PRESS RELEASES
Beavers: Lochaber communities invited to discuss reintroduction
A series of community and stakeholder discussions on the potential reintroduction of beavers to Lochaber will be held across the region next month by the region’s landscape-scale nature restoration partnership, Loch Abar Mòr.
Scotland’s leading rewilding event returns to Perth in September
Tickets are now on sale for The Big Picture Conference 2026, Scotland's flagship event dedicated to rewilding, which returns to Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 19 September.
‘Beaver Mix’ to help human–beaver coexistence
A new wildflower seed mix designed to ease coexistence between people and beavers has launched in Scotland this month.
School children’s artwork brings Moray’s Loch na Bo Estate to life
A creative collaboration between Lhanbryde primary school pupils and the neighbouring Loch na Bo estate on the Moray coast has added colourful charm to the area’s popular loch and woodland trails.
Rewilding delivers dramatic wildlife recovery across Scotland
New research from sites across the Northwoods Rewilding Network shows that rewilding has led to dramatic increases in biodiversity.
100 sites strong: Scotland’s rewilding network expands
A network of farms, crofts and community woodlands committed to rewilding has reached 100 partners across Scotland and a total area of 31,576 acres since its inception in April 2021.
Lochaber prepares for beavers with lessons from Speyside
As Scotland accelerates the expansion of beavers under its National Beaver Strategy, land managers in Lochaber are exploring what the possible return of the species might look like, learning first-hand from those already living alongside them.
Beavers to take centre stage in new installation at Sound Festival
The hidden lives of beavers and their extraordinary power to transform landscapes will be brought to life in a new art installation at The Barn in Banchory, as part of the northeast of Scotland’s annual Sound Scotland Festival.
Teens discover green jobs at Fife’s first nature-based careers fair
Secondary school pupils from across north east Fife explored the growing world of green careers today (Wednesday 8 October) at the first Green Teen Careers Fair, held at Kinkell Byre near St Andrews.
Wildflowers bounce back fast thanks to green hay on Falkirk farm
A farm on the edge of Falkirk has seen a dramatic increase in both the diversity and density of wildflowers and grass species just one year after trialling a simple restoration technique using ‘green hay’.
