Fort William festival honour for Aberdeenshire biologist Published duration 10 February 2012

image caption Dr Adam Watson was honoured for his work in the Cairngorms

A biologist dubbed Mr Cairngorms has received the Fort William Mountain Festival's Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture.

Dr Adam Watson, from Aberdeenshire, was honoured for his years of research in the Cairngorms.

He has studied and written about its plants and animal life.

Mike Pescod, one of the festival's organisers, said there were few people with a better understanding of the mountain range than Dr Watson.

Previous award winners included Ian Sykes, from Fort William, who founded outdoor clothing and equipment shop Nevisport.