Scotland's NNRs

National Nature Reserves (NNRs) are magical places where you can experience the incredible sights and sounds of Scotland's natural world.

These reserves help protect an amazing range of wildlife and landscapes, including many rare species and habitats of international importance.

Located throughout Scotland, NNRs are open to everyone to visit and enjoy.

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Latest news

22/01/2010

Join SNH and RSPB for a wetlands wonderland

Join Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the RSPB for a free, guided walk around Loch Leven’s spectacular wetlands to celebrate World Wetlands Day on 2 February.

21/12/2009

DESCENDANTS’ EMOTIONAL VISIT TO THE MAY

Scottish Natural Heritage’s Isle of May National Nature Reserve, at the entrance to the Firth of Forth, had an unusual visitor this year - and it wasn’t a bird. The great, great, great, great granddaughter of the only survivor of one of the more tragic e

01/12/2009

SNH reserve set to star in major new BBC programme

‘A Highland Haven’, BBC2, Thursday 3 December at 9pm. Stunning scenery and majestic wildlife are the stars of a major new BBC television programme filmed over a year at a Scottish Natural Heritage National Nature Reserve.

Meall Garbh, An Stuc and Ben Lawers above Loch Tay, Lorne Gill/SNH

Ben Lawers

Famed for its botanical riches, the rare mixture of lime-rich underlying rocks, high altitude and climate combine to make Ben Lawers a haven for a huge diversity of plants. There’s everything from the lush vegetation of the lower slopes to rare arctic-alpine plants like alpine saxifrage and gentians eking out an existence high on the mountain. For more information on Ben Lawers see the National Trust website. The latest newsletter can be found here. ... more on Ben Lawers

Future events

21/03/2010

Land Management - Loch Lomond NNR

Location: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Start time: 10am

21/03/2010

Early Bird Walk

Location: Findatie Car Park
Start time: 7am

24/03/2010

Path Maintenance, Inchcailloch

Location: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Start time: