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Ullapool Sea Savers devise solution to litter blowing out of bins in gale–force weather

Local environmental group, Ullapool Sea Savers, have been busy designing a solution to litter...

Wester Ross environmental campaigners brew up new coffee pod recycling scheme in tandem with Ullapool Tesco

Ullapool Sea Savers have been learning about the ways used coffee pods can be recycled, after...

Vote now to help a local Eco Hero win £500 for their cause

After 10 months of celebrating incredible Eco Heroes all across the north and north-east, it’s...

Delighted to be a part of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture's series

Heroic children in the fishing village of Ullapool are protecting their marine environment and...

Ullapool Sea Savers inspire communities across Europe with their drain campaign

Ullapool Sea Savers inspire communities across Europe with their drain campaign....

Ullapool Sea Savers' beach cleaning effort rewarded with Community Initiative Award at Highland Third Sector Interface awards 2022

A GROUP of young environmentalists from Wester Ross was recognised for the members' efforts in...

Meet the Ullapool Sea Savers – kids on a mission to rid the sea of plastic

Dolphin disturbance concerns at Chanonry Point hotspot on Black Isle prompt marine campaign...

Black Isle prompt marine campaign supported by Ullapool Sea Savers

Dolphin disturbance concerns at Chanonry Point hotspot on Black Isle prompt marine campaign...

STV Fish Farm Proposal

Ullapool sea savers were featured on STV news...

Prince William: A Planet For Us All

Episode 1 - Prince William meets inspiring local heroes across Britain and explores whether local...

Climate change protesters say action and not 'empty words'

More than 100 protestors in the Highlands called on COP26 to take drastic measures.Extinction...

BBC Landward Episode 16

This week, Dougie is in Ullapool finding out about the growing problem of marine disturbance on...

Pilgrims, Smallholders and Seasavers

Our dolphin sighting in Ross-shire Journal

YOUNG environmental campaigners in Wester Ross were given an unexpected treat from nature while...

'Pocket ashtrays' help young Ullapool campaigners divert drain danger to sea

Young environmental campaigners in a Wester Ross community have returned to one of their old...

Stepping up challenge inspired by work of Ullapool Sea Savers

KEEN young environmental campaigners in Wester Ross stepped out today to greet a fundraiser going...

Ullapool Sea Savers make hefty impact with beauty spot beach clean at Achiltibuie

WESTER Ross environmental campaigners who have put their village on the global map got their...

Salmon farm creates 'serious threat' to life in a protected Scottish sea zone

CONSERVATIONISTS young and old are opposing a plan for a large fish farm which they say threatens...

Beach protectors become 50th group to secure funding from North Highland support

Youngsters helping to protect the sea and beach from litter have become the 50th group to receive...

Ullapool Sea Savers and High Life Highland project centred on Coigach and Loch Broom receive grants from Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership

WILDLIFE projects in Loch Broom and Coigach have received more than £6000 in a round of heritage...

Unusual catch landed at Ullapool

An underwater robot which got stuck in strong currents off the Outer Hebrides has been recovered...

SOCIALLY DISTANCED PRAWN PARTY IN ULLAPOOL SUPPORTS LOCAL FLEET

Plans to hold a beach-based seafood, music and art party had to be cancelled as the country went...

Lochbroom Community Update 34 -05.05.20 - feat'g interview with Ullapool Sea Savers & Noel Hawkins

34th Lochbroom Community Update for COVID-19 for 5th May 2020, features interview with three of...

USS on BBC Radio Scotland Out of Doors

The group has celebrated a number of achievements, including participating in a campaign to amend...

Ullapool Sea Savers' 'Prawn Party' wins fans across the village; event was held to support local fishermen and highlight local food while boosting public morale during Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown

A KIDS' marine conservation charity has held a community ‘prawn party’ to support local fishermen...

Scotland’s Seaweed Showdown

Local legend has it that Beinn Ghobhlach mountain in the Scottish Highlands was once home to a...

Scotland’s otters have found themselves a new champion in the form of MSP Kate Forbes.

