nature
Ben Dolphin: Following a butterfly’s survival strategy to get through winter in lockdown
Charles thanks volunteers fighting to protect ‘delightful’ red squirrels
Aberdeen research creates a buzz among ‘citizen scientists’ while hoping to halt species decline
School of Hardknotts: What a Lake District forest can teach us about trees
Whale of a time: Police hunt for rare bottlenose whale skull, illegally removed from Scottish beach
Scottish shops raided during major action to tackle wildlife crime
People worldwide make similar facial expressions in various situations – study
Government seeks to introduce pet monkey ban
Human-made materials may outweigh living things by the end of the year – study
Chris Deerin: Lockdown’s unexpected opportunity to discover sense of place and belonging
Nature emergency must be declared to halt decline in species, say Greens
‘Green prescriptions’ could undermine the benefits of spending time in nature
Catch a glimpse of cute grey seals giving birth on Orkney beach as live feed launches
RSPB launches ‘100% for nature’ £2m project to manage habitats
Scottish butterfly sightings drop three-quarters in one year, conservation survey reveals
Squirrel-spotters asked to record reds for week-long survey to help protect species
Scottish mountain paths damaged by social distancing erosion
‘Here’s hoping nature works her wonders for farming’
National Trust for Scotland pleads for help after lockdown leaves it in crisis
Shock after police called to disperse ‘large group’ of campers from remote AirBnB
App designed to keep Scotland’s beaches clean and keep track of stranded marine animals marks first year
Farming project to help improve nature share £170,000
Rare species of bee is spotted in north-east town for the first time
