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About NatureScot
- 2002 - Policy Statement No. 02/04: Scotland's National Parks
- 2007 - NatureScot and RSPB: A Statement of Intent
- 2008 - EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
- 2008 - Valuing our Environment - The Economic Impact of Scotland's Natural Environment
- 2009 - NatureScot advice on coastal and marine national park
- 2010 - NatureScot Equality scheme annual reports from 2006-2010
- 2010 - NatureScot Board paper soil carbon 10/1/2
- 2011 - Statement of intent between Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and NatureScot
- 2011 - Ranger Services in Scotland - The Achievements at a glance 2009-10
- 2011 - What the Scottish public value about the natural heritage
- 2011 - Regional preferences about the natural environment
- 2011 - Public attitudes survey data
- 2012 - Statement of Intent between the Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland and NatureScot
- 2012 - Parks and reserves : places managed for people and nature.
- 2012 - Shaping the Future of IS and ICT in NatureScot: 2014 - 2019
- 2013 - NatureScot Equality Outcomes 2013-2017
- 2013 - NatureScot Mainstreaming Report
- 2013 - NatureScot Employee Monitoring Report - Annex A to Mainstreaming Report
- 2013 - NatureScot Equal Pay Statement Occupation Segregation and Gender Pay Gap
- 2015 - Renewable Energy Systems in NatureScot
- 2015 - Battleby travel options and cycle path map
- 2015 - Natural heritage interpretation
- 2015 - NatureScot Equality Reports
- 2015 - NatureScot Corporate Plan 2015-18
- 2015 - Open data publication plan: unlocking innovation and growth in the information economy
- 2015 - Wildlife Interpretation Guidelines NatureScot FCS - April 2015
- 2016 - A Vision of a Low Carbon
- 2016 - Protected Areas Committee - Meeting 13 - 20 June 2016
- 2016 - Protected Areas Committee - Meeting 14 - 24 August 2016
- 2016 - Asset Register Maps
- 2017 - Protected Areas Committee - Meeting 15 - 26 January 2017
- 2017 - NatureScot Equality Report
- 2017 - NatureScot Board meeting - 16 November 2017
- 2017 - Publication 2017 - NatureScot Business Plan 2017-18
- 2017 - Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 2016-17 - Payments in excess of £25,000
- 2018 - Protected Areas Committee - Meeting 16 - 15 March 2018
- 2018 - NatureScot Workforce Plan 2018 to 2022
- 2018 - Protected Areas Committee - Meeting 17 - 6 July 2018
- 2018 - Participation Requests - PR001 - Fossil Grove SSSI, Victoria Park, Glasgow
- 2018 - NatureScot Risk Management Policy
- 2018 - NatureScot Business Plan 2018-19
- 2019 - NatureScot Business Plan 2019-20
- 2019 - NatureScot Partnership Report 2018-2019
Annual reports
- Archived SNH Annual Report and Accounts 1992-2012
- Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13
- Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14
- Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15
- Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16
- Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17
- Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 English and Gaelic
- Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
- Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 - Gaelic version
Our responses to external consultations
- 2014 - Consultation on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill
- 2014 - Consultation on Implementing the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 - Environmental Standards for the Water Environment
- 2014 - Public Petition PE1500 on the Golden Eagle as the National Bird of Scotland
- 2014 - Consultation on Opencast Coal Restoration, Effective Regulation
- 2014 - Consultation on rapid Assessment - Elms yellows phytoplasma
- 2014 - Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Proposals for UK Marine Monitoring Programmes
- 2014 - Consultation on Settlement Agreement Reporting Process
- 2014 - Consultation on Scottish Regulators Strategic Code of Practice
- 2014 - Rural Affairs and Environment - Consultation on the Research Strategy for 2016 - 2021
- 2014 - Consultation response - Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017
- 2014 - Consultation on a proposal for a bill to extend the boundary of the Pentland Hills Regional Park
- 2014 - Nitrates Directive - Review of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Designated Areas in Scotland - 2013
- 2014 - Woman on Board: Quality through diversity
- 2014 - Consultation from the Scottish Parliament Justice committee - Enquiry on Wildlife Crime
- 2014 - Current condition and challenges for the future: Solway Tweed river basin district
- 2014 - Consultation on current conditions and challenges for the future - Scotland river basin district
- 2014 - Transport Scotland: EIA screening - Glasgow Queen Street
- 2015 - Consultation on bovine TB in specified non-bovine species - Disease Control
- 2015 - Consultation: Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014, Secondary Legislation
- 2015 - Consultation on Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Proposals for UK Programme of Measures
- 2015 - VisitScotland Gaelic Language Plan 2015-2018 draft
- 2015 - Cairngorm National Park Authority - Active Cairngorms Consultation
- 2015 - Second River Basin Plan for the Scotland District
- 2015 - Consultation on the Eurosite Strategy for 2015/20
- 2015 - NBN Strategy 2015/20
- 2015 - Scotland's National water Scarcity Plan
- 2015 - Consultation on the Future of Land Reform in Scotland
- 2015 - Europarc - Europarc Atlantic Isles - Protected Areas Learning Programme
- 2015 - Consultation on new controls in the Scottish King Scallop Fishery 2014
- 2015 - Consultation on Managing Change in the Historic Environment
- 2015 - Wild Fisheries Reform: a response to the report of the Wild Fisheries Review
- 2015 - Scottish Parliament Public Petition PE1564 on saving Loch Ness and the Great Glen
- 2015 - Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee - Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Call for views
- 2015 - Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Invitation to submit written evidence on Financial Memorandum
- 2015 - Petition PE1558 - Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge SG to amend the existing licensing regime to allow for the commercial trapping of American Signal Crayfish in Scotland
- 2015 - Public Petition 1556: National Parks Strategy for Scotland
- 2015 - Delivering Scotland's River Basin Management Plans: Improving the physical condition of Scotland's water environment
- 2015 - Second River Basin Plan for the Solway Tweed District
- 2015 - Scottish Government - consultation on changes to the public procurement rules in Scotland
- 2015 - Making things last - Consultation on the Circular Economy in Scotland
- 2015 - Petition PE1558 - Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge SG to amend the existing licensing regime to allow for the commercial trapping of American Signal Crayfish in Scotland 2
- 2015 - Consultation on a revised Code of Audit Practice & new audit appointments
- 2015 - Introduction of diversity succession planning for board appointments and the lowering of the 150 employees threshold for publishing gender pay gap and equal pay statements etc.
