Fergal MacErlean
Registered on and updated on April 28, 2008:

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Personal Information:
Name: Fergal MacErlean
Address 31 Queen Street
Town Stirling
County Scotland
Postcode FK8 1HL
Phone 01786 478147
Fax
Mobile 0796 230 6020
Email fme_@hotmail.com
Website: Photo: Loch Lubnaig, Stirlingshire

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Short biog
Fergal MacErlean is an outdoors writer and journalist based in central Scotland. He went freelance in 2005 after a career as a ranger and staff journalist, which included a stint as assistant editor on TGO.

Now, having happily married his main interests of cycling, hiking and writing, he contributes to a raft of publications which includes feature writing for the national press and magazines as diverse as Adventure Travel and BBC Wildlife.

Business interests
Weekly cycle column with The Herald (Glasgow).
Produce VisitScotland's Walking in Scotland publication annually.
Current projects: Walking guidebook to Stirling and environs (Pocket Mountains); production of a series of guides for Sustrans Scotland.

Professional activities
Editing, copywriting, feature writing, interviews, guidebook writing and photography.

Awards:

Recent publications
Bike Scotland: Book 1, Central Scotland (Pocket Mountains, 2005)
Bike Scotland: Book 2, The Highlands (Pocket Mountains, 2007)
Sustrans Lochs & Glens Route (Pocket Mountains, 2007)

Main areas of interest
Scotland, especially the Highlands; Ireland, especially Kerry, Donegal and Wicklow. Spain, especially northern Spain and Catalonia. USA, Utah. Hiking, cycling, mountain biking, outdoor family pursuits.