‘Uncertain’ future for Scottish farm wind turbines
Upcoming seminar will throw spotlight on prospects for medium-scale onshore wind.
Environment
Inside Moray Forest School, where lighting fires and making soup are the life skills on offer
Earthtime's Forest School Nursery in Duffus teaches children how to use tools and respect nature - and inspectors love their ethos.
What’s being done to save the remaining 532 capercaillie in the Cairngorms?
Although the largest grouse in Scotland, capercaillie are notoriously elusive and can be easily disturbed — which is hindering their recovery.
Future of Kirkwall Bonfire in question after row over risk to local swans
The organisers are stepping down and said some members felt 'intimidated' by some of the 'swan people'.
Tennis ball tribute keeps memory of Nairn’s ‘chip shop dog’ Otis alive
The Labrador was known for sitting outside the town's Friar Tuck's takeaway.
Golden eagles and hen harriers thriving on former shooting estates in the Cairngorms after restoration work
WildLand Cairngorms have been monitoring and tracking the birds of prey for five years, sharing their journeys with the public. But what encouraged the birds to come back?
More explainers
Where are the five areas in the running to become Scotland’s next national park?
Waste not, want not: What happens to food waste and why you really shouldn’t be chucking it into your main bin
Scotland’s wild salmon crisis: Why warming rivers and hydropower could be to blame for ‘devastatingly’ low stocks
NC500: The good, the bad and the ugly
When nature calls: The trouble with toilets on the NC500
Premium Content
NC500 campervan conflict: Litter, fires and human waste cause tourist tension
3Premium Content
‘We’re not Disneyland’: NC500 boss opens up about tourist route
2Premium Content
Road rage: What locals think about NC500’s impact on their quiet Highland roads
Premium Content
We know the problems with the NC500, but what are the solutions?
All Environment Posts
‘Uncertain’ future for Scottish farm wind turbines
Inside Moray Forest School, where lighting fires and making soup are the life skills on offer
What’s being done to save the remaining 532 capercaillie in the Cairngorms?
Future of Kirkwall Bonfire in question after row over risk to local swans
Tennis ball tribute keeps memory of Nairn’s ‘chip shop dog’ Otis alive
Golden eagles and hen harriers thriving on former shooting estates in the Cairngorms after restoration work
Aberdeenshire musician Fiona Soe Paing hailed by punk legend Iggy Pop
15 giant tauros to be released at Dundreggan: All you need to know about plans
How Re:Store in Lossiemouth is bucking Moray trend and showing there’s a future in sustainable shopping
How hundreds of Christmas trees are helping to save Lossiemouth dunes from erosion
Niece and aunt open new St Cyrus food truck with £2 per cup deposit return scheme
Cunning Elgin gulls laying eggs later than ever to beat efforts to control population
How Muir of Fowlis forest bathing therapist uses nature to help people fight addictions
‘Why eating wild Cairngorms deer is the right thing to do for our countryside’
Lynx: Should the big cat be reintroduced to Scottish Highlands? Readers and experts weigh in
Meet the team stopping Aberdeenshire minks in their tracks
DIY swap shop: How Inverness’s Clachworks tool library is helping cut costs and saving on waste
Herder Cassie shares what it’s like looking after the Cairngorm reindeer herd
How are the beavers released in the Cairngorms last December getting on now? We find out
Why this former Highland shooting estate is transforming into a future wildlife haven
Red squirrels are thriving in Aberdeen thanks to greys being almost eradicated by this team
Timothy West and Prunella Scales helped unlock the key to Scotland’s great canal journeys
Is muirburn still a ‘vitally important’ land management tool, or is it time for a change?
Orkney’s big invasive stoat problem: Meet the team eradicating them from the islands