- 2015 - Petition PE1558 - Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge SG to amend the existing licensing regime to allow for the commercial trapping of American Signal Crayfish in Scotland 3
- 2016 - Keeper Induced Registration Consultation
- 2016 - Implementation of the invasive alien species regulation in Scotland
- 2016 - World Heritage UK - how and why we hope to shape a future agenda for research activity
- 2016 - Petition PE1586 - INNS (Invasive Non-native Species)
- 2016 - RACCE Committee - Request for Evidence - Mandatory Public Sector Climate Change Reporting
- 2016 - Consultation on Developments in environmental justice in Scotland
- 2016 - Consultation on Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2016
- 2016 - Consultation on Best Practice Guidelines to support marine stakeholders
- 2016 - Consultation on - S.H.E. Transmission - Sustainability Statement 2016
- 2016 - Consultation for the next phase of marine planning
- 2016 - Consultation on Draft provisions for a Wild Fisheries (Scotland) Bill/Draft Wild Fisheries Strategy
- 2016 - Consultation on Experience with the first year of application of the greening obligations under the direct payment scheme (CAP)
- 2016 - Reform of the Birds and Habitats Directives - Ian Duncan MEP - October 2015
- 2016 - Consultation on Historic Environment Scotland's Corporate Plan for 2016-2019
- 2016 - Streamlining monitoring and reporting obligations in environment policy
- 2016 - Consultation - regarding devolution of Crown Estate Management in Scotland: The Crown Estate Scotland Portfolio - creation of interim body - 4 July 2016
- 2016 - Consultation on Give your views on Deeside woods' future
- 2016 - Consultation on Audit Scotland fee setting arrangements
- 2016 - Consultation Letter Seeking Views on Proposed Daily Catch Limits
- 2016 - Consultation regarding Watherston Long Term Forest Plan Renewal
- 2016 - Consultation from RDS Forestry Limited for Freasdail and Arrivore Forestry Stewardship Council
- 2016 - Community Planning under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015: Consultation on Guidance and Draft Regulations
- 2016 - Asset Transfer under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015: Consultation on Draft Regulations
- 2016 - Consultation on secondary legislation proposals relating to Part 3A of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 - the community right to buy
- 2016 - Participation Requests under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Consultation on Draft Regulations
- 2016 - Consultation on The Scottish Government Response to the introduction of the UK Apprenticeship Levy
- 2016 - Consultation on European and External Relations Committee; Written Call for Evidence - Scotland's relationship with the EU
- 2016 - Consultation on Scottish Government's New Mental Health Strategy - Public Engagement
- 2016 - Consultation on National Park Partnership Plan 2017-2022
- 2016 - Consultation on Environmental Impact Assessment amending Scottish Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations to Transpose Directive 2014/52/EU
- 2016 - Consultation on Relaxation of Planning Controls for Digital Communications Infrastructure
- 2016 - Consultation about electrofishing for razor clams in Scotland
- 2016 - NatureScot agreement with Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission on our engagement in overhead line transmission projects
- 2017 - Land Rights & Responsibilities Statement
- 2017 - Wild Seaweed Harvesting: Strategic Environmental Assessment - Environmental Report
- 2017 - Consultation on Draft Proposals for Marking Static Gear - Closes 3 February 2017
- 2017 - Consultation on the Draft Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill
- 2017 - Crown Estate consultation on the permanent arrangements for managing the Crown Estate assets
- 2017 - Consultation on Fees for monitoring surface coal mines
- 2017 - Consultation on Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR) level of authorisation at construction sites
- 2017 - Consultation on Places, People and Planning: A consultation of the future of the Scottish Planning System
- 2017 - Consultation on Proposals for an Integrated Authorisation Framework
- 2017 - Public Petition 1637: Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that environmental legislation in Scotland is sufficient to prevent ship-to-ship transfers of crude oil in environmentally sensitive locations
- 2017 - Consultation: Local Government and Communities Committee City Deal - Call for Evidence
- 2017 - Police Scotland 2026 Strategy Consultation
- 2017 - Consultation on the British Sign Language (BSL) National Plan
- 2017 - Consultation on The Scottish Energy Strategy: The future of energy in Scotland
- 2017 - 'Talking Fracking' - A consultation on Unconventional Oil and Gas
- 2017 - Consultation: Guidance on engaging communities in decisions relating to land
- 2017 - Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park (LLTNP): Consultation on National Park Partnership Plan 2018-2023
- 2017 - Consultation: HITRANS Draft Regional Transport Strategy
- 2017 - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) member consultation on a proposed IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species, focuses on the scientific underpinning of the EICAT
- 2017 - National Transport Strategy (NTS) consultation - call for evidence
- 2017 - Scottish Government - Consultation on Amendments to Permitted Development Rights for Fin Fish and Shellfish Development
- 2017 - Consultation on Transformation - Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
- 2017 - Scottish Government - Climate Change Bill Consultation
- 2017 - Consultation: Crown Estate Scotland corporate plan and stakeholder research
Biodiversity
- 2009 - Scotland's Biodiversity - Ecosystem Approach - Applying an Ecosystem Approach in Scotland - A Framework for Action
- 2010 - Guidance- Interpretation and use of habitat network models
- 2010 - Garden for Orchards
- 2010 - Guide to types of species-rich grassland.
