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Environment
PICTURES: Garden visitor leaves Wester Ross attraction affluter
PICTURES: Garden visitor leaves Wester Ross attraction affluter
A special visitor to world-renowned Inverewe Gardens in Wester Ross has left staff all aflutter – and offered clues about climate change.
Pocket ashtrays help Wester Ross campaigners divert drain danger to sea
Pocket ashtrays help Wester Ross campaigners divert drain danger to sea
A beautifully simple idea is helping prevent one of the most common dangers to the marine environment – cigarette butts.
Suspension bridge safety concerns prompt closure of Corrieshalloch Gorge site in Wester Ross
Suspension bridge safety concerns prompt closure of Corrieshalloch Gorge site in Wester Ross
Some visitors have ignored warning signs prompting the NTS to shut down the site on public safety grounds.
WHERE ARE ALL THE BIRDS? – NatureScot study shows numbers of Highland waterbirds have declined by 58 per cent
WHERE ARE ALL THE BIRDS? – NatureScot study shows numbers of Highland waterbirds have declined by 58 per cent
Study reports a rise in temperature is having a toll on the numbers of birds who find favourable wintering in the Highlands.
WATCH: Moray Firth seals put on a show
WATCH: Moray Firth seals put on a show
THE wonder of wildlife captured on camera.
Iconic Highland Applecross Inn takes to prayer and poetry asking people to listen
Iconic Highland Applecross Inn takes to prayer and poetry asking people to listen
Users of the area asked to mindful of the environment.
Wester Ross garden 'invader' taken down in 'wipeout' blitz
Wester Ross garden 'invader' taken down in 'wipeout' blitz
The National Trust for Scotland has returned to a Torridon garden to help stop the spread of one of Scotland’s trickiest invasive plant species.
FORAGING: Fungi-foray with High Life Highland Countryside Rangers all set
FORAGING: Fungi-foray with High Life Highland Countryside Rangers all set
Event will take place on Friday September 24.
Highlanders urged to sign up to help to make homes more energy efficient
Highlanders urged to sign up to help to make homes more energy efficient
Councillors are urging Highlanders to sign up to the Energy Efficient Scotland Area Based Scheme as part of the fight to protect the environment.
Seaweed festival for Ross
Seaweed festival for Ross
Wester Ross will in September host Scotland's first seaweed festival and attract scientists, artists writers and chefs.