A forest in the south of Scotland is seeing a rare butterfly thrive thanks to a surprising friend. The distinctive Belted Galloway cattle are being used to help the pearl-bordered fritillary flourish.

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The public has been warned about restricted access to a south of Scotland forest as efforts to tackle a killer tree disease continue. Felling operations are taking place at Mabie Forest near ...

Teen gang trash toilets at Mabie Forest Yobs smash windows and bottles and damage dispensers in loo wrecking spree at Mabie Forest on Saturday. News. Sandy Kilpatrick. 00:00, 20 Sep 2014.

NATURE-LOVERS in Dumfries will have a great opportunity to get close to their local wildlife this weekend.

The Orchard and Chinney Field trails, in Mabie, Dumfries and Galloway, will be shut while Forestry and Land Scotland tackles a disease deadly to larch trees along the routes.

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