Official statistics

Scottish Natural Heritage was specified as a provider of official statistics under the Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010.

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Release dates for future publications

13 May 2019: Proportion of Scotland's protected sites in favourable condition 2019
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Nov/Dec 2019: Index of abundance for Scottish terrestrial breeding birds 1994-2018
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Our two Official Statistics contribute to the Scottish Government's suite of National Performance Framework Indicators.

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This index is formed from a combined set of data on species recorded by the national Breeding Bird Survey. 

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This official statistic examines how many Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Natura sites are in favourable (or improving) condition.

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Official statistics

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Terrestrial breeding birds

Protected sites

Release dates for future publications

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