In Your Element Summer 2023 Newsletter

The IYE Summer Newsletter is now available to read online. Lots to tell you about including IYE Guided Holidays Bucking the Trend; Axe-throwing; 15% off to Stay And Play At Loch Tay Highland Lodges; What’s On This Summer Across Scotland?; The Rothiemurchus Tipi;...

Mountain biking can be for everyone

Mountain biking can be for everyone. It’s great to see mountain biking gradually becoming more and more accessible to those that may, in the past, just not had the means or opportunity to enjoy this fantastic activity. As a registered Go MTB activity provider...

Lead/ Senior Instructor Position Available Loch Tay

Experienced Multi-Activity Instructor – Loch Tay, Perthshire Pay range (based on previous experience and qualifications) Lead Instructor: £24,500 – £25,500 pro rata, 42.5 hours Senior Instructor: £25,500 – £27,500 pro rata, 42.5 hours We are ideally...

Canoe Across Scotland – a lovely customer review

“I have just returned from an IYE canoeing adventure from Fort William to Inverness, with seven friends. It was a fantastic experience: superbly organised and delivered by our guide Andy Russell and the IYE team. I was hugely impressed with the thought behind...

See Loch Ness From Your Armchair

Can you see Loch Ness from your house? You can now!   Through the wonders of modern technology, you can sit back with a cuppa and see what’s going on around Loch Ness using a number of handily-place webcams.   Of course, it’s not as good as the real thing,...

Try Something New in 2023

If you are desperate to try something new this year, or think you have tried everything and are pretty sure there’s nothing left to try, think again. There are so many things to do across Scotland that you may not even have heard of!   How about horseback...

Cairngorms Nature Festival 2023

The Cairngorms Nature Festival is a celebration of the fantastic natural heritage of the Cairngorms National Park, and it takes place every year in May. This year it runs from 12 – 21 May 2023 with the Big Nature Weekend being the 12-15th. There is a huge range of...

25th April – Anzac (Biscuit) Day

It’s the 25th April, also known as Anzac Day. Anzac Day was originally established to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli Campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918). To...

12 Ways To Connect With Nature

Connecting with nature is vital for our mental and spiritual well-being. Connecting with nature might not always be through the obvious paths, like walking through a forest or having a picnic at the beach.  There are so many other (less-obvious) ways you can enhance...

Watch Out for Invasive Species

Watch out for invasive species on your next adventure.   Spring has sprung across Scotland and it’s so great to see many of our favourites return for another year, whether it’s the snowdrops in February, the daffodils in March or the bluebells in May, they...