HEILAN COOS AND HEATHER HONEY

Simon Whaley explores a variety of Scottish harvests on this spectacular Speyside estate

- Simon Whaley

DAY OUT: Rothiemurchus, Highland

Bordered to the B north-west by the bountiful River Spey and to the south by towering mountains, Rothiemurchus Estate in Strathspey incorporates some of the Cairngorms National Park's most stunning landscapes.

The privately owned, 9,700-hectare estate includes Braeriach - Britain's third-highest mountain - glorious Loch an Eilein and the Rothiemurchus Forest, one of the largest surviving ancient woodlands in Europe. With such a varied landscape, Rothiemurchus provides an abundance of high-quality produce. Here they measure harvests in food metres, not food miles.

FARM FOOD