- 2010 - Progress towards favourable condition - Case Study Examples
- 2011 - Garden for life
- 2012 - NHS Greenspace - managing access on Hospital Grounds and Estates
- 2013 - Maintenance and Biodiversity - Buildings, Highways and Infrastructure
- 2014 - Ecosystem Health Indicators - May 2014
- 2014 - NatureScot Guidance Notice: Native Range
- 2015 - Biodiversity Duty case studies
- 2015 - Scotland's 2020 Biodiversity Challenge - Cairngorms National Park Authority: Delivery Agreement - July 2015
- 2016 - Wild bees of Scotland identification guide
- Scotland's Biodiversity - Ecosystem approach case studies 2016
- 2016 - Biodiversity Route Map (1st Progress Report 2016)
- 2016 - Guidance Note - Working with Nature
- 2016 - 2020 Challenge for Scotland - Delivery Agreement - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority
- 2016 - 2020 Challenge for Scotland - Delivery Agreement - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- 2016 - Scottish Biodiversity Strategy - Route Map to 2020 - NatureScot Delivery Agreement 2015-2018
- 2016 - Cultural ecosystem services – towards a common framework for developing policy and practice in Scotland
- 2016 - Biodiversity Science Conference: Connecting People and Environment, Edinburgh - 2016 - Talks
- 2017 - Biodiversity activities pack
- 2017 - Biodiversity Duty Report 2015-2017 - The Scottish Government
- 2017 - Biodiversity Duty Report 2015-2017 - Dumfries and Galloway Council
- 2017 - Scottish Water - Biodiversity Delivery Statement
- 2017 - Developing Ecosystem Health Indicators for Scotland
- 2017 - Biodiversity Duty Report - Crofting Commission
- 2017 - Aichi Targets Interim Reports 2016 and 2017
- 2017 - Biodiversity Duty report - Transport Scotland
- 2017 - The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Stakeholders Annual Event - 20 June 2017- Report
- 2018 - Enhancing biodiversity in your grounds
- 2018 - Scottish Biodiversity List documents
- 2018 - Scotland's Biodiversity Strategy Stakeholder Event 2018 - Presentations
- 2018 - Biodiversity Route Map - 2nd year report (29 March 2018)
- 2018 - Scotland's Biodiversity Strategy - Evidence Delivery Plan - Mapping for Route map to 2020
- 2018 - Scotland's Biodiversity Strategy - Evidence Delivery Plan - 1.0 Annexe 1
- 2019 - Scottish Nature Omnibus - summaries - Public engagement with biodiversity and the natural environment
- 2019 - Scottish Nature Omnibus - summaries - Public perception of wildlife and wildlife management in Scotland
- 2019 - Scottish Nature Omnibus - summaries - Public perception of Scotland's NNRs
- 2019 - Scottish Nature Omnibus - summaries - Public perception of Scotland's marine environment
- 2019 - Scottish Nature Omnibus - summaries - Public perception of landscape in Scotland
- 2019 - Scottish Nature Omnibus - summaries - Young adults and nature
- 2019 - Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Stakeholder event, 22 May 2019 - Event report and presentations
- 2019 - Biodiversity Duty Report - Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd
- 2019 - Biodiversity Route Map (3rd Year Report) 2017-2019
Bundles
NatureScot Archive Reports
- 2002 - NatureScot Archive Report 056 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Morrone Birkwood SSSI
- 2002 - NatureScot Archive Report 057 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Lower Findhorn Woods SSSI
- 2003 - NatureScot Archive Report 053 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Achnahaird Bay SSSI
- 2004 - NatureScot Archive Report 054 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Ben Alder SSSI
- 2005 - NatureScot Archive Report 058 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Barry Links SSSI
- 2005 - NatureScot Archive Report 060 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Gannochy Gorge
- 2005 - NatureScot Archive Report 055 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Shieldaig Woods SSSI
- 2005 - NatureScot Archive Report 059 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Caenlochan SSSI
- 2005 - NatureScot Archive Report 061 - Site dossier for bryological interest - Endrick Mouth and Islands SSSI
- 2008 - NatureScot Archive Report 175 - LACON - Lake Assessment for Conservation
- 2010 - NatureScot Archive Report 050 - Assessment methodology for determining cumulative impacts of wave and tidal marine renewable energy devices on marine birds
- 2010 - NatureScot Archive Report 051 - A review of the potential use of sonar to observe the underwater behaviour of diving birds near tidal energy devices
- 2015 - NatureScot Archive Report 001-019: Waders and wildfowl on the Ythan Estuary 1991 - 2010
- 2015 - NatureScot Archive Report 021: An assessment of herbivore impacts on notified upland habitats within Ben Vorlich Site of Special Scientific Interest
- 2015 - NatureScot Archive Report 022: Investigating the roots of involvement in the natural heritage: towards a framework of person-centred outcomes in natural heritage volunteering
- 2015 - NatureScot Archive Report 023: Investigating the roots of involvement in the natural heritage: marketing and motivation and their influence on volunteer recruitment and retention in the natural heritage sector
- 2015 - NatureScot Archive Report 024: Life cycle assessment of Scottish wild venison
- 2016 - NatureScot Archive Report 025: A preliminary comparison of outputs from the Ecological Site Classification (ESC) and the Native Woodland Model (NWM)
- 2016 - NatureScot Archive Report 026: Extent and condition of juniper scrub in Scotland
- 2016 - NatureScot Archive Report 029: Orkney vole habitat guidance
- 2017 - NatureScot Archive Report 028: Initial stock estimates for blanket bog and upland heathland priority habitats in Scotland
NatureScot review
- 1991 - NatureScot Review 122 - Tayside landscape character assessment
- 1995 - NatureScot Review 77 - The landscape of Kinross-shire - a landscape assessment of the Kinross local plan area
- 1995 - NatureScot Review 37 - National programme of landscape character assessment - Banff and Buchan
- 1995 - NatureScot Review 19 - Dunfermline District landscape character assessment
- 1996 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 46 - The Solway Firth - broad scale habitat mapping
- 1996 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 79: NatureScot species data needs - analysis of requirements
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 49: The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in Scotland: a review of the literature and historical evidence
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 61 - Responses of Scottish soils to heavy metal inputs
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 62 - Soils and nature conservation in Scotland
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 63 - An estimation of the total number of marine species that occur in Scottish coastal waters
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 64 - The Quaternary geomorphology of Inchnadamph NNR
