Conservation
By Jill Dando News One Butterfly Conservation volunteer has counted a staggering 523 Small Blues in just an hour-and-a-half at the Balnagown Estate near Invergordon, while other volunteers have discovered two new colonies of the species - one south of Wick and one at Nairn Railway Station. Another volunteer recorded
Sport
By Sports Correspondent Stirling Highland Games are celebrating with the exciting announcement that former Scotland Women’s rugby internationalist Lyndsay O'Donnell has been appointed as their honorary chieftain for 2025. This prestigious role recognises Stirling-born O'Donnell's remarkable contributions to international rugby and her ongoing
Science
By Jill Dando News Despite being prehistoric predator and prey, massive meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs drank together from shallow freshwater lagoons on the Isle of Skye, 167 million years ago, according to newly identified tracks. The 131 footprints at Prince Charles’s Point on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula makes the
People
By Jill Dando News An innovative partnership that aims to develop better financial services for young people across Scotland has been launched today. The joint initiative between the University of Edinburgh’s Compassion in Financial Services Hub and charity Young Scot will place young people at the heart of its
Animals
By Joel, 16, Jill Dando News Correspondent Cats Protection says Scotland’s ban on snares is a turning point for animal welfare and will prevent cruel deaths being inflicted on pets and wildlife. The UK’s largest cat says the new law – that came into effect in November – will end
Animals
By Joel, 16, Jill Dando News Correspondent A group of three donkeys who found a new home on our Rehoming Scheme are providing lifelong companionship to a single donkey who unexpectedly lost her daughter. Ash, Yvonne and Roney joined a donkey named Daisy in the Scottish countryside with their owners
Animals
By Jill Dando News Jon Attenborough and his guide dog Sam made history recently, with Sam becoming the first dog to visit all 42 Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) stadiums. Jon and Sam have been travelling around Scotland, taking in fixtures from the Scottish Premiership to Scottish League 2. Together,