PRESS RELEASES

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.

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’.

Ahead of World Rivers Day 2025 – a celebration of the world’s waterways held annually on the fourth Sunday of September – over £200,000 in funding has been awarded to 11 organisations across Scotland, kickstarting a pipeline of new river woodland creation and restoration activities. 

NatureScot has today approved the release of beaver families at two new sites in the River Beauly catchment.

At Dubh Allt, a 780-acre landholding near Roshven on the Moidart peninsula, forester and landowner, Ed Townley and partner Becca, have been trialling the use of drones to disperse native tree seeds across degraded moorland.

100-page analysis of stakeholder views relating to potential reintroduction of lynx to Scottish Highlands.

Perthshire estate among first to test Scotland’s rollout of OECM designation.

Lisa Chilton takes the helm at SCOTLAND: The Big Picture this week.

Scotland’s rewilding movement is paying off, with a new survey revealing the impressive impact of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture’s Northwoods Rewilding Network.

A unique community rewilding project has been completed on the Isle of Skye, marking a major step in restoring the island’s river ecosystems.