Hundreds of brave souls have started their New Year's Day with a bracing plunge into the Firth of Forth as part of the annual 'Loony Dook'. It is the 40th time the event has taken place at South ...

A project to restore European flat oysters to their natural habitat in the Firth of Forth has seen one oyster double its expected growth size. A three-year project to restore the species which had ...

In the late 1800s, a railway bridge across Scotland's Firth of Tay swayed and collapsed in the wind. Seventy-five passengers and crew on a passing night train died in the crash. It was the worst ...

A group of kayakers say they had an "incredible surprise" when a curious dolphin swam beside them as they paddled under the Forth Bridge. The group captured footage of the mammal in the Firth of Forth ...

Incredible footage showing orcas in the Firth of Forth has been shared online. The clip, which was posted by The Scottish Seabird Centre, shows two of the killer whales coming up out of the water.

Tens of thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth appear to be thriving again after a century-long absence from the Scottish estuary due to overfishing. Marine experts are "delighted" with ...

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