Only twenty minutes or so from the Grant Arms, Abernethy forest in winter is just a beautiful, wonderfully calming place to be, and we spent two long, happy sessions there during our Highlands week. For the first, I was leading an excursion for BWWC guests (see here for details) - part one around the car park and visitor's centre, and part two a circular hike through the forest.
For part one, we loaded up on the essentials - namely, sunflower hearts - and revelled in the joys of processions of fearless Coal Tits feeding from our hands (and other parts of our anatomy), Crested Tits around our feet, Red Squirrels within a few metres, and a very contented team of clients; part two provided evocative, misty panoramas of the partially-frozen lochs, and it's fair to say a good time was had by all.
We couldn't resist going back a few days later and spending more time within this real-life Disney animation, and even then had to tear ourselves away as the light failed. Highly recommended, for anyone and everyone.
