Rum house with starry skies. Credit: Steven Gray Cosmos Planetarium

Rum named as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary

The Isle of Rum has been designated as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary - just the second place in Europe to hold the accreditation....
Credit: Allan Perkins

Great White Egrets successfully fledge in Scotland for the first time

Great White Egrets have successfully fledged in Scotland for the first time.  Three chicks left their nest near the Loch of Strathbeg nature reserve near...
Flow Country. Credit Sam Rose.

Scotland’s Flow Country secures Unesco World Heritage status

It's a vast and unspoiled blanket bog that carpets the far north of Scotland. But now The Flow Country has been made a world heritage...
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Galloway chosen as preferred location of Scotland’s third national park

By Izzy Alexander  Galloway has been chosen as the preferred location for Scotland's newest national park. There are currently two national parks north of the...
Barrett the whale. Credit: Hannah Lightley, Hebrides Cruises Wildlife Guide.

Two rare humpback whales spotted off Scottish coast

Two humpback whales, including one never seen before in Scottish waters, were filmed during a rare encounter with a tour boat. On a cruise which...
Credit: Martin Keivers.

White-tailed Eagles on Isle of Mull continue to care for injured offspring into its second year of life

A pair of White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Mull have amazed experts by continuing to care for their injured offspring into its second year...


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