West Word - February 2025

Well, February certainly delivered on the sunshine! We had days and days of sun and clear blue skies in a row. It was very welcome after such a wet January. 

The dry weather allowed the road to dry out a bit and the farm team did a sterling job with the road repairs. This is no small feat and takes a few days to complete. The team load up the tractor and trailer with road gravel, one person drives and two people follow along behind giving the instruction to start/ stop and bit by bit they work their way along the road filling in the pot holes. Well done, and thank you to the team! 

In the quieter, Winter months, Canna wildlife moves further into the inhabited areas of the island. We’ve seen the sea eagles soaring above the basalt cliffs up behind Kate’s Cottage and I have been attempting to get footage of our resident otters with a trail cam. The otters are proving to be elusive and while I find otter footprints in the sand at Sanday Beach and one of my dogs is very adept at finding otter scat, I am yet to catch them on film. I will keep trying, having heard on the grapevine of another possible location to try.

Our annual Canna 10K trail run takes place on Saturday 24th May 2025. This annual event was very popular with 74 runners last year. 

Please visit www.theisleofcanna.com/canna10ktrailrun-2025 to register! We look forward to welcoming you to the run on our shores.