Scotland’s otters have found themselves a new champion in the form of MSP Kate Forbes. Ms Forbes,...

Otter News No. 109

Otters were previously unrepresented under the Scottish Government’s Species Champion scheme but...

Hope I can have your company again this Monday at 8pm for Sean’s Scotland, where I’ll be showing...

A lesson from Loch Carron

What happened in Loch Carron is a window into the bright future that could exist along our...

West coast sea beds given protection from scallop dredging

A wildlife rich reef damaged by scallop dredging was yesterday granted permanent protection from...

WTSE ambassador, Maia writes for RSPB Blog

White-tailed eagles are the UK’s largest bird of prey. They became extinct in the UK during the 20...

GB Search MARINE PROTECTED AREA STATUS FOR LOCH CARRON

Loch Carron in the west Highlands has been named as a permanent Marine Protected Area. It's aimed...

Loch Carron MPA celebration dive May 2019

Short highlights of 2 dives near the western & eastern boundary of the newly designated Loch...

Marine activists join forces to raise awareness

Three young marine activists from Ullapool are joining forces with a 10-year-old Dutch campaigner...

We have just 10 years left to avert climate catastrophe

THE world’s “elite” gathered in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum, with environmental...

Young SeaSavers Lobby To Ban Kelp Dredging in Scotland

On the west coast of Scotland, a group of middle school kids played a role in a successful...

IOSF Otter Oscar Awards 2020

2018 sees our third annual IOSF Otter Oscar Awards recognising those working in otter conservation...

SCA: Coastal communities keep their kelp

Scottish Community Alliance (SCA) is a network of national networks, all of which have...

Attenborough comes out fighting for kelp

Sir David Attenborough has insisted it is “absolutely imperative” that action is taken to preserve...

Sir David Attenborough demands MSPs protect ‘globally important’ kelp beds

Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has insisted it is “absolutely imperative” that action...

Sir David Attenborough demands MSPs protect ‘globally important’ kelp beds

Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has insisted it is “absolutely imperative” that action...

Great Scot 2018: Meet the finalists ready for a night of tears, a night of smiles, a night for heroes

Pupils at a Highland primary school have been praised by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for their...

Kelp harvesting amendment passes as Highland school kids join anti-harvesting campaign

Campaigners against the mechanical dredging of kelp in Scottish waters have been left “delighted”...

MSPs back wild kelp dredging ban

Petitioners against wild kelp dredging are “delighted” after a Holyrood committee voted to ban the...

Here are all the places in Scotland banning plastic straws

There is a campaign under way in Scotland for bars, restaurants and cafés to stop providing...

CalMac signs up to pupils' plastic straw campaign

Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has pledged to stop offering plastic straws on its ferries Source: BBC...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon praises Ullapool youngsters’ straw campaign

Pupils at a Highland primary school have been praised by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for their...

SNP politician calls for plastic straw ban

The MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Kate Forbes, has launched her ‘Final Straw’ campaign...

SCOTLAND TO BAN PLASTIC STRAWS!

Following on the heels of a campaign started by the young students of Glasgow’s Sunnyside Primary,...

It’s the final straw for Ullapool pupils concerned about plastic in the ocean

A campaign by primary school pupils has made a Scottish village the first plastic straw-free place...

Ullapool going plastic straw free

Young campaigners from two Scottish primary schools are helping to make Ullapool the first plastic...

Ullapool becomes first in UK to ban plastic straws thanks to #NaeStrawAtAw campaign

A HIGHLAND village has become the first in the UK to bin plastic straws – thanks to campaigning...

Leader comment: Follow Ullapool's lead on plastic straws

School pupils discuss marine plastic pollution with staff at the Royal Hotel in Ullapool, which...

Scottish town becomes first to ban plastic straws

All 14 bars and restaurants in Ullapool have ditched plastic straws Source: TFN...

The village which scrapped plastic straws

A Scottish village has become plastic straw-free after a campaign by school pupils. Source: BBC...

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