News Releases
Cinn-là Fèis Fiadh-bheatha nan Eilean 2026 gam foillseachadh an dèidh soirbheis mhòir am bliadhna
13 November, 2025
Bidh Fèis Fiadh-bheatha nan Eilean air ais ann an 2026 leis cho soirbheachail ’s a bha an fhèis am bliadhna. Bha i na bu mhotha na a-riamh roimhe le còrr is 5000 neach a’ gabhail pàirt ann an còrr is 80 tachartas air feadh nan eilean.
Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival 2026 dates announced following wild success
13 November, 2025
The Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival will be back in 2026 following the success of its biggest festival yet this summer which welcomed over 5000 participants to more than 80 events across the islands.
Help Forvie seal pups this season
04 November, 2025
Visitors are being asked to help the much-loved seals at NatureScot’s Forvie National Nature Reserve (NNR) by following guidance to avoid disturbing vulnerable pups at this time of year.
Iomairt sàbhailteachd rathaid a thaobh tubaistean le fèidh ga leudachadh
30 October, 2025
Thathar a’ leudachadh iomairt sabhailteachd rathaid airson a’ chunnart bho thubaistean eadar fèidh is carbadan a lùghdachadh ann an ceàrn chunnartach air an A9 às dèidh fiosrachadh bhon choimhearsnachd is rannsachadh ùr fhaighinn.
Deer collision road safety campaign expanded
30 October, 2025
A road safety campaign to reduce deer-vehicle collisions at a high-risk location on the A9 has been expanded thanks to community feedback and new research.
Cuir uisge ris: uisge trom ag ath-bheòthachadh beathach àrsaidh air Costa Shalmhaigh
16 October, 2025
Tha an t-sìde fhluich o chionn ghoirid air badan ùr den Charrachan-Sgèithe (Tadpole Shrimp) a thoirt beò aig RSPB Mhersehead ann an Dùn Phris, an treas badan dhiubh san Rìoghachd Aontaichte. ’S e beathach tearc is àrsaidh a th’ ann is e am measg nam beathaichean as sine san t-saoghal.
Just add water: heavy rainfall revives ancient species on the Scottish Solway Coast
16 October, 2025
Recent wet weather has hatched a new population of the rare and ancient Tadpole Shrimp – one of the world’s oldest living animal species – at RSPB Scotland Mersehead in Dumfries, only the third population of the species in the UK.
Scotland leads the way with Nature30 sites
13 October, 2025
Scotland is leading the way in the UK and Europe by recognising its first Nature30 sites as part of a global initiative to help halt and reverse nature loss. The four sites in Argyll, Lanark, Lochaber and Moray are the first to be named under the country’s commitment to safeguard at least 30 percent of land and sea by the year 2030 – agreed at COP15 and known as 30 by 30.
Modern technology meets traditional crofting to boost island biodiversity
25 September, 2025
Crofters across Shetland, Ulva and the Outer Hebrides are adopting GPS technology to revolutionise how they manage their livestock, delivering benefits for themselves, their livestock, and local wildlife.
Tha teicneolas ùr is croitearachd thradaiseanta a’ cur taic ri bith-iomadachd nan eilean còmhla
25 September, 2025
Tha croitearan air feadh Shealtainn, Ulbha is nan Eilean Siar a’ gabhail ri teicneolas ùr nan coilearan GPS airson crodh a chumail, agus tha e na bhuannachd dhaibh fhèin, dhan chrodh is do dh’fhiadh-bheatha an àite.