The Latest Breaking News from Loch Lomond

A FAMILY of beavers have been successfully moved to Loch Lomond, marking another major milestone for the species’ return in Scotland.

A group of seven - two adults and five young offspring, including three baby kits and two yearlings - were released into the nature reserve.

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A complete upgrade of the Conic Hill path and a masterplan to improve the popular Tarbet Pier picnic site all feature in this initial phase of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority’s programme of investment in visitor facilities.

Deep within a gorge between Glasgow and Loch Lomond is a river that appears blood-red, and a mysterious rock formation that some locals believe was used by the Devil himself - hence its sinister name.

Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner Richard Dyson, 38, died in a blaze at Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond in 2017.

Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner Richard Dyson, 38, died in a blaze at Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond in 2017.

In support of Kenny Collins, members of the Loch Lomond Water Ski Club dressed as Santa, elves and even a giant flamingo and took to the chilly water of Loch Lomond on January 1 to raise money for the charity Brain Tumour Research and help find a cure for the…

Kind-hearted passers-by rushed to the aid of the crash victims who were injured on the A82 on Monday, January 2.

Last month approval was given to controversial plans to release beavers at the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve in Gartocharn, with fears they could harm the Atlantic salmon population, damage riverbanks - and cost taxpayers.

The Helensburgh and District Access Trust launched the petition in September, which called on the Scottish Government to reconsider.