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WildLand has acquired the historic estate for an undisclosed sum. Picture: WildLand

Billionaire's firm to work with RSPB and HES on loch and castle

Smoke rises from the wildfire near Nethy Bridge on Friday hours before First Minister John Swinney made a formal request to the Ministry of Defence fo for aerial support to help tackle the blaze, which started on Wednesday, July 15.

First Minister requests military support to fight Cairngorms wildfire

Those assisting with the wildfire said they are still trying to contain it

Cairngorms fire: Helicopters assist as water pumped from Loch Morlich

Firefighters near Ryvoan Bothy in Cairngorms National Park. Photo credit RSPB Scotland/PA Wire

Scotland 'must act now' as threat of 'wildfire disaster' looms

A capercaillie at RSPB Abernethy, where replanting of broadleaf trees has helped the endangered birds stage a recovery (Picture: Dave Braddock/RSPB)

Threatened capercaillie stages comeback at RSPB reserve

Birds benefit hugely from garden feeders in the winter

How to feed garden birds cheaply ahead of the Big Garden Birdwatch

A capercaillie at RSPB Abernethy, where replanting of broadleaf trees has helped the endangered birds stage a recovery (Picture: Dave Braddock/RSPB)

Too much doom and gloom? Nature's fightback provides a beacon of hope Scotsman comment

Undated handout photo issued by RSPB of
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, Abernethy

Booming bitterns, habitat restoration and cranes: RSPB's nature wins

(Clockwise from top left) Yellow-browed warblers, starling murmurations, tawny owls, bramblings, and pink-footed geese are among the things birdwatchers have to look forwards to in November

5 special birds and 'spectacular' aerial displays to spot in November

The eight birds competing this year are all species in need of special conservation support

The RSPB has launched the UK's very own 'Bird of the Year' contest

(Clockwise from left) Fieldfares, redwings, goldcrests, and bearded tits are among the birds it'll become a little easier to spot in the UK this month

Four elusive and visiting birds you can spot in the UK in October

Suet comes in pellets, balls or bars, and all of them can give garden birds a boost

The ‘super food’ garden birds will thank you for this September

(Clockwise from top left) A male and female blackcap, a whitethroat, a jay, a nuthatch, and a knot

5 birds you can spot in the UK right now - and where to watch for them

Partnership with RSPB nad Barratt and David Wilson Homes extended. Photo: RSPB - Brian Ludwig

RSPB partnership renewal reinforces Barratt and David Wilson Homes Scotland’s co...

Ms van Hell captured the creature lounging on the loch-side

Dutch tourist recalls 'magical' moment she spotted stunning rare deer

Seagulls prepare to divebomb unsuspecting bearers of chip suppers

Readers Letters: Seagulls safe? It's like living in a remake of The Birds

Four of the birds most commonly found in Scottish gardens.

What is the most common garden bird 2025? The 13 top breeds

Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise, figures show

A murmuration of hundreds of thousands of starlings flying over a field at dusk

Lowest numbers of starlings on record in long-running birdwatch scheme

The relocation of the small spiny animals is to protect the island’s ground-nesting birds.

The 'invasive' hedgehogs that will be removed from Scottish island

The forestry scheme has been proposed for 579 hectares of land near Ashkirk in the Scottish Borders.

Fresh plans for 500-hectare forest an 'inherent risk' to community

Linden Kingston, assistant warden at RSPB Loch Lomond

Watch: Joining the wardens who count 'very shy' geese at Loch Lomond

Stobo Hope, where campaigners forced the planting of a commercial forest on black grouse moorlands in the Scottish Borders to be halted after taking the decision to court over environmental concern.

Fox hunting license rejected for disputed 700-hectare Sitka forest

The humble house sparrow - just made it into the top five in Scotland in the 2024 count

The top five birds spotted on Scotland's farmland this year

Birds benefit hugely from garden feeders in the winter

How to attract birds to your garden and save money on seed and feeders

The northern fulmar is one of the globally important seabird species which are in decline

The 8 seabird species in stark decline - and the plan to save them

Calls have been rejected to make it easier to control Edinburgh's "menacing" seagull population

City's nuisance seagulls saved by councillors from calls for cull

Fen raft spider.

