Environment

Green-fingered primary pupils are hoping to create a colourful flower display for residents and visitors in a Highland village.

Plans for flats close to a known flash flooding hotspot in Inverness have sparked an array of objections from the public.

Spring brings new life to the Cairngorms National Park, making it a fantastic time for wildlife watching.

An environmental charity has bought the salmon netting rights along a stretch of shoreline in Inverness in a bid to protect salmon numbers.

Calls are being made for Highland Council to scrap the plan after the results of the economic impact assessment.

More than £5000 has been raised towards a new bridge on the John O’Groats Trail after a mystery donor pledged to match funds donated by the public.

Two Highland scenic locations were listed among the most Instagrammable tourist destination in the country according to a new survey.

The town’s efforts in tackling the impact of single-use plastic on the environment have been recognised by a nationwide conservation group.

John Davidson explores a quieter route in the hills above Dores, where a new hydro development looks set to impact on the area in the next few years

Sewage overflows in Nairn and Cawdor have increased by more than 185 per cent between 2022 and 2023, according to Scottish Water records.

A mystery donor is helping to build bridges in the north of Scotland after pledging thousands of pounds to a Highland trail group.

Government should focus immediately on the key areas around offshore wind consenting and grid connections, says our columnist.

Eco-spirited youngsters have helped to clean up an Inverness neighbourhood.

Trees for Life says it is ‘hugely worrying and a move in the wrong direction’ while Oxfam Scotland call it ‘an acute global embarrassment’.

Mini windmills have been drafted in as part of the effort to deter the menace of marauding gulls in Inverness city centre.

Clarity is urgently needed over the ban on wood burning stoves, a Highland MSP has warned after being inundated with concerns from confused residents.

Eco-minded volunteers are being urged to lend a hand when a beach clean takes place at a Moray Firth beauty spot this weekend.

An ancient elm that has stood alone in the far reaches of Glen Affric for hundreds of years is now the guardian over a new generation of its species.

Volunteers and campaigners are hoping for a clean sweep for Earth Day as they look to improve the environment in and around Inverness.

Exploring the remote lochs and lochans of Caithness is not the same challenge that it once was, but there are few who have visited them all