News Releases
Kinloch Castle put up for sale by NatureScot
27 August, 2025
The historic Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum has been put up for sale.
Scotland’s peatlands to get £20m health boost
25 August, 2025
Scotland’s peatlands, and the people, communities and wildlife that depend on them, are set to benefit from the highest-ever round of restoration funding this year.
Beauly beaver releases approved
22 August, 2025
NatureScot has today approved the release of beaver families at two new sites in the River Beauly catchment.
Caithness conservationists get kudos from the King
31 July, 2025
Students in UHI North West and Hebrides’s Supported Learning class have received a letter from King Charles praising their work raising awareness of the rare small blue butterfly.
£1.87m in funding to drive nature investment
17 July, 2025
Projects across the country which are expanding woodland, restoring saltmarsh and peatlands, and protecting threatened species have been awarded a share of £1.87m from NatureScot and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
App to build better picture of endangered flapper skates in Scotland
08 July, 2025
A new, free app is helping to build a better picture of how critically endangered flapper skates are faring around Scotland’s coasts.
Over 50% of Scots worry about climate change every day
04 July, 2025
NatureScot Opinion Survey shows that most Scots want to do more to help nature, with strong public concern when it comes to the immediate threat of the climate crisis.
Responsible access initiative in Deeside this summer
01 July, 2025
Police Scotland officers will join rangers and reserve staff to help encourage responsible access in Deeside this summer.
Rare beastie celebrates 200 years since first found in Scotland, and the Scottish public is being asked to help find more
27 June, 2025
Tuesday 1st July marks 200 years since the rare Bordered Brown Lacewing was first recorded in the UK – an invertebrate that in the UK can only be found in Scotland – and endangered species conservation programme, Species on the Edge, is celebrating.
Artists and conservationists team up to explore Shetland’s unique natural and cultural heritage
10 June, 2025
Nature conservation programme Species on the Edge is collaborating with three local artists for a series of free Art in Nature workshops, guiding participants in an exploration of Shetland’s natural and cultural landscape through art.