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Special Areas of Conservation
SACs in terrestrial areas and marine areas out to 12 nautical miles are afforded protection through the Conservation (Natural Habitats, and c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended).... -
Country Parks
Country parks make it easy to escape urban life for a day - or even just an afternoon. See which of Scotland’s country parks are a bus, cycle or walk away from you.Country parks... -
Wild Land Areas 2014
Boundaries should be considered as ‘fuzzy’ rather than definitive to reflect the transitional nature of wild land. It is an update and replacement to the previously published... -
National Nature Reserves
Most reserves contain nationally or internationally important habitats and species, so the wildlife is managed very carefully. Visitor facilities are designed and managed to... -
Special Protection Areas
SPAs are classified under the EC Birds Directive and together with SACs, form the Natura 2000 network. Proposed Special Protection Areas (pSPA) may be subject to change prior to... -
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
NatureScot designates SSSIs under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. SSSIs are protected by law. It is an offence for any person to intentionally or recklessly damage... -
Survey metadata
Data refer to small-scale field indicators for grazing and trampling impacts by ungulates - most notably deer and sheep. NB not all indicators are appropriate to a given... -
Upland Habitat Impact Assessment surveys
Data refer to small-scale field indicators for grazing and trampling impacts by ungulates - most notably deer and sheep. NB not all indicators are appropriate to a given... -
Nature Conservation Orders
The Orders set out certain prohibited operations and the land to which they apply. -
John Muir Way
Route of the John Muir Way. Digitised to OS mapping and using GPS routes contributed by the Forestry Commission Scotland. -
Deer Counts Deer Groups
Deer group locations and sizes are used in assessing deer populations living on the ‘open range’. ‘Open range’ generally means open areas of habitat used mainly by red deer (for... -
Deer Counts Deer Density
Deer group locations and sizes are used in assessing deer populations living on the ‘open range’. ‘Open range’ generally means open areas of habitat used mainly by red deer (for... -
HabMoS NVC No Overlaps No Mosaics
This dataset provides a non-overlapping polygon layer containing a single dominant habitat code. This is derived from the NVC conversion data currently in the Habitat map of... -
agol pa feasability studies centroids objects
Distribution of Feasibility Study projects site centroids. The centroids of the feasibility study can represent either the survey area or the equivalent location of the... -
Peatland ACTION - Feasibility Studies (centroid)
Distribution of Feasibility Study projects site centroids. The centroids of the feasibility study can represent either the survey area or the equivalent location of the... -
Possible SACs at consultation stage
SACs in Scotland are designated by Scottish Ministers under the EC Habitats Directive. They are areas which have been identified as best representing the range and variety... -
Biogenetic Reserves
The protected status must be adequate to ensure the conservation or management of the sites in the long term in accordance with fixed objectives.More information at the... -
Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP LCA
Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) is a recognised technique which identifies areas with a distinct composition of inter-related natural, physical, cultural and historical... -
GeMS - Scottish Priority Marine Features
This dataset is a redacted version of the latest GEMS V10 (i27), providing non-sensitive data on the species and habitats included in the collation. Records consented for re-use... -
DynamicCoast Flood levels and High Emission Scenario SLR
The Coastal Flood Boundary conditions for the UK: Update 2018...