DW’s Richard Baynes has been delving into the strange and wonderful world of Europe’s biggest peat bogs. To listen to the full story, click the audio player above. The post This Scottish peat ...

A former ‘ghost distillery’ on Islay and a vast peat bog in Scotland have been included in TIME’s prestigious list of the world’s greatest places for 2025. The two locations, Port Ellen ...

The personal belongings of an 18th-century murder victim, hastily buried in a peat bog, have gone on display on the Isle of Lewis, forming part of a rare exhibition shedding light on one of Scotland’s ...

The proposals which are out for public consultation could mean that an extra 146,000 hectares (ha) of upland peat areas will be protected from burning, leading to 368,000 ha in total to be protected.

Scottish Water is restoring 400 hectares of degraded peat around Loch Katrine which feeds the city's drinking water.

The South African-born Ross Archer — quarter-Scot by way of by way of his grandmother who grew up in Portobello, Edinburgh — ...

FIREFIGHTERS are urging the public to be aware of the risk of wildfires – as scientists warn the danger is increasing in ...

Stobo Hope is not the only site in Scotland where a battle is ... degraded raised bogs capable of restoration, blanket bogs, fens and wet heaths, deep peat soils (50cm/40cm), adjacent sites ...

Stobo Hope is just one forestry scheme set to blanket the landscape in conifers. There are others - as well as local campaigns fighting back ...

Peat landslides—slides, flows and bog bursts—are a significant natural ... Although peat landslides are rare in Scotland, it's important to consider the risks when planning any peatland ...

Campaigners claim the cumulative impact of large-scale conifer plantations is having a negative impact on communities and ...