Housebuilder rolls out ‘urban wildlife strategy’
HEDGEHOG-friendly fencing is among the ‘wildlife-friendly’ measures being introduced, UK-wide, by one of the country’s best-known housebuilders. Cala Homes has launched an urban wildlife strategy…
Category: Wildlife
Attempt made to define ‘rewilding’
AN attempt has been made to define ‘rewilding’ in Scotland, in response to perceived differences of opinion among people as to what it actually means.…
Wildlife accreditation for five Scots farms and estates
FIVE Scottish farms and estates – accounting for nearly 75,000 acres – have been awarded accreditation to “recognise their ongoing work in wildlife management and…
Campaign launched to encourage more responsible behaviour in Scotland’s wilder places
AN estimated 69 per cent of Scots users of the ‘Great Outdoors’ admit to not leaving an area they have visited exactly as they had…
Research supports further ‘rewilding’ of Scots National Parks
THREE-QUARTERS of Scots are estimated to be in favour of Scotland’s National Parks being further ‘rewilded’. According to research carried out on behalf of a…
Wild birds and heather burning Bill to be presented to MSPs
MEMBERS of the Scottish Parliament are to debate and vote on a proposed change to the law as it applies to the treatment of wild…
‘Significant’ increase found in the number of ‘urban’ birds
THERE has been a “significant” increase (of 19 per cent) in the number of birds in Scotland’s towns and cities. According to the Scottish Government…
‘Prestigious’ wildlife accreditation secured by family farm
A FAMILY farm on the outskirts of Edinburgh has become what’s believed to be the smallest landholding in Scotland to be awarded prestigious international wildlife…
Petition launched to protect Scotland’s seabeds
A PETITION has been launched, seeking to protect the seabeds off the country’s coast from industrial-scale dredging for shellfish. A coalition of more than 100…
Community group set to double size of nature reserve
A PROPOSED community-owned nature reserve in the south of Scotland is on track to be doubled in size, thanks to a successful second round of…