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Special-needs teens raise cash for trust with West Highland walk

A group of teenagers with special needs is tackling the West Highland Way to raise cash for a conservation charity.

Mountain paths on firm footing thanks to donations

Generous souls helped foot the bill for maintaining some of Scotland’s most important upland paths by donating a mountain of cash to a conservation charity.

Gold mine firm's cash injection will fund further Highland exploration

The Australian mining company that was refused permission to reopen the Cononish gold mine near Ben Lui has raised £641,000 in a rights issue.

Trust aims to put teams on peaks to mark Munro's birth date

Staff and volunteers from a conservation charity will attempt to summit every munro owned by the organisation in time for the birth anniversary of the man who first listed the mountains.

Highlands gold company finds another source after park refusal

The Australian company which has been refused permission to reopen a gold mine in the Scottish Highlands said it may have found another source of the precious metal nearby.

Rescuers will join major Highlands hunt for woman's body

A major search involving four mountain rescue teams will take place this weekend to try to find the body of a woman believed to have been murdered.

Lomond core paths on view for walkers

A Scottish national park has introduced an online map showing all its core paths. The Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority completed...

National park bosses approve camping ban plan

A ban on wild camping along a stretch of Scotland’s most popular long-distance trail came a step closer this week.

Police team aims to hit the heights for charity

A group of police officers plans to summit the highest peaks in each of the different police force areas in Scotland to raise money for charity.

Ministers approve Lomond booze and camping ban

The Scottish Government has approved a controversial camping ban on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond.

2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...

Highland road closure 'will put winter resorts at risk'

A planned 14-week closure of the main road alongside Loch Lomond to the Highlands could sound the death knell for the recovering Scottish winter sports industry.

Ramblers welcome extension of country's biggest national park

Walkers' charity Ramblers Scotland welcomed today’s extension of the country’s biggest national park and urged the Scottish Government to establish a new park in the Western Isles.

Mountain rescuers fail to find Suzanne's body

The major search involving five mountain rescue teams for the body of a woman believed to have been murdered ended today without success.

Planning boss comes out against Highland gold mine

A national park planning chief has recommended plans for reopening a Highland gold mine be turned down.

Trust says Highland gold bid puts wild land at risk

A conservation charity has objected to the reopening of a Highland gold mine. The John Muir Trust said plans to develop the workings near Tyndrum w...

Munro find sparks mountain mystery appeal

A charity is asking for help to solve a mountain mystery. The National Trust for Scotland is appealing for ideas as to what purpose was served by a...