News Releases
New round of funding for community marine surveys announced
18 October, 2022
The second round of the Community Marine Equipment fund has been launched this month to help communities and local groups get involved in monitoring Scotland’s seabed and coastlines.
Scotland’s New National Park stakeholder consultation launched
07 October, 2022
The next stage of the Scottish Government’s commitment to establish at least one new National Park in the lifetime of this parliament, by spring 2026, begins today with the launch of a consultation.
Scotland’s fossil enthusiasts urged to have their say on revised Code
06 October, 2022
Some of the world’s rarest and most important fossil discoveries have been made in Scotland, from Jurassic dinosaur footprints on Skye, fragments of an equatorial coal forest in Glasgow and the bones of 250-million-year-old reptiles that roamed the desert sands of what is now Elgin.
New beaver strategy for Scotland
21 September, 2022
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF SCOTLAND’S BEAVER STRATEGY ORGANISING TEAM
Foraging festival encourages people to explore wild food
01 September, 2022
Scotland’s festival of foraging is returning for 2022, with a packed programme of mainly in-person events, along with a few online. Foraging Fortnight, which takes place across the country from 3 to 13 September, celebrates our rich natural larder and the variety of wild food available on our doorsteps.
Young people lead the way on nature projects, with NatureScot Future Routes Fund
30 August, 2022
Fourteen-year-old Yunique Oqunshe is one of nine recipients of this year’s NatureScot Future Routes Fund, and the COP26 Local Champion for Argyll and Bute will be helping school-aged groups transform neglected grounds into wildlife havens with tree-planting, pond creation and other nature-friendly work through her Nature 4 Wellbeing Sake project.
Public Consultation for Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands Set to Open
25 August, 2022
Please note: A separate statutory notice for SSSI enlargement will be sent to accompany this news release.
A public consultation on a proposed extension to the protected area within Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands begins today (25th August), NatureScot has announced.
Warmer summers cause butterfly increase in Scotland
19 August, 2022
A new report finds that many butterfly species are flourishing in Scotland – but this trend is likely to be short-lived without measures to reduce the effects of climate change.