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Scotland Magazine author Graham HollidayWild mountain sanctuary (Cairngorms)The Cairngorms is Britain’s largest national park and is home to a quarter of its threatened birds, animals and plants. Graham Holliday reports Scotland is home to two of Britain’s 14 national parks. The Cairngorms National Park, which opened in September 2003, is the newest and the largest. It’s twice as big as Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Scotland’s other national park. It’s a mountainous area, home to four of Scotland’s highest mountai... Scottish Nature from Issue 30 published on 01/12/2006 Speed kingsThere is no faster animal than the Peregrine Falcon. Graham Holliday looks at where you can find them in Scotland The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest creature on the planet. With its one metre wide wings swept back, this slate grey blue bird of prey can stoop from very high, dropping like a stone reaching speeds of around 185mph. The Peregrine is resident year round in Scotland. Despite a history of persecutio... Scottish Wildlife from Issue 29 published on 25/10/2006 Holy voley!This issue, Graham Holliday considers the rare Orkney Vole One of Scotland’s smallest, and more unique species is the Orkney Vole. It’s a subspecies of the common vole, which is found in Europe but not in Britain. The Orkney vole, as the name suggests, is only found in the lowlying, green sweep of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. It’s ... Scottish Wildlife from Issue 28 published on 20/09/2006 |  | ||||||||||||
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