Rare dragonfly sighting turns Lochalsh estate into sanctuary
Conservation charity anticipates a flutter from rare dragonfly project
Outdoors
Outdoors
Tell West Coast’s climate change story in pictures
People of Argyll and Lochaber asked to help tell Scotland’s climate story
Outdoors
‘I would walk 5,000 miles…’
Perthshire man’s epic coast-to-coast hike across Canada to help rewild the Highlands
Outdoors
Discovery reveals how powerful ocean currents influence climate
Oceanographers studying ocean currents that dictate much of earth’s climate have developed a method to unlock data from the past 120 years – improving our ability to predict global temperature changes.
Outdoors
Holyrood plans £1.1M study into falling wild salmon
Numbers of wild Atlantic salmon returning to Scotland have declined over the last four decades by around 40%. A new £500k study will investigate possible causes such as pollution and climate change.
Outdoors
Wood you be-leaf it: Argyll grows the UK’s tallest tree (almost)
As autumn leaves put on their spectacular annual show, the Scottish Tree Festival opens up the nation’s finest woodlands for us all to see
Outdoors
Islay estate joins Scotland’s bid to have best managed land in Europe
Two estates in Islay and Crianlarich have won an international award that aims to make Scotland’s wildlife the best managed in Europe
Leisure
Adventurer Ben goes on personal pilgrimage in Hebrides
In Scotland’s Sacred Islands the Ben Fogle traveles across some of Scotland’s islands, meeting the people whose spirituality connects them deeply to where they live.
Outdoors
Manx shearwaters: the Rum old seabird that freaked out the Vikings
There’s a question that crops up in quizzes designed to trap the unwary: which bird has the scientific name Puffinus puffinus? The answer is more amazing than you think…