News Releases
East coast Scots asked to help cover over 700 miles of coastline in search of one of the UK’s rarest insects
22 May, 2026
Endangered species conservation programme, Species on the Edge, and invertebrate charity Buglife are asking people living on the east coast of Scotland to help survey over 700 miles of coastline in a search for one of the UK’s rarest invertebrates: the Bordered Brown Lacewing.
NatureScot launches consultation for Scotland’s peatlands
22 May, 2026
Peatland ACTION is calling on everyone with a passion for one of the country’s most iconic and vital landscapes to get involved in shaping its first ever industry standard.
New winter homes built for Scotland's rarest amphibian on the Solway Coast
21 May, 2026
New winter habitat has been built for natterjack toads at a Scottish Water wastewater treatment works at Powfoot on the Scottish Solway Coast.
Free workshops invite Shetlanders to connect with nature through art this summer
20 May, 2026
Nature conservation programme, Species on the Edge, is running a series of free workshops in Shetland this summer, helping attendees connect with their local cultural and natural heritage through art.
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland: The Proportion of Scotland's Protected Sites in Favourable Condition 2026
20 May, 2026
NatureScot has today released the latest figures tracking the proportion of Scottish natural features in favourable or recovering condition.
New strongholds for wader recovery proposed
19 May, 2026
Work is underway on a new approach to help save Scotland’s threatened wading birds.
Rare Orcadian beastie gets a new name: introducing the Peedie Reid Gablo
14 May, 2026
The rare Plantain Leaf Beetle has gained a new Orcadian name following a schools’ competition held by Dounby Primary. The new name is: the Peedie Reid Gablo.
Rare Shetland beetle gets new name: introducing da Peerie Red Scarred Wan
07 May, 2026
Students at Baltasound Primary School have been working with endangered species conservation programme, Species on the Edge, and Shetland for Wirds to find a local name for one of Shetland’s rarest beasties – the Plantain Leaf Beetle. Its new name is da ‘Peerie Red Scarred Wan’.
Shetlanders asked to get out and count their local drummiebees
24 March, 2026
Conservation programme Species on the Edge is calling on people across Shetland to take part in Britain’s most northerly BeeWalks, a volunteer survey scheme run by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
Ambitious plan to eradicate invasive non-native species in Scotland
20 March, 2026
An ambitious plan to prevent, detect, eliminate and control new and existing invasive non-native species (INNS) has been published today by NatureScot, with climate change predicted to increase invasive species in Scotland even more in the future.