News Releases
Marine project to hold community events
30 January, 2020
Communities are being encouraged to share their views on the future management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the islands.
Visit a wetland on World Wetlands Day!
30 January, 2020
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is encouraging people to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Sunday February 2 with a visit to one of Scotland’s wonderful wetland sites.
Last call for nature fund applicants
23 January, 2020
Budding applicants are being encouraged to submit ambitious ideas to improve habitats, safeguard species and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss in the final weeks of the latest round of the Biodiversity Challenge Fund.
Call for poetry inspired by Tentsmuir nature reserve
22 January, 2020
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is calling on poets to show their love of nature by writing verses inspired by Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve.
Endangered skate movements revealed
14 January, 2020
An online resource for tracking the movements of some of the largest and rarest creatures in British waters has been expanded.
New ocean-inspired music to mark Year of Coasts and Waters
10 January, 2020
Scotland’s unique marine environment will be celebrated in a special performance at Celtic Connections to mark the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020.
Ceòl ùr na mara a’ comharrachadh Bliadhna nan Cladaichean is nan Uisgeachan
10 January, 2020
Thèid àrainneachd mara na h-Alba a thaisbeanadh aig cuirm shònraichte aig Celtic Connections airson Bliadhna nan Cladaichean is nan Uisgeachan 2020 a chomharrachadh.
Spectacular year of ‘firsts’ on Scotland’s nature reserves
08 January, 2020
2019 was a spectacular year for Scottish Natural Heritage’s (SNH’s) nature reserves, including the first-ever black grouse displaying at Beinn Eighe; a flowering of aspen trees at Muir of Dinnet for the first time in almost 25 years; a fifth record-breaking year for visitors to the Isle of May; and 300,000 walkers, cyclists and runners flocking to Loch Leven.
Communities urged to “Plunge In” to Year of Coasts and Waters
07 January, 2020
A new £150,000 fund has been announced to help community groups celebrate Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 in style.
Nature fund’s £156k award to protect threatened waders
30 December, 2019
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has confirmed that a project to help one of Scotland’s most threatened breeding bird species will be a recipient of the Scottish Government's Biodiversity Challenge Fund.