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Mingulay in the Outer Hebrides is owned by NTS property PIC: Julian Paren/geograph.org.

Mapping the future of uninhabited islands in the Outer Hebrides

The latest case of bluetongue was reported on a farm near Lockerbie, with two lambs testing positive

Animal controls increased as fifth farm hit by bluetongue

Bluetongue is an animal disease that affects livestock including cattle and sheep, as well as goats, deer and llamas, with symptoms including a blue and swollen tongue, fever, reduced milk yield and in the most severe cases, death.

Third Scottish farm confirms bluetongue

Meet Scotland's youngest lighthouse keeper in her 'whole new world'

Cheviot ewes

Wool prices 'best in a decade' as new logo to protect Scottish yarn

Kemi Badenoch had a strong PMQs

Analysis Badenoch smells blood as she reminds Labour Starmer has let them down

Lambing time has arrived.

Border lockdown as Scotland fights to stay UK’s bluetongue-free nation

Sheep farmers need sheep shearers but the government's stance on immigration is set to make things difficult (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How Labour's immigration obsession is hurting Scotland's sheep farmers Alistair Carmichael

Donald MacKinnon, right, with Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie during last year's lambing season

MSP hopeful passes up own fundraiser with Chancellor for his sheep

Wool has many uses in the garden

'Tens of thousands' of sheep at risk of not being sheared this summer

Why removing sheep off Scotland's uplands could limit carbon goals

Why removing sheep off Scotland's uplands could hinder climate goals

Sheep in a field

11 sheep found dead following suspected dog attack

Closed for maintenance but open for voluntourism

How one country's move to 'close for maintenance' made it more popular

Team Europe’s Bob MacIntyre signs autographs during a practice round for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black on Tuesday

'I hate people following each other like sheep' - Bob MacIntyre

Police have said 30 ewes and 60 lambs were stolen.

Search after 90 sheep worth £20,000 stolen from Scottish farm

Molly and Calum lost two Labradors to Louping Ill in the space of two years

Couple's 'horrific' time losing two dogs to 'under radar' tick disease

The Isle of Skye lies in the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency, which was originally held by Charles Kennedy and is being targeted by the Lib Dems at the coming general election. Picture: Getty Images

Why more than 50,000 sheep have disappeared from Highland estates

A sheep looking over its shoulder on the Fearn Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands

Rewilders apologise to farmers over 'disrespectful' sheep article

Funding has increased to help farmers deal with sea eagle predation

Sea eagle damage funding for Scottish farmers topped up to almost £1m

Concern raised over new figures showing low number of convictions in livestock worrying cases over the last year.

Livestock worrying convictions in Scotland 'appallingly low'

Scottish farmer devastated by virus warns a more deadly one is likely to hit Scotland soon

'I am petrified' - Farm devastated by virus warns deadlier one to come

Schiehallion, one of Scotland’s most visited munros

Exclusive Land charity erects 'giant 800-hectare' fence enclosure on munro

Seven sheep found dead in field after suspected dog attack

Seven sheep found dead in field after suspected dog attack

Moment more than 200 sheep run through town.

Watch: Moment more than 200 sheep are herded through town

James Macsween, managing director Macsween of Edinburgh.

Renowned Scottish producer to introduce ‘banned’ haggis to America

A wood bison is seen through the closed gates of the Tierpark zoo in Berlin. The Tierpark, as well as Berlin's second zoo the Zoologischer Garten, are closed due to the outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease in a farm in the eastern federal state of Brandenburg, which surrounds Berlin

Chief Vet says Scotland can ‘avoid’ foot and mouth after German case

Inside the rural community where the lynx were illegally released

Inside the rural community where four lynx were released

The reindeer from the Cairngorms are not travelling south this winter. Picture: Getty Images

Town cancels 'Rudolph' visits as Highlands reindeer banned from travel

The island of Lismore, on the west cost of Scotland

The Scottish island home to 170 people that surprised me

Glenny Hill farm in Stirlingshire. Picture: Landfor Chartered Land & Forestry/SWNS

'Idyllic': Stunning farm overlooking 'Scotland's only lake' for sale

Hundreds of escaped sheep were pictured blocking a bypass in the early hours of the morning - after a country gate was left open.

Hundreds of sheep escape...and block bypass

How Farm has been in the Sinclair family for seven generations and is on the market for £2.2m

The farms in one family for seven generations up for sale for £4.2m

Four year-old pupils from Apple Tree Nursery in Argyll & Bute, Brogan Laurie, Neil George-McKirdy, Zander Simpson and Ava Wilson, travelled by boat and bus to present Miniature Mediterranean Donkey, Doris, with her First place rosette. After receiving a £400 donation from the Argyll & Bute Agricultural Committee, the pupils formed their own agricultural committee and decided to use the money to attend the Royal Highland Show. (Pic: Ian Georgeson)

I went to the Royal Highland Show - it's like Glastonbury for farmers Rosalind Erskine

Grayson Calvert, five, with Doorpark Hamish, the miniature Shetland pony at the Royal Highland Show. Picture: John Devlin

Explainer Five of the best things to do at the Royal Highland Show

The island of Foula is home to 35 residents, dramatic cliffs and roaming ponies

Rare job on tiny island offers nearly £40,000 and relocation allowance

Ad Feature Circus skills and martial arts – more to the Highland Show than ever

Adorable but naughty sheep interrupts Alpaca yoga exercise class at Lowlands Farm

Watch: Rogue handbag-eating sheep interrupts alpaca yoga class

Ad Feature Kids go free at Royal Highland Show – tickets on sale now

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Private island for sale, with beach, seven homes and its own pub

Farmer saves lamb from pipe

Watch: Heroic farmer rescues lamb stuck in a pipe

Ad Feature Find a lost lamb and you could win VIP Royal Highland Show tickets

Explainer What is Haggis made of? Is it Scottish? Why is it banned in the USA?
Haggis is enjoyed by many Scots as they celebrate the life of famous Scottish poet Robert Burns on Burns Night, but what is haggis made of and why is it banned ...

Best Haggis in Edinburgh: 13 Loved venues starting with the Arcade Bar

Daisy the sheepdog made her own headlines.

Watch: Border collie tries to herd 25ft sheep at light festival

Angus MacNeil. Picture: UK Parliament

Sheep show more independence of thought than SNP, says Angus MacNeil

Brian Harman reflects on his brilliant day's work on the 18th green in the second round of the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images.

Harman butchers Hoylake to equal its 36-hole scoring record in Open

The activists, named as Rosa, Sarah and Rose and all in their 20s and 30s, then travelled to Berkshire and posed for photographs in front of Windsor Castle.

Activists who stole lambs from Sandringham estate hand themselves in

The Royal Highland Show is gearing up for a baa-rmy time this summer

Ad Feature Flock star moves: meet the latest glittering star of the Royal Highland Show

Finding a sheep on it’s back can have deadlier consequences than you might think

What to do if you a see a sheep on its back

Residents claim the sheep are invading their properties

Gang of ‘free-roaming hooligan sheep’ causing chaos on estate

Oldest dog ever: Bobi the Rafeiro do Alentejo farm dog from Portugal breaks Guinness World Record

Bobi the farm dog breaks record as oldest in recorded history

The development will include solar panels, 18 battery storage units and a substation

Formartine solar farm approved

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Sheep back on the menu at Scotland’s major show event

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Entries open for Highland Show

Loose dogs can cause distress to sheep

Sheep worrying fears grow as lambing starts on farms

Livestock market reports no longer appear in the Press

Faming: I’m so glad the hammer fell on auction market reports - Andrew Arbuckle

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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