The Orkney Native Wildlife Project (ONWP), led by the RSPB, has been working to protect the populations of ground-nesting hen harriers and the Orkney vole, a species listed as vulnerable in Scotland.

The annual meeting of about 150 porpoise near Longhope, Orkney could be the largest in the UK, and it has been well documented for more than a hundred years. Despite this, no-one knows why they ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. The paper’s front page covers the news that there are only six weeks to find an new organiser and venue for the Kirkwall ...

which is home to diverse wildlife populations, including over a million breeding pairs of penguins. The South Orkney Islands lie roughly 650km north-east of the Antarctic Peninsula and 1250km ...

And yet, located in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of ... There are secluded beaches and an abundance of wildlife including puffins. Kirkwall is also an ideal spot to catch a glimpse of ...

New organisers must be found for Kirkwall’s bonfire night, as Orkney Rotary Club has ruled out its involvement. The annual ...