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Scotland's six best stargazing spots to visit this Dark Sky Week
Galloway Forest Park within Dumfries and Galloway is regarded as one of the top destinations in the UK to experience the ...
Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species
The Orkney Native Wildlife Project began removing stoats in 2019 and the latest survey, which covered 100 sites and recorded ...
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Orkney Islands votes to categorize visiting cruise vessels and passenger numbers
The Orkney Islands Council (OIC) unveiled a strategic blueprint to navigate the bustling waters of cruise ship tourism. Foremost among its provisions is the imposition of constraints on the size ...
London Evening Standard5d
Half of vessels in Scotland ‘invisible’ to marine tracking systems – study
The Orkney Islands showed a higher rate ... providing information that will allow them to balance tourism and other vessel-based activities with local sustainability and environmental objectives.
Stornoway Gazette on MSN4d
Tourist levy for the isles “some years away”
A visitor levy in the Western Isles is several years away if it happens at all and is unlikely to take the form currently ...
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Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species
“Removing the invasive stoats from the islands is essential to giving Orkney’s wildlife the best chance to build the resilience it needs to meet these threats. “There is still work to do to ...
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Orkney after alternative methods of governance and funding opportunities
Orkney was previously held under Norwegian and Danish control until it became part of Scotland in 1472. Categories: Politics , International . Tags: James Stockan , Orkney Islands .