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More people flock to NE Scotland’s national nature reserves in 2020
21 December, 2020
NatureScot’s North East National Nature Reserves (NNRs) saw an upsurge in visitors in 2020, as part of over a million estimated visitors to NNRs across Scotland. The figure is an increase from an estimated 650,000 in recent years.
More people flock to Loch Leven reserve in 2020
21 December, 2020
NatureScot’s Loch Leven National Nature Reserves (NNR) saw an upsurge in visitors in 2020, as part of over a million estimated visitors to NNRs across Scotland. The figure is an increase from an estimated 650,000 in recent years.
More people flock to Highlands national nature reserves in 2020
21 December, 2020
NatureScot’s National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in the Highlands saw an upsurge in visitors in 2020, as part of over a million estimated visitors to NNRs across Scotland. The figure is an increase from an estimated 650,000 in recent years.
More people flock to Fife's national nature reserves in 2020
21 December, 2020
NatureScot’s National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in Fife saw an upsurge in visitors in 2020, as part of over a million estimated visitors to NNRs across Scotland. The figure is an increase from an estimated 650,000 in recent years.
More people flock to Central Belt national nature reserves in 2020
21 December, 2020
NatureScot’s National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in the Central Belt saw an upsurge in visitors in 2020, as part of over a million estimated visitors to NNRs across Scotland. The figure is an increase from an estimated 650,000 in recent years.
Record numbers flock to NatureScot’s national nature reserves in 2020
21 December, 2020
Over a million visitors are estimated to have visited NatureScot’s National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in 2020, an increase from an estimated 650,000 in recent years.
Wintering waterbirds on the increase
14 December, 2020
Numbers of wintering waterbirds in Scotland have increased overall but some species, particularly waders, are being affected by our changing climate.
New green recovery fund to help manage visitors at nature ‘hotspots’
10 December, 2020
Community groups, charities and NGOs are being encouraged to apply for a new £200,000 fund to support Scotland’s green recovery, launched by NatureScot today (Wednesday 9 November).
Partial denotification of Foveran Links SSSI confirmed
09 December, 2020
Parts of the dunes on Foveran Links have lost their status as a nationally important protected wildlife site, after consideration of the scientific evidence by the Protected Areas Committee (PAC) of NatureScot. The PAC concluded that, following construction of the Trump International Golf Links course on the dune system at Menie Estate, this area no longer merits being retained as part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Nature fund open for new applications
04 December, 2020
Additional funding is now available for transformational projects to improve habitats, safeguard species and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss, as the Biodiversity Challenge Fund opens its latest round.