Join the Scottish Oil Beetle Hunt
Look out for Oil beetles and record your sightings!...
Our Species Work
Learn more about the action we are taking around the country for Scotland’s most vulnerable coastal species.
Our species work
Across the country, our seven area teams are taking action for 37 of Scotland’s rarest and most vulnerable coastal species. Activity includes: surveying and monitoring; habitat creation and enhancement; removal of invasive species; sowing and planting of vital foodplants; conservation breeding programmes; community engagement events; training volunteers; working with land managers to help them manage their land in a way that benefits themselves and biodiversity.
Explore our species work in more depth below.
Saving the Northern Brown Argus in Dumfries and Galloway
A big effort for a small butterfly on the Scottish Solway coast...
Shetlanders asked to get out and count their local drummiebees
Species on the Edge is calling on the people of Shetland to take part in BeeWalks...
Youth panellist Lucas gives his local Great Yellows a boost
Great Yellow (c) Bumblebee Conservation Trust Our Species on the Edge Youth Panel representative for...
WWII Pillboxes Transformed into Havens for Endangered Seabirds
Derelict Second World War pillboxes are being converted into nesting sites for the in-decline Common...
Small Blue: the film
Watch Small Blue: the film, a collaboration of Species on the Edge and artists Sinéad Hargan & Laura...
The Species on the Edge 2025 Comic!
Bringing you our 2025 activity as a comic! Courtesy of the extraordinary Aimee Lockwood....
Mhairi rediscovers ‘lost’ burnet moth colonies
Our newest Project Officer for Argyll and the Inner Hebrides tells us how she discovered three 'lost...
Echoes & Whispers
Explore the world of bats in this six-part podcast, a creative evaluation piece by Stephen Rutt and ...
Find out how you can help your local species
Volunteering opportunities
Beach clean, Stromness, Orkney, 12 April
Join us for a beach clean in Stromness...
Slender Scotch Burnet Volunteer Day, Mull, 12 April
Help improve habitat for the rare Slender Scotch Burnet moth...
BeeWalk Surveyor, North Coast
Become a BeeWalk Surveyor...