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CSGN - Habitat Networks and Opportunity Areas
These are a suite of datasets which make up the CSGN 2021 Habitat Connectivity Map. The map identifies areas of habitat (woodland, grassland, wetland and bog and heath) across... -
Deer Count - 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... -
Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPA)
Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can be designated by Scottish Ministers under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 and the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. The... -
Scotland's wildness - perceived naturalness
One of four component layer of the Scottish map of relative wildness. This layer shows perceived naturalness of the landscape. The dataset is on a scale of 1-256 indicating... -
HabMoS - NVC Survey Coverage - Non-overlapping
This dataset provides a non-overlapping polygon layer of the NVC survey coverage. It covers the NVC habitat surveys currently in the Habitat Map of Scotland as of October 2023.... -
30 x 30 Dissolved Protected Areas
An update for 30x30 project in NatureScot. These data contain all terrestrial, protected area sites that contribute toward Scotland's commitment to protect or conserve 30% of... -
Scottish wildfire and muirburn extents
Dataset containing best available data on wildfires and muirburn locations in Scotland from 2018 onwards. Owing to limitations in satellite imagery availability (cloud) and... -
Wind Farm Proposals Scotland
The windfarm footprint map is intended to provide an overview only and we endeavour to keep the map as up to date as possible. However, users should note: •The map is updated... -
Bryological assessment for hydroelectric schemes in the West Highlands
This dataset provides assessment of over 5600 watercourse along the west coast of Scotland for their nationally/internationally important water-loving oceanic bryophyte (moss... -
Geological Conservation Review Sites (Scotland)
The Geological Conservation Review (GCR) is the register of known nationally and internationally important Earth science (geological and geomorphological) sites in Great... -
RDC - Woodland Creation Options
Woodland Creation formed part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2007 - 2013. The SRDP is a programme of economic, environmental and social measures, utilising... -
Biogenetic Reserve (Scotland)
Biogenetic reserves act as 'living laboratories' and are representative examples of various types of natural environment in Europe. They can consist of natural or semi-natural... -
RDC - Woodland Creation Boundary
Woodland Creation formed part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2007 - 2013. The SRDP is a programme of economic, environmental and social measures, utilising... -
UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Scotland)
World Heritage Sites are designated to meet the UK's commitments under the World Heritage Convention. The UK's ratification also extends to its Overseas Territories and Crown... -
Bare peat in Scotland from Sentinel 2
The dataset shows larger expanses of bare peat across Scotland from Sentinel 2 imagery taken in summer 2018. Resolution of 10m x 10m Sentinel 2 pixels. Produced by NatureScot... -
Standing Waters Sample Points
The Standing Waters Sample Points dataset is a GIS dataset of survey sample locations used during the course of the Scottish Loch Survey Project. The statutory nature... -
Coilltean Caillte - Forgotten Woodlands of Scotland
The purpose of the dataset is to map - as far as possible - all Scottish place-names which in some way denote woodland coverage. Although all languages of Scotland are included,... -
Wild Land Areas 2014
The data contains boundaries of Wild Land Areas in Scotland as determined by their level of naturalness, remoteness, ruggedness and lack of built modern artefacts. Boundaries... -
Country Parks (Scotland)
Parks are set up by Local Authorities to provide open-air recreation facilities close to towns and cities. All the parks have a rural character and are managed primarily for... -
Carbon and Peatland 2016 map
NatureScot has prepared a consolidated spatial dataset of ‘carbon rich soil, deep peat and priority peatland habitats’ in Scotland derived from existing soil and vegetation data...