15th June: South rainier than north as UK weather trend flips
The northern UK tends to be much wetter than the south, but this summer that pattern is being flipped on […]
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14th June: River Dee Trust pushes ahead of target of planting a million trees
The River Dee Trust conservation charity and their partners are nearing their half-way milestone of planting a million trees to […]
10th June: Concerns over Loch Ness’ falling water levels
Concerns have been raised over water levels on Loch Ness and the River Ness. The loch dropped to its lowest […]
10th June: Pink salmon pose a risk to our native Atlantic salmon
Many years ago I was fortunate enough to travel to the Kola Peninsula for a fishing holiday. It was a […]
8th June: Tracking a Second Year of Salmon Migration in Galloway
In 2021, the first phase of a salmon smolt tracking project took place, with young salmon tagged and monitored as […]
7th June: Protecting Scotland’s peatlands will be key part of future rural policy
Rural Affairs Secretary re-affirms alignment to EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). Visiting Brussels for EU Green Week, Rural Affairs Secretary […]
31 May: Clean-up continues after farm spill “disaster” on tributary burn of Angus salmon river
North Esk beat owners fear the damage done when tonnes of digestate poured into the Black Burn on the Angus/Aberdeenshire […]
25 May: Plans made to tackle invasive pink salmon numbers in north-east rivers as public urged to report sightings
The public has also been urged to keep an eye out for Pink salmon, native to the Pacific Ocean. The […]
24th May: New framework will allow firms to assess their impact on nature
Businesses can now assess their impacts on nature loss using science-based targets as part of a move to “get nature […]
22nd May: Salmon set to return to Borders burn after decades
Threatened Atlantic salmon will soon be able to reach ancient spawning grounds on a River Tweed tributary for the first […]