Environment

Here are five of the best campsites in and around Inverness, according to our readers.

A devastating wildfire that destroyed vast swathes of forest and moorland near Cannich should serve to warning of the importance of being fire aware.

It was love at first sight when I first laid eyes on Stac Pollaidh as a teenager many years ago.

The latest search for the Loch Ness Monster concludes with unexplainable noise captured on a hydrophone as well as a potential sighting.

Developers are in a race to pump Loch Ness dry, according to a salmon conservation body.

The Loch Ness Centre celebrates the 90th anniversary of the first organised surface watch of Loch Ness.

Downpours make for a tough test on tricky trails in Lake District – but ‘Ralph maun ride’!

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says she is “delighted that the energy minister has committed to adapting the regulations’.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to hit the region once again tomorrow.

There are growing demands for a sustainable system to fund path repairs on Scotland’s mountains a year into a campaign to fix routes on An Teallach.

Ardersier youngsters are helping to create a living apartment complex for Britain's smallest butterfly.

John Davidson completes a long-awaited and exhilarating hill walk and scramble on one of Torridon’s beautiful sandstone giants

The Met Office has issued a new yellow thunderstorm weather warning for the north and north-east of the Highlands.

A proposed new £3.4 million mountain bike trail centre and outdoor hub close to Loch Ness is seeking planning consent from Highland Council.

Making Space for Nature by Paul Castle

We are not likely to be familiar with long periods of hot weather so should one occur, we may not be prepared, says our columnist.

A wildfire-ravaged landscape left behind after one of the biggest blazes in recent Highland history is “showing signs of recovery”.

A £440,000 upgrade of facilities at a popular Highland beauty spot has been officially opened.

Moves to boost recycling and cut waste in the Highlands have now moved into Inverness-shire after new wheelie bins began being rolled out in the city.

Trustees of historic Boleskine House are leading a community’s fight against a substation upgrade they say would “devastate” the local environment.