It has been a big year for Scotland’s wildlife and wild places. Here is a brief look back over 2016 with 14 of our biggest blogs and news stories from the past 12 months.

1.  Our first osprey returns to Loch of the Lowes 
2. Dive in to Scotland’s first Snorkel Trail 
3. Home at last – beavers back for good in Scotland 
4. Unexpected news from Senegal 
5. Trust sets out vision for Scotland's uplands 
6. A trio of chicks at Loch of the Lowes 
7. 50 for the Future – reduce wild deer densities
8. 50 for the Future – return the lynx to Scotland's landscapes
9. What leaving the EU means for our environment
10. Pink-footed geese arrive at Montrose Basin 
11. 50 for the Future – licence driven grouse moors
12. State of Nature report reveals continued decline in Scotland's wildlife 
13. 50 for the Future – lowland raised bogs 
14. 50 for the Future – re-expose and restore buried rivers