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Rachel McConachie

Rachel McConachie

Commissioning Editor
An outdoor enthusiast, exploring wild landscapes through swimming, paddleboarding, and camping. Rachel is a champion of local food and great cafés, she can often be found walking her dogs in scenic spots or leaping into Scotland’s rivers and lochs.
18
Sep
Person diving into Loch Tay from a floating sauna. The loch is surrounded by green hills and there is a cloudy blue sky.

Sweat, plunge, repeat – a wild Scottish sauna safari

Rachel goes on a sizzling journey through her local outdoor sauna scene on the east coast, plunging from fiery cabins into lochs, seas and surf lagoons.
9 min read
11
Sep
A unicorn running through a shadowy forest.

Creatures of Scottish myth and legend

2 min read
11
Sep
A view over Edinburgh out towards the sea from Holyrood Park.

Discover Edinburgh's urban wildlife

5 min read
11
Sep
A beautiful white sand beach with blue water and surrounded by rugged hills and fields.

Remote birdwatching on the Isle of Handa

4 min read
11
Sep
There is a rope fence in the foreground, then grass dotted with wildflowers looking out towards hills in the distance.

Isle of Ulva dreams of a thriving community once again

8 min read
11
Sep
A fluffy little red squirrel sitting in a pine tree.

Wild solutions for Scotland's national parks

6 min read
03
Sep
Cycling from Dundee to Braemar

Cycling from Dundee to Braemar

6 min read
03
Sep
Night-time paddleboarding adventure on Loch Faskally

Night-time paddleboarding adventure on Loch Faskally

4 min read
03
Sep
Riverside retreat at Dunkeld House Hotel

Riverside retreat at Dunkeld House Hotel

3 min read
03
Sep
A flight of three different shades of rosé on pink brochure on a wooden table with a blond woman in a pink dress smiling behind them.

Blushing in the Capital

4 min read