The strong, sharp bill is used to hack open nuts

The masked raiser invading gardens and trees

Scotland
With its Zorro-style eye markings, the distinctive nuthatch has northern Scotland in its sights. I am peering out of my office window at the sodden...
The beautiful Lealt Gorge on the Isle of Skye

10 fantastic places to visit on… Skye

Scotland
The Isle of Skye has a romantic mysticism about it, being covered in fog, with stunning imagery. Skye has a history that it is rightly...

Marking a decade of bringing opera to Scotland

Culture | Music | Scotland
Opera Bohemia is celebrating 10 years of bringing live opera round Scotland and providing opportunities for young professional singers and musicians. And it will celebrate...

Yardhead whisky looks to the past – and the future

Scotland
 John Crabbie & Co has released a very special single malt whisky aimed at a different market. Described by managing director David Brown, as the...
The Waterloo Monument, near Ancrum

10 fascinating facts about… the Borders

Scotland
The Scottish Borders boast of their own unique identity, compared with the rest of Scotland and the north of England. It is unlike its near...

Scotland’s National Airshow takes place on Saturday

Scotland
Last minute preparations are underway at the National Museum of Flight, East Fortune for Scotland’s National Airshow, which takes place at the East Lothian attraction...
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