With the forecast remaining warm and dry, hillwalkers in Scotland are facing an unusual challenge – not enough water.
As well as meaning people should carry more water than usual to avoid dehydration, the dry conditions make it essential that extreme care is taken to avoid the risk of wildfires.
Heather Morning, safety adviser with Mountaineering Scotland, said: ‘I do not remember conditions underfoot so dry. Bogs are dry, peat is cracking, burns are very low or non-existent and small lochans are dry or disappearing at an alarming rate. Vegetation is parched and lifeless.’