Scotland

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

Scottish wildcat kitten. © Linda More.

7 amazing facts about Scottish wildcats

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

Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris, sitting in forest, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, February

Winter wildlife in the Cairngorms National Park

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April 2019 Grant Arms Wildlife Book Festival 2019

Walking on the beach in Shetland. © Karen MacKelvie

Doctors in Shetland will be prescribing nature to patients

The Scottish coast boasts many species of kelp, a keystone species © Ailsa McLellan

Kelp dredging proposal for Scotland’s West Coast

Basking shark behaviours are being studied by scientists © Alex Mustard

Amazing new footage shows basking sharks being sociable in Scottish waters

Mountain hares are native to the UK, unlike rabbits or brown hares. © Paul Carpenter/Getty

Long-term study shows dramatic declines of mountain hares on Scottish moors

The Lynx UK Trust plan to reintroduce six lynx. © Neville Buck

Reintroduction of lynx to the UK takes a step forward