The table below contains the titles of all the research projects which SNH is funding or part funding in 2007/08. It includes; ongoing projects, new projects and projects which SNH is providing partial funding for or where SNH is in partnership with others.
A list of new projects managed by SNH available for letting in 2007 / 08 is currently available on the contractors part of the Research web page Any queries should be directed to pads@snh.gov.uk
| F04AC316 | Red Squirrel BAP |
| R06AA103 | Improving habitat provision for birds in intensive grassland areas |
| F05AC302 | Butterfly monitoring scheme |
| F06LF07 | Wader & wildfowl counts at the Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire |
| R06LH01 | Site Condition Monitoring Tayside & Clackmannshire Area |
| F05LC06 | Vegetation Monitoring of Rum Natura Habitats |
| F05AC310 | An assesment of key factors influencing priority raptors in Scotland |
| R06PA04 | Broadscale biotype mapping surveys of the Sound of Barra |
| F04PA04/3 | Conservation of Atlantic Salmon In Scotland - EU LIFE Project |
| F05AC303 | Monitoring the white-tailed eagle population in Scotland |
| F05PA01/2 | Pilot field surveys of short-eared owls |
| R06LD03 | Monitoring of adult population of New Forest Burnet moth |
| F06LF08 | Monitoring of the Loch of Strathbeg Goose Management Scheme |
| R06LB03 | Primula scotica survey in Caithness and Sutherland |
| F06LJ01 | River Tweed SSSI Invertebrate Study |
| F05AC603 | Review of the current status of Powan (Coregonus lavaretus L.) in Scotland |
| F05AC101 | Nature conservation value of soils: bringing soil functionality into practice |
| F05LA02/2 | Orkney Hen Harrier Scheme - Managed Rough Grassland for Prey Abundance |
| R06AC708 | Harbour seal survey of Western & Northern Isles |
| F05LG02 | Knapdale Lochs SPA Black-throated diver Breeding Success Survey |
| R06LI10 | Feeding Distribution of wintering waterfowl on the Inner Clyde SPA, Winter 2006 - 07 |
| F05LI01 | NVC Survey of selected SSSIs in Strathclyde & Ayrshire |
| F05LI02 | Assesment of the translocation of Great crested newts at Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire |
| F02LK07/2 | Distribution of Barnacle Geese on the Solway Firth |
| R06AC705 | 2006 Broadscale Mapping and Site Condition Evaluation of Luce Bay & Sands SAC. |
| F05AC204/2 | Supporting Natural Care: Assessing the effect of legal predator control on breeding bird species in moorland/upland SPAs |
| F05LA06/2 | Monitoring and diagnosis of the Arctic Skua population on the Northern Isles |
| F05LH01/2 | Water Quality Monitoring at Loch Leven SPA/Ramsar.SSSI/NNR |
| R06LA06 | Ecological monitoring on the Keen of Hamar cSAC/NNR |
| R06LA05 | Survey of prey availabilty to Otters (Lutra lutra) and relationship to otter populations in Yell Sound Coast cSAC |
| F05LB03 | Dornoch Firth geomorphology |
| R06AC311 | Status of the adder vipera berus in Scotland 1992-2005 |
| F06LG04 | Modelling the impacts of forest restructuring in LL&T National Park on Red & Grey Squirrel Populations |
| F05AC201 | Diversionary Feeding of Hen Harriers: A Research Trial |
| R06PA01 | Survey of Aggregations of Inshore Waterbirds during Winter 2006/07 |
| R06LB01 | Implementation of the Peatlands of Caithness & Sutherland Management Strategy |
| F05AC707 | PHD Studentship - Monitoring ecosystem health and environmental change using seabird guano chemistry |
| R06AC610 | The biodiversity of gravel-bed rivers in Scotland: a 3-dimensional perspective |
| R06AC310 | Scottish Red Squirrel conservation strategy |
| R06AC702 | 2006 Marine SCM: marine features within Taynish Woods; Ulva, Danna & McCormaig Isles; Gruinart Flats; Bridgend Flats; and Gribun Shore & Crags SSSIs |
| R06AC701 | 2006 Marine Site Condition Monitoring Programme: Survey of marine features within Sunart SAC and SSSI |
| R06LI05 | Biodiversity and Habitat Audit Ayrshire |
| F01AC101/2 | Assessment of the rates and causes of change in Scotland's beaches and dunes phase2 |
| R06AC202 | Review of Hydrological Monitoring on Scottish Lowland Wetlands |
| F06LF02 | Hydrological studies to support the Grampian Lowland Bogs Natural Care Scheme |
| F06LF04 | Studies of Breeding Common Gulls at Tips of Corsemaul & Ton Mor SPA & SSSI, 2006-8. Studies of Nesting Patterns and Breeding Success at Edinglassie. |
