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COVID-19

National Nature Reserves - car parks and facilities are open.

Please follow the rules on travel, physical distancing, meeting and hygiene. Be kind and respectful to others, including local communities.

In this section

Going outdoors

Advice and information for getting outdoors plus update on our National Nature Reserves.
Partner projects, grant recipients and suppliers

Advice and information of the current situation for partner projects, grant recipients and suppliers.
Land managers

Support and guidance for Land Managers on wildlife issues and who to contact.
Nature at home

Advice and information how to help nature plus ideas and activities for all the family.
Volunteers

Restarting volunteering.
Planning for Development Services

Advice and information for planners and developers to maintain business continuity.

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Access to the outdoors during the coronavirus outbreak

Scotland's National Nature Reserves - visiting and volunteering for each of our reserves

NatureScot Business Plan 2020/21

News

Tackling raptor persecution, poaching and hare coursing will be top priorities covering all of Scotland.

News - 15 January

Join Freshwater and Wetlands Advice Manager Iain Sime on Dark Lochnagar to learn about our work on water monitoring.

Blog - 18 December

Read the latest official statistics published today showing woodland birds appear to have recovered from a short-term decline.

News - 14 January

Do you seem to get more (or less) mosquito bites than others? Here are some possible reasons why.

Blog - 7 December

Helping farmers and crofters to manage the impact of white-tailed eagles on their livestock.

News - 8 January

A new project NatureScot is trialling, looking at how best to benefit the environment on agricultural land in the future.

Blog - 3 December