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The Balloch Castle ash - suvivor of 1996 Oasis concert, disease and multiple storms - is in the running for Tree of the Year. PIC: Woodland Trust

Tree which survived Loch Lomond Oasis concert among 'toughest' in UK

Highland Spring makes woodland pledge after partnering with conservation charity

The Argyle Street ash in Glasgow has been winning admirers for more than 90 years

Why we need more people like Argyle Street Ash's eloquent champion Scotsman comment

Glasgow's "Argyle Street Ash" tree, which has been crowned Tree of the Year 2025 after being nominated by the public as this year's wildcard entry

Glasgow’s ‘Argyle Street Ash’ wins Tree of the Year as wildcard entry

Across the UK, these spectacular trees have significant in literature, film, history and more

The 10 contenders for UK Tree of the Year - with votes closing soon

The Argyle Street Ash

Scottish ash and sycamore in the running for Tree of the Year 2025

An overhead drone photo of the Ash tree on Argyle Street

Why Glasgow's Argyle Street Ash is a beautiful symbol of hope Scotsman comment

Northern Lights over Suilven

Thousands of acres of new native woods for Highlands community estate

A wildfire after a disposable barbeque caused a blaze around the size of "two rugby pitches" in the Trossachs. Picture: Hamish Thomson/WTML/PA Wire

Disposable BBQ causes blaze the size of 'two rugby pitches'

The oak, thought to be at least 400 years old and hidden away in a Sitka spruce plantation in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands, is a surviving remnant of the native ecosystem, playing host to rare lichens and other species, the Woodland Trust said.

The 400-year-old oak named after Scottish band wins Tree of the Year

Tree of the Year

The 12 'magnificent' trees shortlisted for Tree of the Year award

Couldoran House

Highlands estate house back on market after rainforest centre plans fall through

Louis the osprey on his nest at Loch Arkaig in the Highlands (Picture: Woodland Trust Scotland/PA Wire)

Super-star avian influencer Louis the Osprey delights fans with early arrival

Sitka spruce forests have been controversial for their reputation as being large monocultures and a non-native species, but commercial forestry groups insist on their importance for timber production (pic: Goldcrest Land and Forestry)

Woodland and commercial forestry challenge report calling for subsidy scrap

Scared of spiders? Brace yourself. Sex-crazed male spiders want to breed in warm UK households this Autumn.

How to keep spiders out of the house: Why are there so many right now?

Teen arrested after famous Hadrian's Wall tree 'deliberately felled'

Artist's impression of part of the planned Lomond Banks development
Pic: Lomond Banks

'Record' 65,000 objections against Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort plan

The self-catering cabins are situated a short walk away from the main venue and, as part of plans to rewild the farm in which the facility is located, the cabins will eventually be situated in a native wildflower meadow.

Fife wedding venue in converted barn launches ten 'eco' guest cabins

David Torrance MSP in his Scout leader's uniform

Fife MSP rescues man who fell 50-feet while guiding parliamentary group in woods

Footage taken by drones using thermal-imaging technology can pinpoint individual deer and even indicate their species and sex, helping land managers to target culling activities. Picture: FLS

No eye deer: How drones can save trees in the Scottish Highlands

Call for more trees to tackle the climate crisis; here's how we can all help

Undated handout photo issued by Drew Patterson of the hawthorn in Kippford, Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway which was crowned the winner in this year's Woodland Trust Tree of The Year competition.

Scottish specimen wins UK Tree of the Year competition

Every planting counts for Councillor Donald Wilson and Lord Provost Frank Ross

Edinburgh sets its sights on becoming a million trees city

How Glen Finglas estate looks today, 25 years after the Woodland Trust began rewilding and habitat restoration work at the Trossachs beauty spot

Wild things: How a Scottish glen has changed over 25 years

Atlantic oak woodland at the Glenborrodale RSPB Nature Reserve on Scotland's west coast (Picture: Colin Wilkinson/RSPB)

Scotland's rainforest is in danger and must be saved – Scotsman comment

According to the report, only seven per cent of UK native woodland is in good ecological condition (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Why UK woodlands and trees are ‘approaching crisis point’

The Woodland Trust is the largest conservation charity of its kind in the UK, with more than 500,000 supporters

Top of the tree: new leader sought for Woodland Trust's Scottish branch

Magnus Fleetwood, aged 5, took a picture of this loveliness of ladybirds which he spotted in East Lothian picture: Magnus Fleetwood

Stunning image captures a loveliness of orange ladybirds

Dame Judi Dench

Dame Judi Dench dedicates Highland woodland to loved ones

What you need to know about birds singing in the early morning (Photo: Shutterstock)

Why do birds sing in the morning?