| R06AC606 | Survey of deep water freshwater pearl mussel populations |
| F06AD01 | Development of a Fire Behaviour Prediction System for Vegetation Fires in the UK |
| R06AA104 | Monitoring outcome-led management under the East Scotland Grassland Management Scheme |
| R06AA101 | Native Woodland Inventory for Scotland: Site condition monitoring |
| R06LC02 | Manx Shearwater breeding success on Rum NNR - detailed monitoring & analysis |
| R06AC318 | Scottish Wildcat survey |
| F02AC409 | Marine SAC monitoring programmes - Bottlenose Dolphin SCM in the Moray Firth Csac |
| R06LH04 | To identify causes of die back in juniper population at Glenartney wood to inform future management proposals |
| R06AC305 | The importance of open edges in Caledonian pine woodlands for the mason bee Osmia uncinata and evaluation of its status |
| F05AC207 | BARS Project Officer |
| R06LC01 | Mink Eradication in Western Isles |
| F06NC03 | Public perceptions of wild land |
| F06NC02 | The special qualities of Scotland's National Scenic Areas (phase 2) |
| F06LK04 | Galloway Biosphere Reserve Development |
| F05AC209 | PHD studentship: Assessing the potential for recovery of degraded montane heathlands |
| R06AC501 | Impacts of ozone on nature conservation - a review |
| F05NB01 | Natural Heritage Trends |
| R06AC609 | Water quality & hydrology in the Round Loch of Glenhead, with particular reference to dissolved organic matter & benthic diatom distribution |
| R06AC504 | Environmental Change Network Biodiversity Site at Creag Meagaidh |
| F05AC312 | NERC CASE Studentship: Role of conservation genetics in protecting rare plants vulnerable to climate change |
| R06AC104 | Climate change, land management and erosion of organic soils (phase 1) |
| F05AC708 | PHD studentship: Saltmarsh responses to climate change |
| R06AC709 | UK Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership |
| F05AB01 | Review of Access Promotion and education programme |
| F05AA602 | Monitoring of Responsible Behaviour |
| F02AA614/3 | Scottish Recreation Survey |
| R06AA601 | Trends in Marine Recreation |
| F05LK05/1 | Cairnsmore of Fleet and proposed Merrick NNR - Visitor Survey & analysis |
| R06AA606 | Monitoring Responsible Behaviour - Young People |
| R06AA604 | Detailed visitor survey of key NNRs |
| F06AB10 | Greenspace and quality of life demonstrating the links |
| R06AB06 | Promoting key messages about the natural heritage |
| F06AB11 | Investigating the roots of involvement |
| F05AC208 | Case studentship - Remote Sensing of Peatland Habitat |
| F06AB13 | Case study of natural heritage and Community Learning & Development |
| F06AB04 | Action research to consider the effectiveness of support for teachers in the delivery of 1st hand experiences of the natural heritage |
| R06AC209 | Investigation of the role of deer trampling on blanket bog vegetation |
| F05AA101 | Monitoring the environmental impacts of CAP reform |
| F00AA105/2 | Land Use Policy Group - Understanding and Influencing CAP |
| F06LG02 | LLT National Park Education Outreach Project |
| F06LG10 | Black Grouse Cattle Grazing Project |
| F00AA105 | Support Service Required by Land Use Policy Group |
| F06NC07 | Impacts of SNH spending |
| F05AC102 | Effects of grazing pressure on erosion and vegetation condition,Trotternish Ridge Csac, Skye |
| F05LK01/1 | Translocation of Sparling |
| F01LI01 | Firth of Clyde Forum |
| F01AA113 | Project Officer in Water Resource Management |
| F05AC705 | Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative |
| R06LA04 | Shetland charr translocation |
| F05AC704 | Assessment of mobile gear fishing impacts on SAC features within Firth of Lorn |
| F06LK06 | Supporting the evaluation of the impact of a regulated fishery within the Solway Firth |
| F06LJ05 | Assessment of the distribution and natural heritage of intertidal bait collection at Tayport, part of the Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary SPA/SAC |
| F01LE02/5 | Moray Firth Partnership |
| F05AC309 | Demonstration mink control programme in the Cairngorms National Park |
| F05AB09 | Urbanisation and biodiversity opportunities and threats |
| F02SA405 | LEADER+ programme |
