Category Archives: conservation

Inch Farm: farming and the environment in action

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

Kirsten Brewster, SNH Agriculture Officer, visited Inch Farm and met with farmer Andrew to discuss his Agri-Environment Climate Scheme. The farm, in Fife’s East Neuk, has views across to both the Isle of May and Bass Rock. On the day … Continue reading →

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Scottish Natural Heritage and Partners Launch Support for Greener Social Housing Projects

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

Our Scottish Natural Heritage Placemaking Team Manager, Ivan Clark, helped launch a new opportunity for greener social housing projects at the recent #HousingInnovationScotland event. He tells us more about it in today’s blog.   Last Week, at the Scottish Federation of Housing … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Uncategorized

Local community takes pride in local conservation site

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

The Friends of Almondell and Calderwood Country Park tell us how they‘re implementing management to improve the biodiversity of their local wildlife site – Calderwood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).    The group embarked on an initial five year … Continue reading →

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Monitoring the condition of our Marine Protected Areas

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

Almost 90 years after St Kilda’s last 36 residents were evacuated to the mainland, the islands remain hugely important for the wildlife they support.   The World Heritage Site hosts huge seabird populations, including the world’s second largest colony of North … Continue reading →

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SNH seabird scientist Homeward Bound to Antarctica

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

One of SNH’s ornithologists, Dr Helen Wade, writes about her upcoming epic trip to the Antarctica on our blog this week. In less than 2 weeks, I will be boarding a ship to Antarctica. I’ll be with 79 women from … Continue reading →

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Cross-border partnership connects people and Marine Protected Areas

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

We’re really pleased to be part of a €6.4 million cross-border partnership project to improve the management and monitoring of several Marine Protected Areas between Northern Ireland, Ireland and the west coast of Scotland. Over the next four years the … Continue reading →

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New leadership’s first annual report sees year of successes and looks to the future

Posted on November 23, 2018 by

2017/18 was a year of change for SNH.  We welcomed a new Chair and a new CEO; and we refreshed our Corporate Plan, with an eye to the future and a stronger focus on the benefits that connecting people and … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Beyond 2020 – Scotland’s Contribution

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

So what’s next for Scotland’s biodiversity?  Our CEO, Francesca Osowska took centre-stage to discuss Scotland’s contributions to biodiversity beyond 2020.  Here is her speech, in full, from the Business Breakfast at Scotland House, Brussels, 6 Nov 2018 as part of … Continue reading →

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A club where birdies are par for the course

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

In our guest blog today Billy McLachlin, course manager at Royal Troon Golf Club, tells us how they are working for wildlife on one of the world’s finest links courses. Royal Troon Golf Club is a site of international renown … Continue reading →

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Scottish Natural Heritage at EUROPARC 2018

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

Last week Scottish Natural Heritage was a key sponsor of EUROPARC 2018; the largest gathering of protected area professionals in Europe. This annual event brings together hundreds of  park authorities, nature reserve staff and conservation professionals from up 36 European … Continue reading →

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