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 78 - Landscape assessment of Argyll and the Firth of Clyde
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 79 - Mar Lodge - landscape assessment
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 80 - Landscape character assessment of Aberdeen
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 102 - South and Central Aberdeenshire landscape character assessment
- 1996 - NatureScot Review 71 - Skye and Lochalsh landscape assessment
- 1997 - NatureScot Review 68 - Review of the exploitation of the mussel, Mytilus edulis, in Scotland
- 1997 - NatureScot Review 75 - Cairngorms landscape character assessment
- 1997 - NatureScot Review 83 - The ecology and restoration of montane and subalpine scrub habitats in Scotland
- 1997 - NatureScot Review 84 - The number of terrestrial and freshwater species in Scotland
- 1997 - NatureScot Review 85: Analysis of the effects of beaver dam-building activities on local hydrology
- 1997 - NatureScot Review 86: Review of the potential impacts of re-introducing Eurasian beaver Castor fiber L. on the ecology and movement of native fishes, and the likely implications for current angling practices in Scotland
- 1997 - NatureScot Review 97 - Lochaber landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 90 - Inner Moray Firth landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 91 - The Lothians landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 93 - A landscape assessment of the Shetland Isles
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 92 - Western Isles landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 94 - Dumfries and Galloway landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 95 - The impact of vertebrate herbivores on the natural heritage of the Scottish uplands - a review
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 96 - Clackmannanshire landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 100 - Orkney landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 101 - Moray and Nairn landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 103 - Caithness and Sutherland landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 111 - Ayrshire landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Review 112 - The Borders landscape character assessment
- 1998 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 105: Development of a conceptual and methodological framework for monitoring site condition in geomorphological systems
- 1998 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 107: Guidelines on standards and good practice for biological recording and recorder users
- 1998 - NatureScot Archive Report 176 - Vegetation and fire history in Applecross, north-west Scotland, during the Holocene
- 1998 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 96, 179, 181, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, - Sand dune vegetation survey of Scotland
- 1999 - NatureScot Review 113 - Fife landscape character assessment
- 1999 - NatureScot Review 114 - Inverness District landscape character assessment
- 1999 - NatureScot Review 116 - Glasgow and Clyde Valley landscape character assessment
- 1999 - NatureScot Review 119 - Ross and Cromarty landscape character assessment
- 1999 - NatureScot Review 120 - Ben Alder, Ardverikie and Creag Meagaidh landscape character assessment
- 1999 - NatureScot Review 123 - Central Region landscape character assessment
- 1999 - NatureScot Review 124 - Stirling to Grangemouth landscape character assessment
- 2000 - NatureScot Review 126 - European beaver and woodland habitats: a review
- 2000 - NatureScot Review 127: A morphometric comparison of the skulls of fossil British and extant European beavers, Castor fiber
- 2000 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 155: Biological recording in the Highlands and Islands: strategy and proposals
- Bumblebees
- Midges
- Fungi
- Freshwater pearl mussels
- Red squirrels
- Great crested newts
- Water voles
- White-tailed sea eagles
- Scotland: The Creation of its Natural Landscape
- Argyll and the Islands
- Arran and the Clyde Islands
- Ben Nevis and Glencoe
- Cairngorms
- East Lothian and the Borders
- Edinburgh and West Lothian
- Fife and Tayside
- Glasgow and Ayrshire
- Glen Roy
- Loch Lomond to Stirling
- Moray and Caithness
- Mull and Iona
- Northeast Scotland
- Northwest Highlands
- Orkney and Shetland
- Rum and the Small Isles
- Skye
- Southwest Scotland
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The Outer Hebrides (Gaelic edition: Innse Gall)
- Naturally Scottish (Gaelic versions available)
- Amphibians & reptiles
- Badgers
- Bumblebees
- Burnet moths
- Corncrakes
- Dolphins, whales and porpoises
- Fungi
- Lichens
- Mosses and liverworts
- Raptors
- Red kites
- Red squirrels
- River runners
- Scottish Wildcats
- Seals
- Stoneworts
- Clackmannanshire Disability Awareness Group
- GalGael Trust
- Broughty Ferry Environmental Project
- Blarbuie Woodland Enterprise
- Scottish Association for Mental Health
- Neilston Development Trust
- People and nature, learning through doing : action research programme. Summary and learning outcomes.
- Neilston Development Trust - action research report
- Clackmannanshire Disability Awareness Group - action research project
- Scottish Association for Mental Health - action research report
- Farming and Biodiversity leaflets
Climate Change
- 2009 - Action on Climate Change
- 2009 - Angus & Hansom (2006) Climate change scenarios for Scottish machair systems - Eurocoast EUCC International Symposium
- 2010 - Fresh waters and climate change in Scotland
- 2011 - Summary of the effects of climate change of landscapes and quality of life in Scotland
- 2013 - Position Statement on Bioenergy and the Natural Heritage
- 2015 - Case study - planning for change: managing Scotland’s pinewoods in a changing climate
- 2015 - Case study - Making space for natural processes: forest to bog restoration at RSPB Forsinard Flows Reserve
- 2016 - Climate change and nature in Scotland
- 2016 - Embedding the value of the natural environment in decision-making - overcoming barriers and encouraging enablers - Briefing Report
Education
- 1990 - Tentsmuir Point NNR - Life on the Sands - Education pack
- 2001 - Wild, Wet and Wonderful - The study of peat bogs
- 2007 - Outdoor education in Scotland : a summary of recent research
- 2011 - Simple pleasures - School resource activities
- 2011 - Explore the shore - beach activities series
- 2013 - Pasgan Foghlaim Gaelic-medium education pack
- Tufty the Tufted Duck - Growing up with Loch Leven
Enjoying the outdoors
- 2004 - Trails through time in the Cairngorms National Park
- 2007 - Enjoying the Outdoors Policy Statement
- 2010 - North West Seaboard: Places to visit for wildlife and landscapes in Wester Ross and West Sutherland
- 2010 - Valuing nature based tourism in Scotland
- 2010 - 12 Wildlife Walks in Dumfries and Galloway
- 2011 - Community Introductions
- 2011 - People and nature: learning through doing - Action research programme. Summary and learning outcomes.
