The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands, and ...

A long-running community bonfire and fireworks display in Orkney has been cancelled after concerns about its impact on wildlife. The Kirkwall Bonfire will not go ahead this November, following a ...

It has been a big year for The Scottish Wildlife Trust - not least because it has completed its snorkelling trail Sign up to our Scotsman Rural News - A weekly of the Hay's Way tour of Scotland ...

Three rare whales have been found dead on the shoreline on Orkney. The northern bottlenose whales - a deep-diving ocean species rarely seen close to land - were discovered at the southern tip of Papa ...