The Forest Janny
The Forest Janny
Podcast Description
Hello. I’m Steev Livingstone and I am the Forest Janny. In this podcast I speak to people who live and work in the Scottish Highlands and who have a connection to its wild places. At the beginning of 2025 I moved up to the Highlands and as an outsider myself, I’m especially keen to hear the stories of others who have been drawn to the area.
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The podcast primarily explores themes such as personal narratives related to the Scottish Highlands, environmental stewardship, and the challenges facing local ecosystems. Episodes include discussions on topics like the Dougals Fir cone, personal wildlife experiences, and the importance of community initiatives in conservation, with examples from guests like Rory Stewart and Lindsay Warner.
Hello. I’m Steev Livingstone and I am the Forest Janny. In this podcast I speak to people who live and work in the Scottish Highlands and who have a connection to its wild places. At the beginning of 2025 I moved up to the Highlands and as an outsider myself, I’m especially keen to hear the stories of others who have been drawn to the area.
In this sixth episode I chat to Spean Bridge resident Neal Parrish. I first met Neal on the second week that I moved up to the area and quickly got on to the topic of bothies where it was revealed that Neal was chairman of the Mountain Bothy Association in the 1970s.
Since then I have visited Neal at his home many times and have enjoyed hearing his stories about the outdoors.
After several weeks we finally sat down and recorded our chat and I’m excited to now share that with you.
Amongst many other things Neal tells me about travelling as a young man, hitching a lift from Nepal all the way back to the UK and how the world of bothies and bothying has changed over the years.
We recorded the conversation on a sunny, warm evening in May 2025 in the kitchen of the home that Neal designed and helped to build in the 1980s and where he and his wife Sally have lived ever since.
Enjoy!
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