Latest press releases
Collaborative study finds evidence of flapper skate recovery in Scotland
13 January, 2026
A ground-breaking study reinforces that flapper skates are beginning to recover in Scotland.
Over £1.76 million for Scotland’s internationally important rainforest
09 January, 2026
The Scottish Government Rainforest Restoration Fund (RRF), managed by NatureScot, will be shared by ten projects across the west of the country to help restore and expand the iconic native woodland
Rare mountain plants to be restored at Ben Lui
08 January, 2026
Work has begun to restore some of Scotland’s rarest mountain plants to Ben Lui Nature Reserve.
Sandwich tern success at Forvie National Nature Reserve
18 December, 2025
Sandwich terns at NatureScot’s Forvie National Nature Reserve (NNR) have had their best breeding season for decades.
First year of wildcat reintroduction project hailed as big success
17 December, 2025
New research confirms that the first year of a project to reintroduce wildcats to Scotland was highly effective, with survival and reproduction rates exceeding expectations.
New report names native Scottish species under threat from disease and warming climate
12 December, 2025
Important and well-loved tree species and Britain’s only remaining native cat are under critical threat without their conservation being prioritised according to a ‘genetic scorecard’ developed by scientists across Scotland.