Watch: How big are fen raft spiders as species returns to UK

The Black Grouse or Blackgame is a large bird in the grouse family. Picture: Getty Images

How the black grouse is making a comeback in the Scottish Highlands

Fen Raft Spider on the Dyke networks of the Lower Waveney Valley.

Watch: Rat-sized spiders back in UK - they're big enough to hunt fish

Idyllic home goes up for sale in the Shetland Isles for £80,000

Idyllic £80k island home for sale - but it can only be reached by boat

4.5m Cornwall coastal home up for grabs in Omaze prize draw.

Watch: £4.5m Cornwall coastal home up for grabs in Omaze prize draw

RSPB Scotland community group on a ride and plant day.

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery support RSPB Scotland

Firefighters battle a wildfire. Picture: Getty Images

Rewilded estates are 'fundamentally unprepared' for wildfires

A hedgerow in Aberdeenshire

The great British hedge: A food bank, a windbreak and a flood defence

A road has been built through where the John Buchan Way goes to support large vehicles heading to the conifer plantation

Campaigner push to take Sitka spruce forest proposals to court

A great skua. Avian flu has devastated seabird populations. Picture: Lorne Gill/NatureScot/PA Wire

Seabird deaths 'catastrophic' as census reveals bird flu devastation

A swan has started hanging around at Telford Park School, after its mate died. It appears to find comfort in looking at its reflection in the glass panels on the school building

Grieving swan crosses road every day to stare at its own reflection

Colder weather drives many birds to seek refuge in gardens (Photo: Ben Andrew/RSPB)

Three ways to throw garden birds a lifeline during the cold snap

The sea eagle was reintroduced to Scotland in 1975 and has since made a promising comeback (pic: Gemma Wearing)

New award-winning film follows the complex comeback of the sea eagle

Figures released by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust show there are some 300 adult capercaillie left in Scotland (pic: Jude Dinham-Price)

Control pine martens to help Scotland's declining capercaillie, urges trust

The world's shortest flight is between Westray and Papa Westray in Orkney. Image: Adobe

Here's why the shortest flight in the world is in Scotland
Scotland has more than 790 islands, and while just a fraction of those are inhabited, those who live away from the mainland face transport issues most don’t nee...

Hen harrier chicks (Pic: National Trust for Scotland)

Birds of prey breeding success at Mar Lodge Estate

A new report has said there needs to be a more holistic understanding of 'sustainability' when it comes to assessing grouse shooting (pic: Phil Wilkinson)

Think about sustainability holistically before assessing grouse shoots - report

Led by SAC Consulting (part of SRUC), the group behind the campaign includes farmers, RSPB Scotland and NatureScot, who have come together to boost the population of Lapwings (pic: SAC Consulting)

Promising lapwing test shows farmers are 'part of the solution not the problem'

Tha atharrachadh a’ tighinn, agus ‘s e rud math a bhios ann.

Tha gnìomhachais na feðla-mairt ag atharrachadh , le Murray MacLeoid

Seagulls are scavenger birds, which makes living in urban areas easier for them. Image: Getty

Menaces or misunderstood? Everything you need to know about seagulls

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said the blaze, near Cannich, has now been contained, but crews would remain at the scene until it is “safe to leave” (pic: FLS)

Analysis: We can all do one thing to help prevent wildfires

Gamekeepers putting out a wildfire in the Highlands (pic: Scottish Gamekeepers Association)

What's the latest advice on how to manage Scottish moorlands with wildfire risk?

People wait at a road block as smoke rises from a wildfire near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on May 6, 2016 (Picture: Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images)

Wildfires are pushing peatlands towards terrifying climate change tipping point

Certain flowering garden plants are particularly attractive to birds and pollinating insects such as butterflies.

The best garden plants to attract birds, bees and butterflies to your garden

James Silvey, Senior Species and Habitats Officer, RSPB Scotland

Beavers are the ecosystem engineers we need across Scotland – James Silvey

The BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash according to reports in The Guardian

BBC denies episode of David Attenborough series pulled over fear of backlash

Robin on a magnolia tree. Photo: Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2023: How to take part

Raptors such as the golden eagle are thriving on grouse moors, says Ross Ewing of Scottish Land & Estates

Readers' Letters: Moorland management brings many benefits

A golden eagle. Image: Phil Wilkinson

Bird of prey persecution remains at ‘high level'

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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