- 2012 - Better places for people and nature
- 2012 - Public Perception Survey of Wildness in Scotland
- 2012 - NatureScot Ranger Services in Scotland - The Achievements at a glance 2010-11
- 2013 - Caithness and Sutherland : places to visit for wildlife and landscape
- 2013 - Newton Stewart Walks - Gateway to the Galloway Hills
- 2014 - Scotland's People and Nature Survey - Visits to the outdoors with dogs
- 2014 - Scotland's People and Nature Survey - Engagement with the natural environment
- 2019 - National Walking and Cycling Network - Annual Report 2018-2019
- 2019 - Engaging Young People in Scotland's Great Trails
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2019 - Scotland’s National Walking and Cycling Network - 2019 Evaluation Report
Funding and projects
Gaelic
- 2013 - The Rough Bounds of Lochaber A' Ghàidhlig air Aghaidh na Tìre - Garbh-Chrìochan Loch Abar
- 2011 - Place-names in Islay and Jura : Gaelic in the landscape = Ainmean-àite ann an Ìle agus Diùra : a' Ghàidhlig air aghaidh na tire
- 2015 - Gaelic in the landscape. Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye = A' Ghàidhlig air aghaidh na tire. Ainmean-àite an t-Sratha, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach
- 2017 - Gaelic in the Landscape. Place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay = A' Ghàidhlig air aghaidh na tire. Ainmean-àite Cholbhasa agus Orasa
- 2010 - Gaelic in the landscape. Place names in the north west Highlands = A' Ghàidhlig air aghaidh na tìre. Ainmean-àite ann an lar-thuath na Gàidhealtachd
Green health
- 2009 - Health and the Natural Heritage - Evidence base
- 2009 - Developing the contribution of the natural heritage to a healthier Scotland
- 2012 - NHS Greenspace - managing access on Hospital Grounds and Estates
- 2012 - Green exercise case studies
- 2014 - Scotland's Greenspace Map case studies
- 2014 - Innovative NHS Greenspaces in Scotland - Briefing note - July 2014
- 2014 - Pilot projects summary and key lessons learned - exploring ways to improve access to green exercise information via healthcare facilities
- 2015 - Green Exercise Partnership - briefing note
- 2015 - Green Ways to Health - Case studies
- 2017 - Guidance - Health benefits from green exercise
Green infrastructure and place making
- 2014 - National Walking and Cycling Network - Project Plan
- 2015 - CSGN Map - current and potential future routes
- 2016 - National Walking and Cycling Network - Scotland map
- 2017 - National Walking and Cycling Network - Baseline Monitoring Report 2016
- 2017 - National Walking and Cycling Network - Annual report 2016 to 17 July 2017
- 2019 - National Walking and Cycling Network - Mid-term review - April 2017 to March 2018
Invasive non-native plants
Land & Sea Management
- 1990 - Fens for plants and animals
- 1999 - Using Wildflower Seed Mixtures for Grassland Creation
- 2000 - A guide for managing coastal erosion in beach/dune systems
- 2002 - Montane Scrub: Natural Heritage Management
- 2004 - Maerl beds
- 2004 - Natural Heritage Management - Wood pasture
- 2005 - Grassland for Plants and Animals
- 2005 - The Peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland - Management Strategy 2005 - 2015
- 2006 - Guidance on establishing and managing local nature conservation site systems in Scotland.
- 2008 - Gravel Working in the River Tay System - A Code of Good Practice
- 2008 - Guidance on Landscape/Seascape Capacity for Aquaculture
- 2008 - Bracken Control - A Guide to Best Practice
- 2008 - A Review of Environmental Benefits Supplied by Agri-environmental Schemes
- 2008 - National Scenic Areas - Guidance for identifying special qualities of NSAs
- 2009 - Gravel Working in Scottish Salmon Rivers
- 2009 - Estimating the Scale of Future Environmental Land Management Requirements for the UK - LUPG Report
- 2010 - LUPG - Alternative Allocation Keys for EU CAP Funding
- 2010 - National Scenic Areas in Scotland Map - Special qualities
- 2010 - National coastal character map
- 2010 - Audit list - sites with features assessed as being in unfavourable condition related to deer/herbivore impacts
- 2011 - Managing Arable Farmland for Wildlife - Replacing the benefits of set-aside
- 2011 - The fen management handbook
- 2011 - Guidance - Survey and monitoring in relation to marine renewables deployments in Scotland
- 2011 - Alternative Payment Approaches for Non-economic Farming Systems - Report
- 2012 - Ecological Coherence Definitions in Policy and Practice
- 2012 - Maximising Environmental Benefits through Ecological Focus Areas - LUPG Report
- 2012 - Priority Marine Features - peer review feedback report
- 2013 - Exploring the Concept of Sustainable Intensification - LUPG Report
- 2014 - Guidance - Mapping Scotland's Wildness and Wild Land - non-technical description of the methodology
- 2014 - NatureScot Core Areas of Wild Land Map - NatureScot Advice to Government - 2014
- 2015 - Guidance - Management of Moorland - A Review of Sustainable Moorland Management
- 2015 - LUPG Seminar - Jan 2015 - A farmer's perspective on agroecology - Phil Jarvis
- 2015 - LUPG Seminar - June 2015 - Agroforestry and sustainable intensification - Stephen Briggs
- 2015 - LUPG Seminar - June 2015 - Agroecology and sustainable intensification - Nic Lampkin
- 2015 - The Role of Agroecology in Sustainable Intensification - LUPG Report
- 2016 - The effects of supplementary feeding on species rich grasslands.
