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Access restrictions at Hare Moss Wildlife Reserve due to tree felling

There is no public access to the Trust’s Hare Moss Wildlife Reserve, including the viewing hide, between Wednesday 13 and Wednesday 27 October. This temporary closure is due to work …

Scottish Government urged to act to save Scotland’s wild salmon

The Scottish Wildlife Trust welcomes the Scottish Government’s response to a report by the cross-sector Salmon Interactions Working Group and is calling for urgent and concerted action to reverse the …

Two new butterfly species colonise Cullaloe

Two butterfly species have been recorded at the Trust’s Cullaloe Wildlife Reserve in Fife for the first time. Two wall brown butterflies were recorded this summer by volunteers Lesley Gordon …

Trust calls for greater urgency from Scottish Government in response to Nature Positive 2030 report

The Trust is calling on the Scottish Government to urgently bring forward the publication of both the Natural Environment Bill and the new Biodiversity Strategy. Commenting on the publication of …

Helping Scotland’s farmers to be Champions for Change

The Scottish Wildlife Trust and NFU Scotland are calling on the Scottish Government to ensure the country’s farmers and crofters can play their part in addressing the climate and biodiversity …

Programme for Government: Trust urges greater action to restore nature

The Scottish Wildlife Trust welcomes the Scottish Government’s programme for the year ahead, but greater urgency is needed to reverse biodiversity loss and halt climate change.   The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government sets out …

Vote for beavers

Please vote for the Trust and our friends at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland to win a special Nature of Scotland Award. Our work to champion the return of beavers …

Discover pink-footed geese at Montrose Basin this autumn

This autumn there are more ways than ever to experience the spectacle of tens of thousands of massed pink-footed geese at Montrose Basin Visitor Centre & Wildlife Reserve. Montrose Basin …