Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute
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Volunteers made a difference at Loch Lomond
Volunteers joined in a session organised by the Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, ...
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Stories of our native trees
Clydesider Magazine contributor, Breeze, shares where and why we can all enjoy some of Scotland’s ...
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Where are all the butterflies?
Butterfly populations in Scotland have noticeably dropped, writes Jim Duncan. But what does this mean ...
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Rare pine marten spotted in Scottish national park is good news for the native red squirrel population
Pine martens, the most elusive mammal found in the UK, has been spotted in Balloch ...
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Art competition focusses on Arrochar litter sink
An art competition focussing on the ‘Arrochar litter sink’ has been launched for schoolchildren in ...
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10 Year celebrations for Bellsmyre Community Garden in Dumbartonshire
This summer saw 10 year anniversary celebrations for Bellsmyre Community Garden. In this article Harvey ...
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Glen Fruin oil leak: Clean-up now under way
Publication: The Lochside Press The clean-up of an oil leak in Glen Fruin, discovered in ...
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Castlehill is being transformed into a nature haven…but not without the help of its community
A community farm and wildlife initiative is looking for helpers to keep the site in ...
By Natalie MacDonald, The Clydesider
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£1.1m award for nature restoration initiative
Wild Strathfillan received a £1.1m boost from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by ...
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Word on the street: are authors comfortable with becoming ‘celebrities’?
There is, as far as I know, no central register of UK book festivals, but ...
By Brian Palmer, The Ileach
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Mums snapped up prizes in better journeys competition
A Helensburgh mum won first prize in a photo competition for ‘better journeys’. Mairi Queen ...
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Finnart oil terminal closure announced with job losses expected
Last Friday, it was revealed the Finnart oil terminal will close with the loss of ...
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