Meet Loch Arkaig’s new osprey chicks Willow and Sarafina
Sarafina is an African name reflecting the osprey’s other home. It’s meaning is derived from ‘bright star’.
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SSE hands out renewables windfall to Lochaber groups
The aim of the Sustainable Development Fund in Highland is to support strategic projects in regions where SSE Renewables operates.
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Names sought for Lochaber’s ‘Jubilee’ ospreys
The pair of chicks at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest were ringed and measured last week and are both females.
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Art within Arkaig Community Forest
An interactive sculpture by Clara Elliot leads visitors off the main woodland track deeper into the forest in a series of steps which can be explored.
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Season’s first egg from Loch Arkaig ospreys hatches
The Loch Arkaig livestreams can be viewed at a dedicated page on the Woodland Trust website.
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Funding for Loch Arkaig electric timber barge
At Loch Arkaig funding will help the Woodland Trust Scotland build four slipways and a stacking and loading area on the shores of the loch to help move timber by an electric barge.
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Lochaber osprey Doddie causes a flap for Shetland bird-watchers
George Anderson, of Woodland Trust Scotland, said it was the second time Doddie has found the limelight since leaving Loch Arkaig.
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‘Eggsiting’ times at Loch Arkaig osprey nest
A second egg will be expected midweek with a third likely towards the end of the week with the chicks due to hatch in May.
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Louis the Lockdown Osprey returns to Lochaber
Louis arrived at his pine forest home on Monday morning and was later joined by his mate Dorcha who he welcomed with a fish.
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Osprey options covered thanks to nestcam number two
Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery a nest camera has been running at Arkaig since 2017, building up a substantial world viewership as fans followed the family life of ospreys Louis and Aila as they raised their six chicks.