Environment

The Scottish SPCA is dealing with over eight times as many reports of baby birds as it was just one month ago.

A wildlife charity is asking people in Caithness to keep an eye out for a small but brightly-coloured butterfly, the small copper.

Locals captured the moment in video and still images as a burst pipe sent a jets of water high in the air at a mini-roundabout in Wick.

A Thurso-based taxi firm has taken extra precautionary measures to keep its drivers and customers safe from coronavirus infection.

Bizarre mutated daisy found at Thurso exhibits a condition of abnormal growth known as fasciation.

The owner of a Lyth-based riding stable is urging members of the public to be careful around horses if the animals are encountered while on a walk.

Key workers making essential travel in the Highlands have been kept moving thanks to "unprecedented punctuality across the country", claims ScotRail.

Various Highland councillors and other selfless volunteers in Caithness have been working tirelessly to strim, cut and lift grass in local cemeteries.

Writer and puffin fan Edward Hancox is releasing a book celebrating the enigmatic seabird which is now classed as endangered.

A special gift from a caring Caithness bear brought cheer to a Wick resident confined inside during the sunny weather.

Online support hub Highland Covid-19 has announced a free weekly competition starting on Thursday.

A decision to sell Dunnet Forest to a local trust has been described as excellent news and is set to result in "new initiatives and public benefits".

Councillors in Wick and Thurso have condemned the "sizeable increase" in bags of dog mess left lying around popular walking areas in both towns.

With the uncertain times of the coronavirus epidemic and lockdown a new Caithness map should make sourcing the help of community groups a bit easier.

Residents in the Thrumster area are benefitting from a new community catering service to provide meals for the elderly and vulnerable during lockdown.

Caithness Broch Project is asking the public to contribute local scenic photographs for a leaflet promoting the best the county has to offer.

The deadline is looming for a contest calling on musicians of all genres to write music inspired by the coasts and waters of Scottish nature reserves.

A cancelled consultation for the Lybster, Clyth and Latheron area is now being offered as an online survey.

You can help scientists stuck in lockdown by monitoring butterfly species in your back garden.

A dairy farm at Thrumster is looking at the possibility of bringing back doorstep deliveries to the county.