| F06LG11 | Developing management guidelines for chough on islay |
| R07AC614 | Evaluating current best practice in controlling or eradicating invasive alien species in aquatic habitats |
| R07AC616 | Desk-based assessments of the current status of Arctic charr, ancestral trout populations and fishless lakes in Scotland. |
| R07AC601 | Monitoring the success of reintroducing freshwater pearl mussel in the Cairngorms National Park |
| R07AC303 | Implementation of the Scottish Squirrel Action Plan: squirrelpox virus research |
| R07AC104 | Evaluation and identification of unique microflora from rare soils |
| R07AC302 | RSPB Scotland/Scottish Natural Heritage Red Kite Reintroduction Programme: |
| R07AC211 | SCM for Vascular plants |
| R07NB01 | Countryside Survey 2007 |
| Uncoded | Coastal flooding in Scotland: a scoping study |
| R07AC612 | Demonstration of applying SERCON 2 to river conservation evaluation |
| R07LB03 | White-beaked dolphins in the Minch: a species in decline? |
| F05LA02/2 | Orkney Hen Harrier Scheme - Managed Rough Grassland for Prey Abundance |
| R07AC609 | Site Condition Monitoring of Standing Waters |
| R07AC318 | Monitoring of genetic trends in restored small cow-wheat populations |
| R07AC611 | Site Condition Monitoring of Fish in Standing Waters |
| R07NB02 | Natural Heritage Indicators |
| R07AC207 | Compaction and fire as management tools on lowland raised bogs |
| R07AC705 | [SAC Contract 1] - Monitoring of marine SACs and contiguous/overlapping SSSIs & Ramsar sites - Mainland (incl. St Kilda) - Establishment of baseline mapping |
| R07AC315 | Survey of EBLV in bats |
| R07AC712 | [SSSI Contract 3] - Baseline survey and mapping of marine features within selected Scottish SSSIs |
| R07AC706 | Broadscale Mapping of North Rona SAC |
| R07AC710 | [SSSI Contract 1] - Guidance development for SCM of marine notified features within SSSI’s and baseline survey and mapping of marine components |
| R07AC308 | Assessment of mountain hare distribution and level of harvest |
| R07AC701 | [SAC Contract 4] - Monitoring of marine SACs and contiguous/overlapping SSSIs & Ramsar sites - Northern Isles - Undertake repeat and baseline monitoring |
| R07AC703 | [SAC Contract 2] - Monitoring of marine SACs and contiguous/overlapping SSSIs & Ramsar sites - Mainland - Undertake repeat monitoring of selected features |
| R07AC319 | Importance of soil fungi for the sustainability of machair grassland (PhD CASE partnership) |
| R07AC605 | Lamprey survey of the Endrick Water SSSI/SAC |
| R07AC606 | Lamprey site condition monitoring of the River Tay |
| R07AC208 | Baseline surveys in support of Joint Working on deer |
| R07AC702 | [SAC Contract 3] - Monitoring of marine SACs and contiguous/overlapping SSSIs & Ramsar sites - Western Isles - Undertake repeat monitoring of selected sites |
| R07AC103 | Peat erosion and the management of peatland habitats |
| R07AC206 | Autecological studies of key upland species in the context of climate change |
| R07AC503 | Marine turtle research and recording programme |
| R07AC505 | Identification of species, habitats and ecosystems most sensitive to climate change in a Scottish context |
| R07AC501 | Environmental Change Network - Cairngorms site |
| R07AC708 | Repeat monitoring of the ‘unfavourable-declining’ Modiolus modiolus biogenic reef feature of Lochs Duich Long and Alsh SAC. |
| R07AC709 | SNH contribution to the Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum |
| R07AC312 | Common Standards Monitoring for Birds |
| uncoded | Survey of slender naiad at Dunkeld-Blargowrie Lochs SAC to aid monitoring of the Perthshire Lunan Lochs Natural Care Scheme |
| R06LH | Phosphate loading to Loch Leven - source apportionment |
| R07AC313 | Surveys of scarce breeding birds (SCARABBS species): 2007-2010 |
| R07AC319 | Climate change and its consequences for snowbed vegetation |
| R07AC615 | LIFE+ Lake Restoration Project: bid development |
| R06AC | Resilience of acid organic soils to anthropogenic nitrogen deposition - PHD |
| R06AC | Identification of species extinction risk through climate induced habitat changes - PHD |
| R06AC | Assessing cumulative effects of wind farms on bird populations -PHD |
