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National Scenic Areas - Scotland
National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are a national landscape designation of areas that have been identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context. The designation’s... -
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) are areas within Scotland that contain surface water or groundwater that is susceptible to nitrate pollution from agricultural activities. They... -
Intermediate Zone Centroids 2001
Intermediate zone centroids are point features that represent the population weighted centre of intermediate zones - the geography used for the dissemination of results from... -
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020 is the Scottish Government’s official tool for identifying concentrations of deprivation in Scotland. SIMD20 is the... -
Scottish Cultural ProtectedSites
Scottish Cultural ProtectedSites are INSPIRE compliant versions of Historic Environment Scotland designations and national monument records data. The Scottish Cultural... -
Peatland ACTION Project Officer areas
Dataset showing the areas of the various PA project officers. Applicants and potential technical partners are encouraged to contact these offices if they require assistance or... -
Local Nature Reserves (Scotland - NatureScot)
LNRs are established in a variety of locations with very varied habitats and species. They must lie wholly within the area of jurisdiction of the local authority which declares... -
Scotland's wildness - absence of modern artifacts
One of four component layer of the Scottish map of relative wildness. This layer shows the level of modern artefacts (detractors)that are visible. The dataset is on a scale of... -
Deer Count - 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... -
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... -
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...