Scotland

Perfectly still water at sunset, Loch Morlich, Glenmore Forest, Cairngorms National Park/Credit: Getty Images

Cairngorms nature-monitoring project is first in the UK

Volunteer surveying from the land in Scrabster, Scotland. © Zoe Doran

Scotland records highest number of whale and dolphin sightings in annual UK survey

Mountain hare sitting in heather, Getty

Mass culling of mountain hares banned in Scotland

Red-tailed hawk.

The best wildlife livestreams to watch around the world

Scottish wildcat kitten in captivity. © Linda More/Getty

Scottish wildcat guide: how to identify, where they live, and conservation efforts

Basking shark in Ireland

Family matters for basking sharks

Grant Arms Hotel

John Craven to head the British Wildlife Book Festival

White tailed eagles or sea eagles are the UK’s largest bird, with a wingspan of up to 2.4m. Their powerful eyesight can spot a fish up to 3.2 kilometres away and as they descend for their prey it’s like watching a plane put down its wheels. © Scottish Sisters Photography

Beautiful Scottish wildlife

Red deer in the snow in the Scottish Highlands. © James Silverthorne/Getty

When is Winterwatch on TV?

Corncrake. Gerhard Hofmann / EyeEm/Getty

Future of corncrakes uncertain

Male capercaillie in a Caledonian pine forest. © Bob Falconer/Getty

7 fascinating facts about capercaillie

Blue-tailed damselfly. © Mauvries/Getty

Scottish damselflies should choose their friends wisely

European beaver. © Alasdair Sargent/Getty

Beavers given protected status in Scotland

Fair Isle Bird Observatory. © Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/UIG/Getty

Shock as Fair Isle Bird Observatory destroyed by fire

John Hunt @ Laura Adamson/Scottish Seabird Centre

Helping puffins on Scottish islands