Our Areas

Target species
Curlew
Endemic hawkweed species
Lapwing 
Plantain leaf beetle 
Moss carder bumblebee 
Oysterplant 
Red-necked phalarope
Twite 

Our activity in Shetland
Creation and management of habitats
Plant propagation
Species survey and habitat monitoring
Advice and training for land managers
Farm visits, workshops and demonstration events
Volunteer opportunities and training
Recruitment of species or site champions
Development of ambassador schools

Target species
Brown long-eared bat
Common pipistrelle 
Corncrake
Curlew 
Daubenton’s bat
Great yellow bumblebee
Greenland white-fronted goose
Lapwing
Little tern
Marsh fritillary butterfly
Medicinal leech 
New Forest burnet moth
Northern colletes mining bee 
Red-billed chough
Short-necked oil beetle
Slender Scotch  burnet moth (Zygaena loti scotica)
Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Talisker burnet moth (Zygaena lonicerae jocelynae)
Transparent burnet moth (Zygaena purpuralis)

Our activity in Argyll and the Inner Hebrides
Habitat creation and improvement
Working with land managers to reduce the use of veterinary medicines
to increase invertebrate populations for chough
Erection of bat shelters
Medicinal leech breeding programme
Cover management for corncrake
Advice for land managers
Species surveying and monitoring
Volunteer opportunities and training

Target species
Leaf beetle 
Great yellow bumblebee
Oysterplant
Purple oxytropis 
Scottish primrose
Small blue butterfly

Our activity on the North Coast
Habitat management and creation
Training and demonstration events
Species surveying and monitoring
Advice for land managers
Volunteer opportunities and training
People engagement and nature connection activities
Partnership working with existing community groups and local initiatives 

Target species
Arctic tern
Common pipistrelle 
Curlew 
Great yellow bumblebee 
Lapwing 
Little tern 
Oysterplant 
Plantain leaf beetle 
Scottish primrose 

Our activity in Orkney
Habitat creation and restoration
Species survey and monitoring
Farm demonstration events
Conservation grazing 
Signage and interpretation
Advice for land managers
Small-scale capital works
Volunteer opportunities and training
Studentships

Target species
Arctic tern
Common pipistrelle 
Dunlin 
Great yellow bumblebee 
Irish Lady’s tresses orchid
Lapwing 
Little tern
Northern colletes mining bee
Red-necked phalarope 
Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis)

Our activity in the Outer Hebrides
Habitat and species monitoring
Habitat creation and restoration
Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival
Mental health and wellbeing activities
Volunteer opportunities and training
Interpretation and signage
Advice to landowners and crofters
Traineeship

Target species
Brown long-eared bat 
Chough 
Common pipistrelle 
Common tern 
Curlew 
Daubenton’s bat
Greenland white-fronted geese 
Lapwing 
Little tern 
Natterjack toad 
Northern brown argus
Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Tadpole shrimp (Triops cancriformis)

Our activity on the Solway Coast
Habitat creation and restoration
Scrub and grassland management
Control of invasive non-native species
Conservation breeding programme 
Management of grazing levels
Species surveying and monitoring
Awareness raising
Management advice for landowners

Target species
Arctic tern
Bordered brown lacewing
Common tern 
Little tern 
Northern brown argus
Purple oxytropis
Small blue butterfly

Our activity on the East Coast
Habitat mapping and condition assessments
Habitat creation and improvement
Scrub control and removal of invasive non-native species
Installation of signage
Volunteer training
Species surveying and monitoring
Awareness raising
Management advice for landowners