By JIM TAIT While Viking Energy’s proposed windfarm in the central Mainland has divided the community and generated bitter debate, Shetland’s original commercial wind turbines…
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Shetland Amenity Trust has been granted national funding to clear and close 11 illegal fly-tip sites throughout Shetland from Scousburgh in the…
READ FULL STORYCommon snipe generally remain hidden in cover, their striped head and heavily streaked plumage providing excellent camouflage. During periods of snow, they become conspicuous in…
READ FULL STORYThere are times in life when I consider it a blessing that all good things come to an end. Just as sailors are relieved when…
READ FULL STORYThere was really only one topic of conversation on the North Isles wildlife circuit last week – humpback whales. Everyone has their own story. For…
READ FULL STORYWhy won’t the Chaffinches come to my bird table? I’m aware that they are around; in fact they’ve been visiting my neighbour Pat’s bird table…
READ FULL STORYTaking action to help some of Scotland’s most fragile rural communities will be the theme of a meeting in Lerwick later this month. The Royal…
READ FULL STORYAn interesting sighting at the weekend was a red grouse in a garden in Toft, probably driven down from the hills by the severe wintry…
READ FULL STORYLarge numbers of greylag geese were feeding on Lambaness in north-east Unst last week, presumably migrants building up reserves before their return flight to Iceland….
READ FULL STORYCentral heating and double glazing are such accepted features of the warmer, better insulated houses of today that frost ferns are an endangered feature of…
READ FULL STORYIs snow good for the garden? You bet it is. It’s also very good for the gardener. A snow-covered garden not only gladdens the heart,…
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Three pupils from Sandwick Junior High School can claim to be the Highlands and Islands’ top young renewable energy experts after winning…
READ FULL STORYWalking along the beach at Lund in south-west Unst at the weekend, it was good to see a flock of around 30 ringed plovers –…
READ FULL STORYThe first witch hazel has been out since early January. The vernacular name for these plants dates back to the times when the twigs of…
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