The purple-flowered Rhododendrum ponticum was introduced by the Victorians to the UK and has since spread far and wide. Though it has beautiful flowers, its presence is a disaster ecologically. The...
A Beautiful Killer on Raasay
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Slow Worms – have you seen any?
During our recent Indian summer, slow worms may have been on the move. If you have found any in your polytunnel or compost, or anywhere else, please share with the Slow Worms Scotland Facebook...
Wind Farms
Cllr Helen Crawford (Aird & Loch Ness) placed a motion before the full meeting of the Highland Council on Thursday 19th September calling for a radical overhaul of the way communities and the...
Cumbria coal mine plan blocked by High Court
On 13th September, the UK's High Court decided that plans for the UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years will not be allowed to go ahead. The judge ruled that Michael Gove, when he was secretary...
Moving towards a circular economy by tackling ‘waste’: research in Highland
About 80% of Scotland’s carbon footprint is caused by the goods and services we consume, including extraction, transport and manufacturing processes. In the current 'linear' system, most products...
Food – and why organic, sustainable and local is best
by Anne MacLennan Pesticides Have you noticed that unwaxed lemons from the Co-op are treated with Imazalil (fungicide), pyrimethanil (fungicide) and preservative E-202 (potassium sorbate)? Lettuce...