• Skydancer's on Mull and the Outer Hebrides
    To see these beautiful birds on the Scottish islands was truly magnificent.One of the many Highlights for us both were the first sightings of Hen Harriers, a Ringtail spooked Lapwings nesting in the Machair...
  • The Outer Hebrides is celebrating its first ever Wildlife Festival
    Shona MacLellan is RSPB Scotland's Community Engagement Officer for the Outer Hebrides. In today's blog she tells us about the upcoming Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival. Events and preparations for...
  • Island living: searching for twite in the Hebrides
    RSPB Scotland Research Assistant, Davide Scridel, is out searching for an elusive bird in the Outer Hebrides. Find out more about his experiences and check out his fantastic photos below! Island living...
  • Grazing in the uplands - new report
    Posted on behalf of Abi Burns, Senior Agriculture Policy Officer Our uplands are special. They provide nearly three quarters of our drinking water, their deep peat soils hold more carbon than any...
  • Birds, cattle and grazing
    The environment once again figured prominently in the news last week. The government halted its consultation on proposals to sell off our public forest estate. While welcoming this common sense decision...