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Chicks now hatching on Brodick beach
It’s bird nesting season and the Arran Natural History Society has been reporting over the last few weeks on the ringed plovers and oyster catchers nesting on Brodick beach. Members set up…
Invitation to the opening of the new Brodick tennis courts
A message from the Brodick Tennis Club: We are delighted to announce plans for the official opening of the tennis courts in Brodick are well underway. Please join us if you can.…
Spring photos
Photos sent in by Jim Henderson and John Campbell
Poem for June
Arran Haiku Crushed grass in the thirties. Anextinct bird, Avro Anson,drills soft clouds over Arran. Bharrain, Bhreac, Tarsuinn,Nuis, Goat Fell. They madehuge clouds trickle down quiet glens. Whiting Bay. Full cupsof rhodedendronwaited…
Seabed recovery in the South Arran MPA
New research shared by COAST about biodiversity and seabed recovery in South Arran's Marine Protected Area, article by Shanna Hanbury at Mongabay.com The South Arran MPA is an example of the remarkable…
Arran Environment Week
It will have been hard to miss if you are on social media, but particularly for Voice readers on Arran!… Monday 2nd March is the start of Arran Environment Week, a festival…
Palestine Action: why the High Court ruled against the government, and what it means for the future of protest
The High Court has ruled that the UK government’s proscription of the group Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a welcome decision for advocates of free speech and the right to protest,…
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble
The right to dissent
A landmark victory for our oceans: the Global Ocean Treaty comes to life
The Global Ocean Treaty entered into force on 17th January 2026. The Treaty is now international law – the most significant victory for ocean protection and restoration. Greenpeace has been campaigning for…
From Arran to India, with love
My dear partner, David Simpkin died on 3rd September 2025 and to give him the best of send offs, I decided to take some of his ashes to a holy site in…
Scottish Parliament to advance the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies has welcomed a landmark vote yesterday (5rh February 2026) by the Scottish Parliament to advance the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, placing Scotland on track to become the first…
A landmark moment for nature in Scotland
New laws for nature At the end of January, after three days of debate in the chamber, the Scottish Parliament passed the Natural Environment Bill. This will see targets for nature recovery…