2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (485+ words) A female pine marten with four youngsters has been filmed on Exmoor, marking the latest success in a scheme to bring the rare animals back to the South West. Some 19 pine martens – animals the size of a small cat from…...

21+ hour, 1+ min ago   (860+ words) Animal welfare charities have welcomed NatureScot’s recommendation that a licence not be granted for this year’s guga hunt on a remote Scottish island but called for the Scottish Government to make the ban permanent. The hunt has been an annual…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (966+ words) Animal rescue centres are “fit to bursting” with hedgehogs and foxes suffering from heatstroke during one of the hottest summers on record, the RSPCA said. Gardeners are being urged to create shaded spaces for wildlife struggling to keep cool during…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (503+ words) A salt marsh in the Outer Hebrides provides an “almost unbroken record” of sea level changes over the last 2,500 years, scientists have said. Researchers studying the marsh at Gress on the Isle of Lewis had originally been searching for deposits…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (326+ words) David Attenborough has shared a few tips for those looking to attract hedgehogs to their garden. Hedgehogs are generally active between April and October, while hibernating the rest of the time. People stand the best chance of seeing them at…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (345+ words) John Swinney has said the “critical transition” on climate change must be considered in the question of further drilling in the North Sea. The Scottish First Minister was pressed on his thoughts on the approval of new projects in the…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (399+ words) A cleaning expert has revealed a cheap hack that will get rid of maggots from your bin by using a simple household item. As the UK continues to enjoy hot weather, flies are becoming more commonplace in homes and gardens....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (659+ words) Britain’s biggest water company has announced a hosepipe ban for 10.1 million customers as large parts of the country move closer to drought status. Thames Water said the restriction, also known as a temporary use ban (TUB), will come into effect…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (633+ words) A “terrified” monkey has been found abandoned on a London bus in a laundry bag. The female common marmoset was discovered on a 302 bus waiting in Kensal Rise, north-west London, on Friday. A mother had been unable to move her…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (679+ words) Digital records of around 700,000 specimens held in Scotland’s natural science collections are to be created in a digitisation project that will help unlock “critical information” about biodiversity. More than 250,000 insects from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and 388,000 herbarium specimens from the…...