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‘Scope out’ SWT’s new digital drop-in day

A new drop-in workshop to exhibit the latest developments in digital camera and telescope technology to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers is to be held at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) Montrose Basin Visitor Centre next Wednesday (2
Tue 16 Mar 10

SWT welcomes ‘truly progressive’ 2020 targets to reverse environmental degradation in Scotland and across Europe

The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), the largest organisation dedicated to protecting all Scottish wildlife, is speaking out today (16 March) in support of new targets to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems across Europe
Tue 16 Mar 10

Scotland gets its Marine Act

The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 this week received its Royal Assent. This is the culmination of many years’ campaigning by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and a wide coalition of environmental bodies.
Thu 11 Mar 10

Spring brings daily opening hours for Montrose Basin Visitor Centre

SWT's Montrose Basin Visitor Centre, a popular Angus tourist attraction, which is estimated to draw in over 12,000 visitors each year, is now preparing to extend its opening hours in a bid to appeal to even more visitors over spring and sum
Tue 9 Mar 10

Viking Heaths project exhibition at Orkney Museum

A new exhibition at the Orkney Museum showcasing five years of a project to increase understanding of Orkney’s heath environments, which has been supported by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, opened on Saturday 6 March.
Tue 9 Mar 10

African teenagers saddle up for biking on SWT's Cumbernauld Wildlife Reserve

Teenagers from Eritrea in North Africa recently stepped up a gear and tried their hand at mountain biking in the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Cumbernauld Glen Wildlife Reserve for the very first time.
Thu 4 Mar 10

Scone Palace plays leading role in local wildlife project

NATURAL resources at a Perthshire attraction are helping educate youngsters about Scotland’s native wildlife.
Wed 3 Mar 10

Wildlife watchdogs have eye on grey squirrels in Pitlochry

WILDLIFE watchdogs are defending the final frontier of Pitlochry in a bid to thwart a potentially catastrophic invasion.
Wed 3 Mar 10

Mother Nature is taking her course on plants and animals

Alan Anderson, SWT Conservation Operations Manager, speaks about how winter is affecting wildlife, in an article by features writer Sandra Dick, Edinburgh Evening News 
Wed 3 Mar 10

‘Deer cull should continue’, says Scottish Wildlife Trust

The largest charity organisation dedicated to the protection of Scottish wildlife has called for starving deer to be culled across Scotland.
Mon 1 Mar 10
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