Noise and division do not help. We need people, land managers and communities to work together, writes Grant Moir of Cairngorms National Park Authority.
Weathermen warned that the arriving bitter easterly winds will keep temperatures hovering just above freezing - with the wind chill making it feel a shuddering -5C.
As the Met Office issued a yellow warning for the possibility of four days of snow across large parts of the country, the early sign of spring yesterday was snapped at English Heritage s Audley End House in Saffron Walden, Essex.
Forecasters said high pressure would start to build to the north of Europe over the weekend.
By midweek, temperatures could drop even further, before the spell ends towards next weekend.
The first Beast from the East caused havoc in February and early March 2018, with schools closed and travel chaos.