About Scotland's landscapes Discover how our species, habitats and land management combine with an astounding complexity of geology, landforms and soils.
Habitat types Scotland has a wide array of habitats – from hedgerows and field margins to coastal cliffs – and each supports a particular range of plants and animals.
Habitat Map of Scotland The Habitat Map of Scotland will publish all available habitat data for Scotland and manage a programme to survey those areas for which we need new information.
Isle of May to open to the public The Isle of May National Nature Reserve will open its doors to the public this weekend. News - 31 March
‘Beatha na Nathrach-nimhe’ tro shùilean Gàidhealach ‘Rìgh nan Nathraichean’ Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ dèanamh ‘lèirmheas’ air leabhar iongantach le Tormod an t-Seòladair à Siabost, a bha na latha na phrìomh eòlaiche air an nathair-nimhe. Blog - 31 Màrt
Need for more connection to nature in education A new report has highlighted how Scotland’s children could be offered increased amounts of outdoor learning and play. News - 30 March
‘The Life Story of the Adder’ through the Hebridean eyes of the ‘Adder King’ Roddy Maclean ‘reviews’ the remarkable 1924 publication by Lewisman Norman Morrison – in his day the foremost authority on adders. Blog - 31 March
Preparations for seabird return NatureScot and partners are putting in place measures to try to reduce the risk of avian flu for Scotland’s seabird colonies this summer. News - 29 March
Saving Scotland's species-rich grasslands The importance of our species-rich grasslands. Blog - 27 March
