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22/7/2023
Caithness County Show 2023 PhotosThumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2023 Photos
Hundreds of photos from the Caithness County Show 2023.   See the gallery link above..  
22/7/2019
Caithness County Show 2019 - Vintage Tractors ParadeThumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2019 - Vintage Tractors Parade
See gallery link above to take you to the start of the vintage tractors parade in the main county show gallery.   To see more transport in Caithness from tractors, model shows,emergency vehicles, and general section with trucks buses and much more go to http://caithness.org/transport/.  
21/7/2019
Caithness County Show 2019Thumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2019
Hundereds of photos from the 2019 Caithness County Show held at Wick this year.   See the photo gallery link above..  
3/3/2019
Vintage Tractors 2018Thumbnail for article : Vintage Tractors 2018
Vintage Tractors At Caithness County Show 2018 now added to the Transport section.   See the Photo Gallery link above..  
6/2/2019
Caithness Countryside Volunteers AGM and Work DayThumbnail for article : Caithness Countryside Volunteers AGM and Work Day
See poster for details..  
13/2/2018
Caithness Countryside Volunteers Work Day and AGMThumbnail for article : Caithness Countryside Volunteers Work Day and AGM
CCV work day and AGM..  
14/9/2017
Day of action at Caithness bird havenThumbnail for article : Day of action at Caithness bird haven
After an extremely busy breeding season, most of the nesting birds have now left St Johns Pool, near Dunnet which gave the Caithness Countryside Volunteers the ideal opportunity to get into action before the winter migrants begin to arrive.   The volunteers undertook a range of activities such as wood preserving the viewing hides and fence posts.  
15/7/2017
Caithness County Show 2017 - SaturdayThumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2017 - Saturday
The rain was forecast and it came as predicted.   The first couple hours up until about 9.00am were dry then rain came on steadily but the ground remained firm all day.  
14/7/2017
Caithness County Show 2017Thumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2017
Caithness County Show 2017 is underway.   First photos are from Friday.  
3/11/2016
Caithness Volunteers enhance habitat for the Small Blue butterflyThumbnail for article : Caithness Volunteers enhance habitat for the Small Blue butterfly
Members of the Caithness Countryside Volunteers turned out in force on Sunday (30 October 2016) to assist with a habitat enhancement project for a rare butterfly species in the Dunnet Bay area.   Dunnet Bay is home to the most northerly colony of the Small Blue Butterfly whose caterpillars depend solely on kidney vetch as a food source.  
3/11/2016
Caithness Volunteers enhance habitat for the Small Blue butterflyThumbnail for article : Caithness Volunteers enhance habitat for the Small Blue butterfly
Members of the Caithness Countryside Volunteers turned out in force on Sunday (30 October 2016) to assist with a habitat enhancement project for a rare butterfly species in the Dunnet Bay area.   Dunnet Bay is home to the most northerly colony of the Small Blue Butterfly whose caterpillars depend solely on kidney vetch as a food source.  
15/10/2016
North and West Caithness Ploughing Association 27th Annual Ploughing MatchThumbnail for article : North and West Caithness Ploughing Association 27th Annual Ploughing Match
The 27th Annual ploughing match organised by North and West Caithness Ploughing Association took place on Saturday 15th October 2016.   The days was very wet with rain have been on for several hours before the start.  
19/7/2016
Caithness County Show 2016 - ResultsThumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2016 - Results
Cattle Aberdeen-Angus: Champion - B and J Mackay, of Skitten, Wick, with Balmachie Roderick, a thee-year-old bull sired by Balmachie Benvorlick.  Beef Shorthorn: J Campbell and Co, of Todholes, Thurso, with Ballylinney Daisy, a 17-month-old daughter of Podehole Edward.  
16/7/2016
Caithness County Show 2016Thumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2016
The 175th Caithness County Show got off to a wonderful Saturday morning and rain only came in by the afternoon.  Nothing could stop the event by then.  
2/6/2016
Caithness County Show 2016 - Deadline For EntriesThumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2016 - Deadline For Entries
The 2016 Caithness County Show will be here before you know it.   So anyone who still has an entry form waiting to go in or has not completed one yet should get their skates on.  
18/7/2015
Caithness County Show 2015 - Saturday PhotosThumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2015 - Saturday Photos
The rain stayed off for most of the day.   Welly boots were in evidence to get around the show ground..  
19/7/2014
Caithness County Show 2014Thumbnail for article : Caithness County Show 2014
The Caithness county Show 2014 was held at Thurso East..  
2/7/2014
Volunteers Spruce Up Mey Bird HideThumbnail for article : Volunteers Spruce Up Mey Bird Hide
Members of the Caithness Countryside Volunteers were pleased with the dry weather on Sunday morning as they were busy painting the second coat of wood preservative at the Loch of Mey bird hide.   The local Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) were fortunate to access a grant from the Action Earth Awards to pay for the wood preservative, brushes, wood and guttering to undertake vital repairs at the bird watching facility.  
14/5/2014
Save The Sound Of Summer - The Great Yellow BumblebeeThumbnail for article : Save The Sound Of Summer - The Great Yellow Bumblebee
The sound of bumblebees buzzing around our flowers on a warm sunny day is a sure sign summer is here.  But bumblebees are also an essential part of the countryside, responsible as they are for pollinating our crops and wildflowers.  
6/5/2014
Caithness Volunteers Get Giant Hogweed Under ControlThumbnail for article : Caithness Volunteers Get Giant Hogweed Under Control
Members of the Caithness Countryside Volunteers, with direction from John Parrott from Coille Alba, undertook control measures on Giant Hogweed along the Wick riverside last weekend.   Growing to 20 feet high, this impressive plant was once planted in gardens but has become a problematic invasive species in Britain, particularly along river banks.