Rangers Services Across Scotland 2025
Rangers in Scotland achievements
The Ranger Development Partnership agreed that it is essential to collect information on ranger service activity to demonstrate the importance of the work to both people and nature. The information from 2025 is below.
Ranger Services Across Scotland 2025
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Data from the 62 ranger services who reported this year shows:
- 16 million in-person visits to sites managed by ranger services
- 20 million hits to ranger service online information
- 42,000 people attended an educational activity outdoors in nature with a ranger service from nursery to university level
- 183 Junior Rangers (age 11-18) were involved with the work of the ranger services
- 19,000 people volunteered with a ranger service, taking action for nature and benefitting their mental and physical health
- 61,000 people attended events and activities led by ranger services
- 2,000 community groups, partnerships and other organisations were supported by ranger services to deliver action for nature and people
- 97% of ranger services contributed to the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Delivery Plan actions
Ranger Services Across Scotland 2025
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Data from the 62 ranger services who reported this year shows:
- 16 million in-person visits to sites managed by ranger services
- 20 million hits to ranger service online information
- 42,000 people attended an educational activity outdoors in nature with a ranger service from nursery to university level
- 183 Junior Rangers (age 11-18) were involved with the work of the ranger services
- 19,000 people volunteered with a ranger service, taking action for nature and benefitting their mental and physical health
- 61,000 people attended events and activities led by ranger services
- 2,000 community groups, partnerships and other organisations were supported by ranger services to deliver action for nature and people
- 97% of ranger services contributed to the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Delivery Plan actions
Ranger Services across Scotland 2025
During 2025 the sites managed, and information provided, by ranger services continued to benefit many people. Thousands of volunteers, community groups and learners were supported. Significant action was taken to contribute to the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Delivery Plan priorities. The vast majority of ranger services delivered activities that cared for, and raised awareness of, both natural and cultural heritage.
With thanks to the 62 Ranger Services that reported in 2025
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Angusalive
- Atholl Estates
- Balmoral
- Cairngorm Mountain
- Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park (Renfrewshire Council)
- Dams to Darnley Country Park
- Deveron Wildland
- Dorenell
- Duthie Park
- East Lothian Council
- Fair Isle
- Falkirk Council
- Falkland Stewardship Trust
- Fife Coast and Countryside Trust
- Forestry and Land Scotland
- Foula Heritage
- Glen Tanar Charitable Trust
- Gleniffer Braes Country Park
- Glenlivet Estate
- Heart of Argyll Wildlife Organisation
- High Life Highland
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Hopetoun House
- Inverclyde Council
- Isle of Gigha
- John Muir Trust Glenlude Estate
- Knoydart Foundation
- Loch Ken Trust
- Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park
- Maor-dùthcha na Hearadh / North Harris
- Moray Council
- Mull and Iona
- National Trust for Scotland Arran
- National Trust for Scotland Balmacara Estate
- National Trust for Scotland Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve
- National Trust for Scotland Ben Lomond
- National Trust for Scotland Dollar Glen
- National Trust for Scotland Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- National Trust for Scotland Kintail & West Affric
- National Trust for Scotland Mar Lodge
- National Trust for Scotland North East
- National Trust for Scotland North Perthshire
- National Trust for Scotland St Abb’s Head
- National Trust for Scotland Threave Garden and Nature Reserve
- National Trust for Scotland Torridon
- NatureScot
- North Ayrshire Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Pentland Hills
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Abernethy
- Scottish Borders Council
- Scottish Water
- Strathfillan Community
- The Highland Council
- Tiree Ranger Service/Nadair Thiriodh
- Water of Leith Conservation Trust
- We Are Nature CIC
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- West Sands
- Whitelee
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