- 2016 - Case study - Enhance opportunities for species to disperse - Montane willows
- 2016 - Scoping the environmental implications of Pillar 1 reform 2014-2020
- 2016 - Priority Marine Features Guidance
- 2016 - Guidance - Soils of National Conservation Importance in Scotland
- 2016 - Learning the lessons of the Greening of CAP - LUPG Report
- 2016 - Coastal Character Assessment - Orkney and North Caithness
- 2017 - Peatland Action - Poster - What are the benefits of peatlands and their role in the future of farming under a changing climate?
- 2017 - Promotion of agroecological approaches - Lessons from other European countries
- 2017 - LUPG Brexit report (October 2017) - NatureScot Summary
- 2017 - Potential Implications of leaving the EU for UK agriculture and the rural environment - LUPG report
- 2017 - Following Scotland's sharks - the common skate and the spurdog
- 2017 - Seeing spots - developing a photo-ID catalogue for common skates in Argyll
- 2017 - Guidance Poster - How to take a good photo of a skate for ID
- 2018 - Guidance Note: Grassland Management - cutting and enhancement
- 2018 - Coastal Character Guidance report
- 2018 - Woodland Management manual
- 2018 - Peatland ACTION poster - Future-proofing Scotland's bogs
- 2018 - Transitions to Agroecological Systems: Farmers' Experience
- 2019 - Peatland ACTION Poster: Project overview
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2019 - Peatland ACTION poster: Putting our data to work - an overview
Landforms & geology
Landscapes & habitats
- 1978 - Scotland's Scenic Heritage
- 1998 - A Guide to Upland Habitats - Surveying Land Management Impacts - Volumes 1 and 2
- 2002 - Landscape character assessment : guidance for England and Scotland
- 2002 - Wildness in Scotland's Countryside - Policy Statement
- 2002 - Natural heritage zones, a national assessment of Scotland's landscapes.
- 2006 - Signs Guidance for Farmers and other Land Managers
- Scotland's Living Landscapes: Places for people - Published report summary leaflet
- 2007 - De Tha Machair? Towards a Machair Definition
- 2007 - Scotland's Living Landscapes: Places for people - The Scottish Landscape Forum's Report to Scottish Ministers - March 2007
- 2010 - Scotland's Landscape Charter
- 2010 - NatureScot Landscape Policy Framework - Policy Statement and Summary
- 2010 - Atlantic Hazel
- 2011 - Sites of Special Scientific Interest - a guide for land managers
- 2012 - Pressure table for SCM website
- 2012 - Landscapes of Scotland Map
- 2012 - Landscapes of Scotland - descriptions
- 2012 - Guidance - Electric fences and public access on moorland
- 2012 - Talking About Our Place Toolkit - step by step guide
- 2012 - Developing the Landscapes of Scotland Map - Background and Summary Method Statement
- 2014 - Case study - Improving Habitat Management: restoring a lowland raised bog at Blawhorn Moss National Nature Reserve, Central Scotland
- 2014 - Case study - Inner Forth Landscape Initiative 2014
- 2015 - EUNIS Land Cover of Scotland - ELCS briefing note - May 2015
- 2015 - Case study - Reducing other pressures - reversing a legacy of water pollution at Loch Leven National Nature Reserve
- 2016 - Habitat Map of Scotland - Machair
- 2016 - Scoping an upland vision
- 2016 - Carbon and Peatland map consultation analysis report
- 2016 - Landscape and the Historic Environment – A Common Statement
- 2017 - Scotland's Landscape Monitoring Programme - a introduction
- 2017 - Local Landscape Areas Map 2017
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2017 - Upland Path Advisory Group (UPAG) site visit Ben A'an
National Nature Reserves
- 1990 - Loch Lomond NNR - A walking guide to Inchcailloch
- 2008 - Aber Path to Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve
- 2008 - Isle of May NNR Expedition Pack
- 2008 - The 'Tour de Carse' or, A landscape tour of Flanders Moss and the surrounding area : Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, 'land of water.'
- 2008 - The Story of Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve
- 2009 - Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve - Mountain Trail Leaflet
- 2009 - Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve - Woodland Trail Leaflet
- 2010 - Tips for dog walkers
- 2010 - Isle of May NNR - Diving on the Isle of May
- 2011- Tentsmuir time line trail : a landscape through time : Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve.
- 2014 - Loch Leven NNR - Water Borne Access
- 2015-2018 - Taynish NNR - Taynish Poet's Seat Booklets
- 2016 - Scotland's national nature reserves : visitor guide.
- 2016 - Moine Mhor NNR Tileworks Trail/Slighe Nan Leac
- 2017 - Loch Leven NNR Guidance for event organisers
- 2018 - Loch Leven NNR - Activities
Annual reports
Outdoor access
- 2004 - Management for people.
- 2004 - Communication Not Conflict
- 2004 - Towards responsible use : influencing recreational behaviour in the countryside.
- 2006 - Public Access and Land Management
- 2007 - A Brief Guide to the Laws Relevant to Outdoor Access in Scotland
- 2007 - Guidance on monitoring access and recreation at sensitive natural heritage sites
- 2010 - Paths - linking people, places and nature
- 2010 - Integrating Access Case Study - Meggernie and Lochs Estate
- 2010 - Integrating Access Case Study - Eaglescairnie Mains
- 2010 - Integrating Access Case Study - Meigle Farm
- 2010 - Integrating Access Case Study - Balliefurth Farm
- 2014 - Guidance on managing access with dogs in protected areas to safeguard breeding birds
- 2015 - Taking the lead : managing access with dogs to reduce impacts on land management.
- Scottish Outdoor Access Code - Activity Guides - Ages 8-12 and 12-14
- 2017 - Survey of upland path users in Scotland 2017
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2018 - Guidance - Unauthorised Mountain Bike Trails - A guide for land managers and riders
Planning & development
- 1987/09 - Development Control in National Scenic Areas - 29 April 1987
- 2000 - Local Nature Reserves in Scotland - A guide to their selection and declaration
- 2000 - Car parks in the countryside
- 2000 - Minerals and the Natural Heritage in Scotland's Midland Valley
- 2004 - The potential for native woodland in Scotland : the native woodland model
- 2006 - Guidance for competent authorities when dealing with proposals affecting SAC freshwater sites.
