Scotland

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

Volunteering interview: helping Scottish puffins

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

Winter wildlife in the Cairngorms National Park

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

When does Winterwatch start on BBC Two?

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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