Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat crew rescue a lone yachtsman

A lone yachtsman was rescued by Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat crew after he ran aground on rocks south of Inchkeith Island, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Flame shell and brittlestars. Credit: Scottish Natural Heritage

TheScottish Government has put in place an urgent Marine Conservation Order to safeguard seabed habitats off Wester Ross in northwest Scotland.

Western Islands

David Rainsbury encounters otters, puffins, Fingal’s Cave and fell-walkers on a leisurely cruise among the glorious Western Isles