A massive peatland restoration project is being planned by Buccleuch Estate, working with the Crichton Carbon Centre. The joint project […]
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21st April: Angus project wins the UK River Prize 2023
An Angus environmental project dedicated to restoring and safeguarding native wildlife and habitat has won the UK River Prize 2023. […]
Read More19th April: Angus glen river project nominated for top award
A river restoration project in the Angus glens has been chosen as the sole Scottish finalist in a top UK-wide […]
Read More15th April: Keith Williams: Anglers’ concern over dwindling fish stocks is sincere and not for selfish reasons
Fishing has woven such an important thread through my life that I suspect it is something I will do for […]
Read More15th April: Invasive pink salmon set to arrive in the UK, and could threaten Atlantic species
Introduced to European Russia by Soviet scientists, climate change has allowed the pink salmon to boom in northern Norway and […]
Read More25th March: New report warns salmon could vanish completely from Welsh rivers in next few decades
A new report has revealed that salmon and sea trout populations across Wales are declining “at unprecedented rates”. The report, commissioned […]
Read More23rd March: Researchers warn of ‘urgent’ need to understand impact of wind farms on precious peatlands
Environmental scientists at Nottingham Trent University have, for the first time, mapped the extent of known wind farm infrastructures, such […]
Read More11th March: Meagre catches on Scottish ‘Big Four’ rivers so far this season
It has been an inauspicious start to the 2023 salmon season in Scotland, to put it mildly. With all of […]
Read More10th March: Call goes out for people to develop peatland restoration skills
Forestry and Land Scotland has teamed up with NatureScot to next week (Monday March 13) stage a seminar on how […]
Read More9th March: River Tweed salmon catch rises despite summer heatwaves
The number of rod-caught salmon on the River Tweed rose by more than 800 last year despite summer heatwaves and […]
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