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Royal Navy helicopter heroes plan final fly-past over mountain rescue scenes
Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter crew members will make a final fly-past of some of the scenes of their most daring operations this week.
Mountain rescue head responds after 'incredible' Ben Nevis operation
The head Scotland’s mountain rescue organisation has responded to comments made by a team following a dangerous mission on the UK’s highest mountain.
Pendle Hill, home of witches, among 13 sites given share of £31m lottery pot
A Lancashire hill shrouded in bewitching history is among 13 landscapes to benefit from lottery grants announced on Halloween.
Scotland to gain new Great Trossachs nature reserve, but lose six others
Scotland will gain one new national nature reserve, but lose six, the Government’s advisory body has decided.
Leave your mobiles and laptops behind and head for a Scots hostel Tech Detox
Visitors to picturesque Scottish youth hostels will have their mobile phones and laptops confiscated as part of a move to detox from technology.
Ex-Irish finance boss Simon Skinner appointed chief of National Trust of Scotland
The former boss of an Irish financial services company has been appointed chief at Scotland’s largest conservation charity.
Lomond national park board approves camping ban extension on loch shores
A national park authority has approved plans to ban camping along lochshores in its area. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs authority’s board today u...
Missing boxer dog Jax returned to owners after Ben Vane search by mountaineers
A boxer dog that was lost for two days on a Scottish mountain has been found. Jax was left on Ben Vane after his owner was airlifted to hospital wh...
Rescuers searching for missing walker Daniel Bennett find body on Ben Oss
Rescuers searching for a walker missing in the Highlands since Saturday have found a body. The discovery was made in the Ben Oss area by teams hunt...
The outdoors year in view: our look back through 2015's triumphs, tragedies and curiosities
The year provided plenty of outdoor adventures, not least provided by Mother Nature herself, as exceptional weather became the norm.
Four-part Channel 5 series showcases Lomond national park wildlife
A team of award-winning specialists spent a year recording the wildlife of a Scottish national park in a series that begins next week.
Keen walkers urged to help footpath fund with Ben Lomond torchlight walk
Walkers are being invited to join a torchlight trek up the most southerly munro to help fund path repairs.
Family brought to safety from Ben Lomond after getting caught out by nightfall
A family had to be brought to safety from Scotland’s most southerly munro after they ran out of daylight.
£6m boost will help repair of mountain paths in Scotland's national parks
Some of the worst eroded paths in Scotland’s national parks will be repaired and upgraded in a £6m scheme announced today.
Minister unveils 26ft An Ceann Mòr pyramid on Loch Lomond shores
A 26ft-high wooden pyramid designed by a team of young architects has been unveiled on the banks of Loch Lomond.
Loch Lomond bosses push for camping ban ahead of national park board meeting
National park bosses are recommending the approval of controversial plans to extend the ban on camping along loch shores.
Scots and Welsh mountains are only for the experienced this Easter, experts warn
Experts in Scotland and Wales are warning of the dangers of ill-prepared walkers going on to the mountains this Easter.
Hillwalkers urged to take care as police reveal second death, on Cruach Ardrain
Police in the Highlands have urged hillwalkers to be properly prepared after revealing that a second walker died on the mountains over the weekend.