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A’ comharrachadh dualchas ainmean-àite Inbhir Nis

16 June, 2021

Tha NatureScot air leabhar-iùil ùr air ainmean-àite baile is sgìre Inbhir Nis fhoillseachadh an-diugh.

Celebrating the place-name heritage of Inverness

16 June, 2021

NatureScot has today launched a new guide to the place-names of Inverness and the surrounding area.

UK’s first NNR launches photo contest to celebrate 70th anniversary

15 June, 2021

NatureScot is inviting people across Scotland to enter a national photo contest, launching today (15 June), to help mark Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve’s 70th anniversary this autumn.

‘First time in over a century’ sea eagles return to Loch Lomond

11 June, 2021

White-tailed eagles have appeared on Loch Lomond for the first time in over a hundred years.

Harbour seal census confirms east-west divide

03 June, 2021

A full census reveals Scotland’s harbour seals are doing well overall but there remains a striking divide between east and west coast populations.

Warning of high risk of deer on roads

31 May, 2021

With increased collisions between deer and vehicles at this time of year, NatureScot is warning motorists to slow down and be on the lookout for deer on the road.

NatureScot urges gardeners to go peat-free

27 May, 2021

NatureScot is urging gardeners to choose alternatives to peat, now that garden centres have opened up around Scotland. Digging up peat to use in a garden destroys wildlife and releases carbon into the atmosphere, accelerating climate change, as well as increasing flooding in areas where it is dug up.

Multimillion nature fund ‘takes to the water’

26 May, 2021

New projects that protect and grow Scotland’s marine life, boosting the vulnerable wild oyster population by tens of thousands; and supporting fragile freshwater pearl mussels are among the latest recipients in an ambitious expansion ‘into the water’ by the Scottish Government's Biodiversity Challenge Fund.