms in
the imposing greystone main house or in the
more intimate converted bothy cottages, get a
chance to see this project develop first-hand on
guided trips out into the estate with some of the
gamekeepers.
In the long run, it's hoped that the estate will
also serve as a catalyst to revitalize this region,
one of the poorest in the UK, and perhaps
persuade other landowners to follow suit. For now,
it offers the chance to get away from it all into one
of the last pieces of real wilderness left in the UK.
003 Get out iNto the wildS of
SCotlaNd at alladale
On a clear day, standing on top of Glen Alladale,
you can see the east and west coasts of Scotland.
This is the narrowest point in Britain and also
one of its most remote: an hour and a half from
Inverness, itself the northernmost city in the
UK. But then, you don't come to stay in the lodge
and cottages of the 93-square-kilometre Glen
Alladale Wilderness Reserve for the nightlife.
Wildlife, however, is another matter. You
can watch (or catch) salmon as they swim and
leap their way upstream to spawn. The sky is
patrolled by buzzards, peregrine falcons, ospreys
and even golden eagles. And amid the heather
and pine-covered terrain, along with the many
deer, there are wild boars, pine martens, otters
and a couple of elk.
Glen Alladale, a part of the
Scottish Highlands being
“rewilded” with lynx, bears
and elk
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