| R07AC718 | Harbour seal survey of Northern Isles and other key areas 2007 |
| F07LF01 | Ecological assessment of Recreational Impacts on Lochs Kinord and Davan, Muir of Dinnet NNR |
| R06AD02/2 | National Nature Reserve - Reserve Planning |
| R07LD03 | Survey of Freshwater Pearl Mussel on the River Kerry Wester Ross and correlation of results with geomorphological information. |
| uncoded | Review of SNH's planning work |
| R07AA101 | Fragmentation of our key habitats and sites – assessing the problem and recommending solutions |
| R07AB | The State of Scotland’s Greenspace |
| F05LC05/4 | Uist Wader Project |
| R07LE01 | Identifying and enhancing wild land qualities in the Cairngorms National Park |
| R07LI07 | Monitoring of raptors on upland SPAs in Strathclyde & Ayrshire |
| LD0701 | Investigation into causes of breeding failure in black-throated divers in Loch Maree SPA |
| R07AA601 | Review of future role of PFAP in delivering the benefits of paths |
| R07NC | A review of relevant international experience of coastal and marine national parks |
| R07PA | A flexible five year programme to complete the uk marine spa data collection and its analysis |
| R07AB | Supporting outdoor learning through action research |
| R07NC | Supporting the work of the Scottish Landscape Forum |
| R07AB | Developing biodiversity education in schools |
| R07LD04 | Lochaber Geodiversity Audit and Action Plan |
| R07LJ02 | Survey of breeding ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula on the Firth of Forth SSSI |
| R07LI08 | Whooper swan distribution and habitat use of Black Cart flood Plain. |
| F07LK04 | Site Condition Monitoring of Amphibians on Designated Sites in Dumfries and Galloway |
| R07PA | Survey of key raptor species in benbecula barra and the uists, 2006 |
| R07AB | Understanding communication and involvement – developing and evaluation framework |
| R07LJ03 | Site Condition Monitoring of breeding golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) on Moorfoot Hills SSSI, Borders |
| F05PA01/2B | Pilot field surveys of short-eared owls |
| R07LD02 | Assessing the impact of tree and shrub management on road user appreciation of the landscape from the A82 between Corran and Fort Willliam |
| R07AA501 | Review of planning authority engagement and capacity in natural heritage management |
| uncoded | Sustinable Tourism Development in Coastal and Marine Environments |
| R07LI06 | Site condition monitoring of selected sites in Strathclyde & Ayrshire |
| F07LK05 | Monitoring of Breeding Hen Harriers on Glen App & Galloway Moors SPA |
| R07AB | Understanding communication and involvement - action research programme |
| F07AA602 | Monitoring the effectiveness of Scottish Outdoor Access Code mass media campaign |
| R07NC | Achieving natural heritage objectives through the development and implementation of a system of marine spatial planning in Scotland |
| F07LK02 | Monitoring of Moorland Fringe Biodiversity - Galloway Forest Park |
| R07AB | Urban green infrastructure; role, function and opportunities for enhancement |
| R07AA305 | Advice to support the application of the Rural Development Programme for Scotland 2007-13 |
| F07ABX | Evaluating the Full SOAC booklet. |
| uncoded | Priorities to meet Visitor Demand for Information about the Natural heritage |
| R07LI4 | Black Grouse Survey of East Ayrshire |
| R01AA02 | National overview of core paths plans |
| R07AA302 | extension of National Overview of Scotland's Landscapes (R06AA301) |
| R07AA104 | The long march - Spatial Adaptation to climate change |
| R07AA604 | Recreational impacts of renewable energy developments |
| R07AA306 | Assessing likely changes in biodiversity as a result of CAP reform |
| R07AA605 | Visitor Monitoring Manual |
| R07AA606 | Path construction trials and demonstrations |
| R07AA106 | The value of the natural heritage of Scotland |
| R07AA108 | Project Officer in Water Resources Management |
| R07AA609 | Access and the Planning System: minimising impacts & maximising the opportunities |
| F05LE02 | Bottlenose dolphins and noise in the Moray Firth: an assessment of the implications for management of the candidate Special Area of Conservation |
| uncoded | Developing a woodland birds index for breeding birds in Scotland |