The latest data shows that active butterflies and newts and blackbirds building a nest have already been spotted months before normal. Picture: PA

'Lost' winters lead muddled British wildlife into early spring activity

Wildlife is being confused by "lost" winters, conservationists warn as butterflies, newts and nesting blackbirds are spotted earlier than normal. Picture: Owen Humpreys/PA Wire

Wildlife under threat as ‘lost’ winters cause confusion

A lone elm, dubbed the Last Ent of Affric, has been voted Scotland's Tree of the Year 2019

Gnarly ancient elm is Scotland's Tree of the Year

Fewer children are going on country walks. Picture: Photo by David Bagnall/Shutterstock

Scots children reject the great outdoors with only 1 in 6 going on country walks

The committee has called for 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of new woodland to be planted a year up to 2050 across the UK. Picture: Flickr/ Alex Indigo

TV stars Sandi Toksvig and Clive Anderson call for millions to back tree plantin...

To celebrate the countrys many beautiful trees, members of the public are being asked once again to vote for their Tree of the Year for the annual Woodland Trust competition

These are the Scotland Tree of the Year finalists for 2019

Sarah Stone is Director of Social Value creation agency Samtaler

We’re doomed! But only if we don’t stop consuming our planet’s resources at an u...

The team readies a drone for its next flight near Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute. Picture: Contributed

Edinburgh's Ecometrica hits new heights with forest drone mapping

Young Glaswegian Johnny Singleton runs through the early blooms at Queens Park. Picture: John Devlin

Warning warm February weather could lead to ‘real crisis’ if temperatures drop

Parents say their children spend less time outdoors than they did

More children choosing screen time over outdoors activities

New native trees are being planted at 130 locations across the country as part of the Woodland Trust's First World War Centenary Woods project, including 14 sites on the Isle of Lewis

Lewis woods are living memorial to island's fallen heroes

Justin Grant and Lewis Pate construct a new nest in Arkaig forest in an effort to attract more ospreys to the site. Picture: WTML/Rare Breed Productions

'Five-star' nests built in treetops in bid for ospreys to move in
Intrepid climbers have been working 80ft up in the treetops in a Highland forest to build luxury accommodation for some of Scotland's most iconic and eagerly aw...

Picture: Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire, Julie Howden/WTML

12 of the best bluebell woods in Scotland to visit this spring

A walker enjoys the view from Bennachie in Aberdeenshire. PIC: Creative Commons/Flickr /Gordon Robertson.

Campaign to protect Bennachie from new road gathers pace

Woodland Trust chief executive Beccy Speight, left, with Croft Woodland project officer Viv Halcrow and Donald Macdonald, who has planted trees on his croft in Back. Picture: Contributed

Trees '˜do grow' on remote Isle of Lewis' landscape

A bluebell wood said to have sheltered William Wallace and his army has been bought by Woodland Trust Scotland

William Wallace's bluebell wood hideout saved by legacy gift

Delicate native wildflowers such as Common Birds-foot Trefoil are being pushed out by thugs

Scottish plants under threat from toxic air

Sharon Deyell, from Bixter, Shetland, with some of the thousands of Christmas cards donated to the Woodland Trust charity to be recycled to help plant trees across the UK

Pensioner gifts treasured old Christmas cards to plant trees

The Trust said it finds it hard to tackle the problem because of the cost of CCTV and the scale of the land it owns, with more than 1,000 woods covering 55,600 acres across the UK. Picture: TSPL

Woodland Trust hit by worst year on record for fly-tipping

Become a nature explorer this autumn

Become a nature explorer this autumn

Become a nature explorer this autumn

Fall for woodland wonders this autumn

Rare white squirrels have been spotted in the Capital. Picture; Saltire News.

Rare white squirrel family spotted in Barnton

The family of rare pure white squirrels has made itself very much at home in and around the gardens in the Barnton area of Edinburgh. Picture: Saltire News

Pure white squirrels delight householders

Ding Dong Tree, Prestonpans Primary School, Scottish Tree of the Year 2016

Six finalists set for tree-mendous battle to become Scottish Tree of the Year

Borthwick Castle. Picture: Robin Howie

Scottish walks: Currie Wood and Borthwick Castle

Festival Director Geoff Ellis hopes that T in the Park's new home from 2015 will be the picturesque Strathallan Castle. Picture: TSPL

Councillors approve T in the Park Strathallan move

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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

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