Over £1.76 million for Scotland’s internationally important rainforest The Scottish Government Rainforest Restoration Fund (RRF), managed by NatureScot, will be shared by ten projects across the west of the country... 9 January 2026
Rare mountain plants to be restored at Ben Lui Preparations are underway for the planting of hundreds of woolly and downy willow saplings in a remote area near the... 9 January 2026
Dogs’ dinners can have greater climate impact than owners’ Dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners, according to the... 8 January 2026
Leading Forensic Soil Scientist Professor Lorna Dawson Awarded Damehood in New Year Honours Professor Lorna Dawson, Head of the Centre for Forensic Soil Science at the James Hutton Institute, was recommended for the... 7 January 2026
Forestry values fall by a third as Scotland’s rural land market continues to cool New figures from the Scottish Land Commission show Scotland’s rural land market continued to cool in 2024, with fewer large-scale... 6 January 2026
Supporting mental health and tackling loneliness First Minister John Swinney has announced additional funding to help people with their mental health. A further £3 million... 6 January 2026
Dunkeld and Birnam’s Climate Café now a Global Movement Ten years after the world’s first Climate Café opened in the Perthshire villages of Dunkeld and Birnam, the grassroots idea... 6 January 2026
Tiny Trailer Abattoir Breaks New Ground, Bringing Local Sheep Processing a Step Closer for Orkney and the Highlands Construction is now underway on the Tiny Trailer Abattoir, a ground breaking project led by Orkney farmer Jane Cooper, who... 5 January 2026
Record-breaking year for community marine mammal monitoring 2025 was a record-breaking year for the number of animals reported to the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT). Over... 19 December 2025
Wildcat reintroduction successful New research confirms that the first year of a project to reintroduce wildcats to Scotland was highly effective, with... 17 December 2025