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Bannockburn battlefield site 'falls short of standards', NTS admits
3+ hour ago (456+ words) THE historic Battle of Bannockburn site currently falls “short of the standard” visitors expect, the trust tasked with caring for it has conceded. It comes after campaigner Sean Clerkin raised concerns about the state of the historic battlefield outside Stirling,…...
Fox cub rescued in Glasgow after nearly two days with head trapped in bottle
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (323+ words) A FOX cub which spent nearly two days with its head trapped in a plastic bottle, suffering injuries that could have proved life-threatening, has been rescued by wildlife experts. The Scottish SPCA were called to the scene in Glasgow after…...
Scottish councils misspend millions in nature funding
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1205+ words) MILLIONS of pounds from a flagship Scottish Government environmental fund has been misspent by councils, The Ferret can reveal. The Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) – part of a strategy to tackle Scotland’s “nature emergency” – was established in 2021 to “restore nature, safeguard…...
Permission sought for Hebridean island guga hunt despite protests
3+ week, 1+ day ago (302+ words) Permission has been requested for a traditional hunt of young seabirds to take place on an uninhabited Hebridean island later this August. The guga hunt has been an annual tradition in Ness, north Lewis, since the 15th century, with 10 men setting…...
Dolphins 'harassed' off Scottish coast as police hunt for boat
3+ week, 4+ day ago (187+ words) POLICE have launched an investigation after a pod of dolphins were reportedly harassed off the coast of Scotland. The incident is understood to have took place off the coast of Fort George in the Moray Firth at around 1.30pm on Monday,…...
Major conference to examine how local communities can benefit from rural rewilding
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (340+ words) “SHAPING the future of land, policy, nature, and communities” is on the table as a major rewilding conference comes to Perth this year. The Big Picture Conference, hosted by rewilding charity Scotland: The Big Picture, will discuss questions of policy…...
Two key Scottish nature sites in charitable ownership for first time in 320 years
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (884+ words) TWO islands off Scotland’s east coast are in charitable ownership for the first time in 320 years, in a bid to safeguard their “awe-inspiring” seabird colonies. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has acquired Bass Rock and Craigleith…...
Pair of invasive terrapins spotted in Clydebank 'illegally released' into canal
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (313+ words) Two Terrapins which have been spotted in Clydebank are thought to be a pair 'illegally released' into the canal eight years ago. The red-eared reptiles, sometimes referred to as water tortoises, were captured by a Clydebank Post reader this week…...
Extremely rare bird 'spotted 37 times' on Scottish island
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) AN extremely rare bird which is largely extinct in Wales and Ireland has been spotted on more than 30 different occasions on a Scottish island. Brian Timms, an ornithologist and a world-leading specialist on avian flu, spotted the rare creature in…...
Parrot on the loose 'causes havoc' in Scottish city
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (436+ words) A PARROT on the loose is "causing havoc" in a Scottish city and is being blamed for hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars. The bird, which is a type of parrot called a parakeet, has been seen flying…...