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Planning and development: habitats

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Guidance on habitat management

What to include and consider in Habitat Management Plans

What to include in deer assessments and management at development sites

Last updated:02/08/2024

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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 networks, green networks and integrated habitat networks are used more and more in managing Scotlands land. But how do you go about creating a network?

News & Blogs

NatureScot has awarded grants to projects for over £1 million to restore bogs, create hedgerows and help bring back native oysters.

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Roddy Maclean looks at the winds recognised and named in Gaelic tradition

Blog - 29 November

Scotland’s leading conservationists gathered in Edinburgh last night for the RSPB Scotland Nature of Scotland Awards.

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Teachers and pupils across Scotland are being invited to join a national journey of nature discovery, as an exciting new digital support for learning outdoors is announced.

News - 21 November