News Releases
Gannet numbers increase in northwest Scotland
18 March, 2015
A study of gannets off the northwest coast of Scotland has found the birds’ numbers have increased rapidly over the last decade.
Learning outdoors more engaging, says report
17 March, 2015
Teachers who bring their pupils into the outdoors find it makes their learning more enjoyable, challenging, active and collaborative according to a report published today by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
Locals invited to SNH reception in Inverness
16 March, 2015
Local people in and around Inverness are being invited along to an informal evening reception at Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) headquarters, Great Glen House, on Wednesday 25 March.
SNH to move to shared office in Dunoon
10 March, 2015
The Cowal team of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) are set to move to a new office on the seafront in Dunoon on 16 March. They will join VisitScotland staff in the Information Centre on Alexandra Parade, after almost 12 years at Ballochyle Estate, Sandbank.
People invited to have say on Britain’s first national nature reserve
09 March, 2015
People are being invited to have their say on the future running of Beinn Eighe in Wester Ross, the first National Nature Reserve in Britain.
Report shows mixed picture for birds of prey in Scotland
06 March, 2015
A new report published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) shows some of the most complete statistical trends ever for birds of prey in Scotland, and lays the groundwork to gain even more information about raptor populations in the future.
SNH’s Des Thompson elected as RSE Fellow
03 March, 2015
Professor Des Thompson, Principal Adviser on Biodiversity in Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), author and internationally-known expert on upland ecology, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) today.
SNH: advice in planning yields better results for people and nature
20 February, 2015
Scottish Natural Heritage’s (SNH) engagement in the planning system is delivering benefits for people and nature, its Board heard on Thursday 19 February.
Fresh aims to protect Uists’ wader birds and stimulate local economy
19 February, 2015
Internationally important numbers of breeding wader birds help support the rural economy of the Outer Hebrides, the board of Scottish Natural Heritage recognised today.
Latest beaver trial reports published
18 February, 2015
Numbers of beavers living in the wild in Argyll have remained stable in spite of high kit mortality, according to one of a series of reports published today (18 February) by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Other findings were that the beavers have had an impact on rare lichens in the area but have hardly used local rivers and streams.