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Berwick Bank is planned to be built off Scotland’s east coast, in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay area. The site is dangerously close to vital feeding grounds and habitats for critically important ...
Turtle Doves are making a promising, but fragile recovery – and volunteers are playing a vital role.
Much of the UK is farmed – about 70% – and most of East Anglia, where I was born and bred, is dominated by farmland. Farming ...
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has finished its passage through Parliament and will now become law. Since the UK ...
Last winter, avian flu cases were seen in waterfowl, gulls and birds of prey. The poultry industry was also hit hard. We are concerned that this winter could be even worse. We are entering what’s ...
Hawfinches are nature’s nutcrackers. They’re chunky and powerful birds, with a huge beak that’s strong enough to crack open ...
In his opening statement, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs set out the ...
The UK Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been making its way through Parliament since March. A lot of false, anti-nature rhetoric from some of the Government’s most senior ministers ...
The Scottish Government have launched a new Climate Change Plan. Scotland’s incredible wildlife and wild spaces can help us tackle the climate and nature emergency. As world leaders meet for COP30 in ...
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Businesses have a critical role to play in fighting the nature and climate emergencies. We want to recognise those who can demonstrate a whole business approach to helping nature in Scotland. As a ...
Sadly, Bird Flu has been confirmed in some Canada Geese and Mute Swans here at RSPB Ham Wall nature reserve. The number of birds recovered is relatively low (under 20 birds in 8 weeks) and none in the ...