... an area of more than 500,000 acres in the Highlands of Scotland. Trees for Life have the aim of Rewilding the Scottish Highlands ... objective as "a revitalised wild forest in the Highlands of Scotland, providing space for wildlife to flourish and communities to thrive". ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 26 2021 - 4:49pm
... time by the Scottish government. In any future independent Scotland they will be seeking better terms. Orkney was previously been ... under Norwegian and Danish control until it became part of Scotland in 1472. Orkney was part of the Norse kingdom for much longer than ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 2 2023 - 5:04pm
... too close to whales and dolphins have been received. Police Scotland and partner agencies have urged people out in boats and enjoying other sporting activities to respect the marine wildlife off Scotland's coast. Whales, dolphins and porpoises are protected under the ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 24 2018 - 3:46pm
... Convoys of nuclear warheads are a familiar site in Scotland where they transit to and from the weapons repository at AWE, ... the Submarine Armaments Depot (RNAD) at Coulport, Argyll in Scotland. Brian waited at a convenient pedestrian crossing and as the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Mar 13 2016 - 2:42pm - 0 comments
... is held in the last three weeks of August every year in Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann). It is ... is sure to capture and excite audiences whilst raising Scotland's cultural profile on the international stage." More details can be ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 10 2016 - 12:48pm - 0 comments
... nan Eilean Facebook page . Celtic nation: Scotland Itinerary: Scotland Outer Hebrides Place type: Museum/Gallery ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jul 12 2021 - 7:57pm
... bird life globally and in particular the dramatic decline in Scotland around Orkney and Shetland and on St Kilda in the Western Isles. The ... seabird populations," said Laura Bambini, the RSPB Scotland's seabird recovery officer.’ ...
Alastair Kneale - Dec 12 2017 - 5:55pm
... Gaelic: Pàislig) situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art under William Armour, David ... work. He is now widely acclaimed as having been one of Scotland’s finest figurative painters. Amongst his considerable body of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 31 2021 - 5:02pm
... This is the Party that lost 40 of the 41 seats they held in Scotland in the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) won all but three seats in Scotland in a remarkable landslide during that election. Since then Scottish ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 28 2016 - 10:48pm - 0 comments
... created in the waters of lochs, rivers and sea inlets of Scotland and Ireland. On these island were built ancient loch dwellings, known ... then built. There are many hundreds of such crannogs in Scotland, although now most just appear as tree covered islets or submerged ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 18 2019 - 10:34pm