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Call to Highland nature lovers to help conservation charity in Big Butterfly Count this summer

Call to Highland nature lovers to help conservation charity in Big Butterfly Count this summer

Call to Highland nature lovers to help conservation charity in Big Butterfly Count this summer

A charity is calling wildlife enthusiasts in the region to join a monitoring initiative to track the impact of climate change on butterflies.


PICTURES: Inspired Helmsdale youngsters ready to take climate action

PICTURES: Inspired Helmsdale youngsters ready to take climate action

PICTURES: Inspired Helmsdale youngsters ready to take climate action

Pupils at an east Sutherland primary school have been taking positive climate action with the help of Timespan.


Play inspired by Sutherland Spaceport set to blast off to Highland venues

Play inspired by Sutherland Spaceport set to blast off to Highland venues

Play inspired by Sutherland Spaceport set to blast off to Highland venues

A play inspired by the construction of Sutherland’s new spaceport is set to tour around the Highlands and Islands next month.


Meet the Ross-shire garden volunteers, aged 95 and 90, hailed after a decade of service

Meet the Ross-shire garden volunteers, aged 95 and 90, hailed after a decade of service

Meet the Ross-shire garden volunteers, aged 95 and 90, hailed after a decade of service

Two senior members of a Wester Ross community garden team are about to hang up their forks and trowels and step down from their volunteering duties.


Highland MSP insists rural depopulation is ‘not inevitable’

Highland MSP insists rural depopulation is ‘not inevitable’

Highland MSP insists rural depopulation is ‘not inevitable’

Scottish Green MSP Ariane Burgess marked World Population Day by focusing on the challenges of rural depopulation in the Highlands.


North-west Sutherland beach one of six Scottish seaside spots on UK Best Beaches list

North-west Sutherland beach one of six Scottish seaside spots on UK Best Beaches list

North-west Sutherland beach one of six Scottish seaside spots on UK Best Beaches list

Achmelvich beach has been recognised as one of only two Highland hotspots in the newly published list.


Highland Council launches consultation on ecology strategy and action plan

Highland Council launches consultation on ecology strategy and action plan

Highland Council launches consultation on ecology strategy and action plan

Highland Council has launched a 12-week public consultation on its draft ecology strategy and action plan.


Anders Holch Povlsen opposes plan to install Sutherland Spaceport antenna park on top of Ben Tongue

Anders Holch Povlsen opposes plan to install Sutherland Spaceport antenna park on top of Ben Tongue

Anders Holch Povlsen opposes plan to install Sutherland Spaceport antenna park on top of Ben Tongue

Orbex are seeking planning permission to site the antenna park on the top of Ben Tongue away from the main spaceport site.


Citizen scientists, researchers, and wildlife enthusiasts in Sutherland invited to take part in National Whale and Dolphin Watch

Citizen scientists, researchers, and wildlife enthusiasts in Sutherland invited to take part in National Whale and Dolphin Watch

Citizen scientists, researchers, and wildlife enthusiasts in Sutherland invited to take part in National Whale and Dolphin Watch

Sea Watch Foundation announces the return of its National Whale and Dolphin Watch, a 10-day-long event taking place from July 26 to August 4.


Ullapool midge menace peaks, according to Smidge data

Ullapool midge menace peaks, according to Smidge data

Ullapool midge menace peaks, according to Smidge data

All of Wester Ross is facing the most intense numbers of the Scottish menacing insects.


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