- 2007 - Local Nature Reserve Management Planning Guidance: The Process and the Plan
- 2009 - Guidance note - Monitoring the impact of onshore windfarms on birds
- 2009 - Guidance note - Methods for monitoring bird populations at onshore windfarms
- 2010 - Micro-renewables and nature conservation - A guide for householders and installers
- 2011 - Freshwater Pearl Mussels - Guidance for working in and around Scottish rivers
- 2011 - The siting and design of aquaculture in the landscape - visual and landscape considerations
- 2011 - River South Esk Special Area of Conservation (SAC): Advice to planning applicants
- 2011 - A Guide to Commissioning a Landscape Capacity Study Toolkit
- 2012 - River Tay SAC - Advice to developers when considering new projects which could affect the River Tay SAC
- 2012 - Guidance - Offshore Renewables - assessing the impact on coastal landscape and seascape - Guidance for scoping an Environmental Statement
- 2012 - NatureScot Information note - Green Networks in Development Planning - March 2012
- 2013 - ‘Wayfinder Guide’ to the preparation of Open Space Audits and Strategies
- 2013 - A handbook on environmental impact assessment : guidance for competent authorities, consultees and others involved in the environmental impact assessment process in Scotland.
- 2013 - Developing Open Space Standards - Guidance and framework
- 2014 - Urban Green Infrastructure Benefits Factsheet
- 2014 - Siting and designing windfarms in the landscape - Version 2.
- 2014 - Marine Biosecurity Planning
- 2014 - Visual representation of wind farms: Training
- 2014 - Guidance - Assessing impacts to pink-footed and greylag geese from small-scale wind farms in Scotland
- 2014 - SNCB Position Note on avoidance rates for use in collision risk modelling
- 2014 - Guidance - Recommendations for presentation and content of interim marine bird, mammal and basking shark survey reports for marine renewable energy developments
- 2015 - Upland Pathwork Construction Standards for Scotland
- 2015 - Constructed tracks in the Scottish Uplands
- 2015 - Joint working arrangement between SEPA and NatureScot on planning consultations
- 2015 - Supporting hydro-electricity development
- 2015 - Guidance - Spatial Planning for Onshore Wind Turbines - natural heritage considerations
- 2015 - Guidance - Helicopters Aircraft and Schedule 1 & 1A species
- 2016 - Guidance - Planning for development - What to consider and include in Habitat Management Plans
- 2016 - An Ecosystem approach in marine planning - a summary of selected tools, examples and guidance
- 2017 - Marine Planning Position Statement
- 2017 - Key natural heritage considerations in track construction - a quick guide
- 2017 - Landscape-scale Conservation Group - Summary Report
- 2017 - Loch Leven catchment - Phosphorus and foul drainage - Development Management Advice to applicants
- 2018 - Micro renewables and the natural heritage - revised guidance
- 2018 - Freshwater pearl mussel survey protocol - for use in site-specific projects
- 2019 - Guidance - Planning ahead for coastal change
- 2020 - Guidance on Designating Local Landscape Areas
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2020 - Bird impact assessment guidance workshop for offshore wind: Report and Presentations
Plants, animals & fungi
- 2001- Lampreys - An ancient fish that needs our help
- 2003 - Ecology of the freshwater pearl mussel: Conserving Natura 2000 rivers
- 2003 - Monitoring the Freshwater Pearl Mussel - Conserving Natura 2000 Rivers
- 2003 - Otter Breeding Sites - Conserving Natura 2000 River Series
- 2003 - Monitoring the Otter - Conserving Natura 2000 Rivers Series
- 2004 - Scotland's Bats - the different species
- 2009 - North American signal crayfish, casting a shadow over your sport, your leisure and your wildlife!
- 2009 - Freshwater pearl mussel, a species on the brink.
- 2009 - Information Note - Craneflies - Diptera - Lipsothrix ecucullata and Lipsothrix errans
- 2009 - Information note: Chequered Skipper Butterflies - Carterocephalus palaemon
- 2009 - Information note - Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies - Boloria euphrosyne
- 2009 - Information note: Aspen Hoverfly - H ferruginea
- 2009 - Scottish Badger Distribution Survey 06-09 - Results - 16 November 2009
- 2010 - Working with freshwater pearl mussel - Avoid damaging this vital species
- 2011 - Presentation - Fungi and Dead wood management for Biodiversity - Dave Genney - 2nd Nov 2011
- 2013 - Scotland's Special Seas
- 2014 - Case study - Considering Translocation: learning lessons from lichens at Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve
- 2015 - Case Study - Pearls in Peril helps protect upland rivers from extreme temperatures
- 2016 - Guidance - Bats in buildings advice to householders
- 2016 - Guidance Note - What non-native species is that?
- 2016 - 2016-17 Marine Bird SPA Consultation Overview
- 2016 - Commonly encountered species and their habitats
Protected areas
- 2010 - Condition of Designated Sites
- 2012 - Monitoring Protected Areas - Frequently asked questions
- 2014 - Protected Areas for Nature Review - Panel Report
- 2014 - Site condition Monitoring survey of freshwater pearl mussels in the River Spey during 2013-2014
- 2016 - Dunkeld - Blairgowrie Lochs Special Area of Conservation (SAC): Supplementary Guidance
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2017 - Protected Areas for Nature Review - Collation of contributions
Marine protected areas
- 2006 - SAC - Advice under Regulation 33 - Sound of Arisaig 2006
- 2007 - Loch Creran Marine Special Area of Conservation - Guide
- 2007 - Firth of Lorn Marine Special Area of Conservation - Management Plan
- 2007 - Loch Creran Marine Special Area of Conservation - Management Plan
- 2010 - Selection of Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas in Scotland
- 2011 - Marine Protected Area - Contribution of existing protected areas and identification of remaining MPA search feature priorities
- 2013 - Marine Protected Area - What are the MPA Data Confidence Assessments
- 2013 - Marine Protected Area - management options paper - Developing MPA
- 2013 - Marine Protected Area - What are the Assessments against the MPA Selection Guidelines
- 2014 - Assessing risk to Scottish MPA search features at the MPA regional scale
- 2014 - Marine Protected Area - Data confidence assessment - Shiant East Bank
- 2014 - Assessment on the sensitivity of EMS to fishing activities
- 2014 - Scottish MPA Project - Large Scale Features position paper
- 2014 - Marine Protected Area - What is a Marine Protected Area?
