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Rare seagrass “fairy circles” observed in Scotland

20 January, 2026

New report highlights historic loss of this vital habitat

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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.

Concerns for decrease in Scotland’s farmland birds

11 December, 2025

A new report looking at Scottish terrestrial breeding birds shows that all farmland species have decreased in the past decade, but there is also good news for many of our other much-loved bird species.