News Releases
NatureScot statement on UK Biodiversity Indicators
14 November, 2023
NatureScot Chair, Professor Colin Galbraith, responds to the latest update (2023) of the UK Biodiversity Indicators, published by JNCC today.
Peatland ACTION wins prestigious climate award
13 November, 2023
A Scottish Government-funded programme that offers landowners, farmers and crofters 100% funding and support to restore their damaged peatlands has won the Holyrood Climate Action Award for Nature and the Environment.
Rare Caledonian pinewood restored at the Alladale wilderness reserve
10 November, 2023
A remote fragment of Scotland’s ancient Caledonian pinewood in Sutherland has been restored thanks to two decades of effort, NatureScot reports.
Drivers warned of deer collision risk at Navidale
01 November, 2023
Drivers in north-east Scotland are being warned to take extra care at a high-risk location for collisions between deer and vehicles.
Projects share £4m to help nature recover
18 October, 2023
Projects across Scotland that save threatened species, restore flower meadows and reduce flooding have been awarded a share of £4 million.
Avian flu causes another challenging summer for seabirds
12 October, 2023
Scotland’s seabirds faced another challenging summer as a result of avian flu, with auks, gulls and terns most affected.
Peatland ACTION shortlisted for two major awards
04 October, 2023
A Scottish Government-funded programme that offers landowners, farmers and crofters 100% funding and support to restore their damaged peatlands has been shortlisted for two prestigious Scottish awards.
Panail Òigridh Gnèithean Air An Oir a’ Gabhail Ri Iarrtasan
02 October, 2023
Tha prògram glèidhteachais ùr, Gnèithean air an Oir, a’ toirt fiathachadh do dhaoine òga à cladach is eileanan na h-Alba iarrtasan a chur a-steach airson na Panail Òigridh aige.
Applications open for Species on the Edge Youth Panel
02 October, 2023
New conservation programme, Species on the Edge, is inviting young people from Scotland’s coasts and islands to apply for its Youth Panel.
Summit to sea nature restoration continues at Ben Wyvis
29 September, 2023
More than 200 hectares of peatland has now been restored on the mountainside at NatureScot’s Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve (NNR) as part of landscape-scale habitat restoration stretching from summit to sea.