It took 10 years to develop the first floating windfarm and it seemed to some a dangerous gamble to put it 15 miles off Aberdeen…
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Welcome back! UK’s national parks brace for staycation invasion
From a campaign about poo, to advance booking for parking spaces, to a Zoom session advising farmers how to establish a pop-up campsite on their…
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It’s rare for it to snow here in Orkney. But this February, our islands have taken on the appearance of the high Arctic: the smooth,…
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Governments must step up their efforts ahead of vital climate talks this year by agreeing to negotiate formally online for the first time, the UN…
View More UN chief urges leaders to start Cop26 climate negotiations onlineWild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
A consortium of conservationists that hopes to release wild lynx into the Scottish Highlands has launched a year-long study to see whether the public supports…
View More Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish HighlandsAnimals and plants reclaim Scotland’s abandoned spaces: photo essay
Since the idea of rewilding took hold, it has generally been seen as a rural pursuit involving withdrawal from farmland so that animals and vegetation…
View More Animals and plants reclaim Scotland’s abandoned spaces: photo essay‘The litter was a shock’: 2020’s Covid-driven rush on UK national parks
For some years, Britain’s national parks have been wrestling with the same conundrum: how to attract a broader range of visitors. This summer, they got…
View More ‘The litter was a shock’: 2020’s Covid-driven rush on UK national parksTier 4 and lockdown travel refunds: your questions answered
The imposition of tier 4 restrictions on London and the south-east of England, the coronavirus lockdowns in Wales and Scotland, and the closure of international…
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