This Historic Scotland interactive map shows the Conservation Area boundary, and marks every listed structure in the area. That includes lampposts and the railway bridge, not just houses! What’s so clever about a conservation area? You might at first think it’s all a bit negative–Council pl...
The concept of conservation areas was introduced in England, Wales and Scotland by theCivic Amenities Act 1967. When the legislation was introduced there was widespread public concern over the pace of redevelopment in our historic towns and cities. Today there are over 10,000 conservation areas in...
The pattern of Dunlin Calidris alpina distribution and abundance in relation to habitat variation in the Flow Country of northern Scotland The object of the research reported here was to produce a map of habitat quality for the Dunlin across the Flow Country of northern Scotland for use in con...
Scotland, and Wales) (hereafter, focus areas). We used MPAtlas to compile an initial list of MPAs in the focus areas, and government websites to produce a comprehensive list. The final list of MPAs was confirmed with the World Database onProtected Areas(WDPA) for completeness. We used the...
The Gaelic word 'machair' or 'machar' refers to a fertile low-lying and wind- swept grassy plain found on some of the north- west coastlines of Ireland and Scotland, in particular the Outer Hebrides (Mate 1992), that bear some resemblance to New Zealand's coastal turfs. Vertebrate ...
Peatland landscapes are varied – from blanket bog landscapes with open, treeless vegetation in the Flow Country of Scotland – a tentative World Heritage site – to swamp forests in Southeast Asia. Their importance Peatlands are the largest natural terrestrial carbon store. This area sequesters 0.3...
To help reduce this conflict, a map of bird sensitivities has been created to guide the location of onshore wind farms in Scotland, based on distributions of 16 bird species of conservation priority and statutory Special Protection Areas. The likely sensitivity of each species to wind farms was...
Conservationists have observed active worker bumblebees nest-building in Scotland during the winter months.Unusually mild weather during the Christmas period has led to early awakening from hibernation, and at least two species have started to build new nests early in the winter season. However, the...
Several projects are currently looking at improving our ability to measure sea level in coastal areas using satellite instruments that send out and receive pulses of radio waves to map Earth’s surface. One of these projects,SCOOP, is focusing on the instruments already onboard the Copern...
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