Langholm Moor extension for community buyout

THE Langholm Moor community buyout has been given an extra two months to raise the money it needs to purchase 5,300 acres in Dumfriesshire. The...

‘Phoenix’ bird hide rises from the ashes at Loch Leven

THE "Phoenix" birdwatching hide at Loch Leven national nature reserve (NNR) was opened officially on Friday. Mike Cantlay, chair of Nature Scot, the Scottish Government...
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Wading in to help save Scotland’s woodcock

The past decade has seen a serious decline in our woodcock population - it's time to find out why. A spring woodland, coloured with the...

Urgent plea to save Scotland’s rainforests

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for cash to help them save Scotland's Atlantic oak woodlands. The sites, which stretch along the length of the west coast, are...
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Birdwatching champion launches podcast

ENVIRONMENTAL activist Mya-Rose Craig will launch a beginner’s birdwatching podcast on 29 January. Craig, 18, founded her charity, Black2Nature, in 2016 to encourage children and...

Could the missing lynx return?

A YEAR-LONG survey has been launched to find out if the public wants lynx to be introduced to the Highlands. Supporters say the big cats...


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