Consultations
NatureScot responses to consultations from Government and other organisations. Open and closed consultations on our own plans, policies, strategies and projects
We regularly respond to consultations from the Government, industry and other agencies on a number of issues. You can find out more by viewing our responses to external consultations.
We also consult others on our own plans, policies, strategies and projects.
Open consultations & surveys
- A Proposed New National Park in Scotland - Have Your Say
- National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2024-2034 consultation
- Noss National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 - 2034 (Consultation open 18 Oct to 15 Nov).
Closed consultations
- Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 – 2034 (closed 19 October 2024).
- Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 - 2034 (closed 28 August 2024)
- Forvie National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 - 2034 (closed 23 July 2024)
- Special Landscape Qualities effects assessment (SLQ) - Consultation (closed 12 July 2024)
- Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan (closed 29 June 2024)
- A Biodiversity Metric for Scotland's Planning System - Key Issues consultation (closed on 10 May 2024)
- Scottish Adder Survey (closed on 31 March 2024)
- Beaver Translocation SEA consultations (Closed 28 July 2023)
- Highly Protected Marine Areas
- Scotland's Biodiversity (draft) Strategy (which ran for 3 months over summer 2022)
- Consultation - Developing with Nature Guidance - Analysis report (closed on 4 March 2022)
- Updating the Scottish Fossil Code (which ran in Autumn 2022)
- Beaver SEA consultation (which ran from 10 October to 18 November 2022)