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Need to protect marine areas has ‘never been greater’, ministers told

The introduction of measures to prevent “damaging” activities in many of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has “stalled”, environmental campaigners claimed. While green groups celebrated when the Scottish Government designated 32 MPAs a ...

12 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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Second osprey chick hatches at Scottish wildlife reserve

A second osprey chick has hatched at a Scottish reserve, helping to secure the future of a species which was once extinct in Britain. A crack was spotted on an egg at a nest in Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire at 12.33pm on ...

21 May 2022 at 11:04

‘Climate indicator’ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK seas in 2024

Sea slugs making a home in the UK due to climate change are among the species spotted around the country’s coasts in 2024, The Wildlife Trusts said. Sea monitoring by volunteers and conservationists this year also revealed invasive ...

19 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Osprey pair reunite as female returns to nest for third season

A female osprey has been reunited with her mate after returning to her nest at a nature reserve for a third season. The bird, known as NC0, landed on the nest at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve in ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Moth species recorded in Scotland for first time in ‘exciting’ discovery

A species of moth has been recorded in Scotland for the first time in an “exciting discovery”, nature experts have said. The sallow-shoot piercer moth was spotted perching on a nettle at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Cathkin ...

20 Jul 2022 at 15:09

Osprey died of old age, post-mortem examination finds

An osprey found dead on a nature reserve died of old age, a post-mortem examination has confirmed. Osprey LM12 was found dead in May, on the Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve, near Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, run by the ...

20 Aug 2024 at 14:47

Hat-trick of eggs for osprey NC0 after mate fends off intruders

A female osprey has laid a full clutch of eggs at a Scottish wildlife reserve as the species continues its recovery from extinction in the UK. NC0 laid her third egg at its Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife ...

18 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Conservation charity secures Highlands estate bigger than Dundee

A nature conservation charity has secured a Highlands estate larger than the city of Dundee, hailing it as an “important milestone” in tackling the climate crisis. The Scottish Wildlife Trust now owns the 7,...

03 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Nature body objects to latest golf course plan for Highland coastline

Plans to build an 18-hole golf course in the Highlands have drawn an objection from Scotland’s nature agency over the potential impact on one of the last coastal dune habitats of its kind in the country. ...

17 May 2023 at 16:13

Charities call for wind farm to be blocked as thousands of bird deaths feared

Nature charities are urging the Scottish Government to refuse consent for one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, warning it could kill and displace tens of thousands of seabirds. They warn the ...

30 Apr 2025 at 11:17

Scotland

Scots urged to help ‘iconic’ species by being squirrel spotters

Scots are being urged to become wildlife spotters and play their part in helping to conserve the “iconic” red squirrel. The nationwide Great Scottish Squirrel Survey is taking place from Monday ...

03 Oct 2022 at 14:07

Osprey lays first egg of season at nature reserve

An osprey has laid her first egg of the season after returning to her nest at a nature reserve last month. The bird, known as NC0, was reunited with her mate, the male osprey LM12, when she ...

13 Apr 2022 at 14:55

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