- 2014 - Marine Protected Area - Different types of MPAs in Scotland
- 2015 - Marine Protected Area - Assessment of adequacy of the Scottish MPA network for MPA search features: summary of the application of stage 5 of the MPA Selection Guidelines post consultation
- 2016 - Marine Protected Area - Data confidence assessment - North-east Lewis
- 2016 - Southern Trench - Data confidence assessment
- Marine Scotland - SPA Workshop Report - 8-9 March 2016
- Loch Creran Marine Special Area of Conservation - Anchoring and Diving leaflets
- 2016 - Marine Protected Area - Data confidence assessment - Sea of the Hebrides MPA
- 2017 - Skate PIT tagging in the Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura MPA - Presentation
- 2017 - SPAs in the marine environment - questions and answers
- 2018 - Marine Protected Areas and Geodiversity
Renewable energy
Scotland's Trends & Indicators
Trends
- 1940s - 1980s - Land Cover Change
- 2001 - Natural Heritage Trends Scotland
- 2004 - Natural Heritage Trends - The Seas Around Scotland
- 2010 - Scotland’s wildlife: An assessment of biodiversity
- 2011 - Climate change and rivers
- 2012 - Biodiversity - Seabirds in Scotland
- 2012 - Fresh water - Ponds
- 2013 - Biodiversity - Farmland Birds in Scotland
- 2015 - Bats in Scotland
- 2015 - Otters in Scotland
- 2019 and 2011 - Scottish Moths
Indicators
Wildlife management
- 1996 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 093 - Development of a protocol for identifying beaver release sites
- 1997 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 094 - Identification and assessment of possible beaver sites in Scotland
- 1998 - Re-introduction of the European beaver to Scotland
- 1998 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 121 - Re-introduction of the European beaver to Scotland results of a public consultation
- 2000 - NatureScot Research, Survey and Monitoring Report 153 - Predicting the outcome of a proposed re-introduction of the European beaver (Castor fiber) to Scotland
- 2004 - Joint agency Statement and Guidance on Deer Fencing
- 2008 - Scotland's Wild Deer - A National Approach (WDNA)
- 2009 - Scotland's wildlife: the law and you
- 2010 - Detailed Joint Agency Statement on Deer Fencing
- 2010 - 2018 Orkney stoat sightings
- 2010 - Vehicle Activated Deer Warning Signs
- 2011 - The Indirect Costs of Deer Vehicle Collisions: Final report
- 2011 - Deer Vehicle Collisions in Scotland Monitoring Project 2008-2011
- 2011 - Deer Densities Map Post-2000 from Deer Commission Scotland data
- 2011 - Code of Practice on Deer Management leaflet
- 2011 - Deer Vehicle Collisions in Scotland Monitoring Project 2008 - 2011 - monitoring project
- 2012 - Guidance - Management to help water voles
- 2012 - The Cairngorms Wildcat Project - Final Report
- 2012 - Species Action Framework Management Guide - Lesser Butterfly-orchid - 2007-2012
- 2013 - Scottish Wildcat Conservation Action Plan
- 2013 - Scotland's Wild Deer: A National Approach (WDNA) - Draft Report on Deer Indicators 2008-2012
- 2014 - Scotland's Wild Deer: A National Approach (WDNA) Progress & Gap Analysis 2008-2014
- 2014 - The Scottish code for conservation translocations : best practice guidelines for conservation translocations in Scotland
- 2014 - NatureScot Position Statement on Wildlife Welfare
- 2015 - Deer Management Group Assessment 2014: Analysis and Results
- 2015 - Red deer research on the Isle of Rum NNR management implications
- 2015 - Beavers in Scotland : a report to the Scottish Government
- 2015 - Scottish Strategy for Red Squirrel Conservation
- 2015 - Scotland's Wild Deer: A National Approach 2015-2020 Priorities
- 2015 - Wildcat Hybrid Scoring for Conservation Breeding under the Scottish Wildcat Conservation Action Plan
- 2015 - Tayside Beaver Study Group - Final Report
- 2015 - Beaver Salmonid Working Group - Final Report
- 2015 - Uist Wader Recovery
- 2015 - Public health risk of Giardia and Cryptosporidium posed by reintroduction of beavers into Scotland
- 2015 - The Scottish Beaver Trial - Informational Posters
- 2016 - Deer management in Scotland : report to the Scottish Government from Scottish Natural Heritage
- 2016 - Deer management in Scotland : report to the Scottish Government from Scottish Natural Heritage 2016. Annexes.
- 2016 - NatureScot 2016 Review of Deer Competence
- 2016 - Deer Panel Review of Authorisations Report 2016
- 2016 - Chronic Wasting Disease of Deer Leaflet
- 2016 - Guidance - BCT Bat Survey Guidelines 3rd edition 2016 - Guidance on changes from the 2012 edition
- 2016 - Deer Panel - Written submissions
- 2016 - Species crime aide memoire
- 2017 - Guidance Poster - How to take a good photo of a skate for ID
- 2017 - The Scottish Beaver Trial - Independent Reports
- 2017 - Beavers in Scotland newsletter
- 2018 - Lowland Deer Panel - questions for stakeholders
- 2019 - Deer Management Groups: Effectiveness and Delivering the Public Interest
- 2019 - National Goose Policy Review
- 2019 - Report of Lowland Deer Panel 2019