Equipped with snorkeling gear and underwater drones, the researchers began surveying lochs across Scotland searching for signs of a small, hard-shelled creature, according to Scotland’s Nature ...

World ‘Rare’ creature discovered lurking in lochs of Scotland for first time, experts say By Aspen Pflughoeft April 5, 2023 10:33 AM ...

Freshwater pearl mussels are rare in Scotland, mainly due to ongoing, illegal pearl fishing, poor water quality, and habitat damage. NatureScot's Iain Sime, who led the latest project, said: "Other ...

The dangerous depths of Scotland's lochs have been illustrated as part of a water safety campaign. VisitScotland has released the images ahead of Water Safety Week (18-25 June) in a bid to highlight ...

Lesser-known spots like Loch Ard and Loch Earn are also included in the list. Read on for the six "most instagrammable" lochs in Scotland this summer according to the research.

It has warned that a projected increase in air temperature of 2.5°C in Scotland between 2020 and 2080 would result in a 3°C rise in lochs and reservoirs over that period.

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Water in lochs and reservoirs in Scotland have undergone "rapid and extensive climate change driven warming" in recent years, a new report has revealed. The report by Centre of Expertise for ...

Researchers found the mussels in two lochs in Sutherland, one of the northernmost regions of Scotland, and the Trossachs, a region about 60 miles northwest of Edinburgh.

The mussels have long been known to inhabit rivers in Scotland, but this was the first time the animal was discovered in lochs, the release said. “Other mussel species,” project leader Iain ...