RSPB Scotland

About

Scotland is amazing for wildlife. The variety of species and habitats is outstanding - from golden eagles to otters, red squirrels to wintering geese and huge seabird colonies - all set among rugged mountains, moorland, ancient Caledonian pine forests and miles of coastline.

Latest news

Curlew profile

RSPB Scotland asks for helping hand with wader-friendly farming

9 Mar Free advice campaign wins backing of NFUS President...

RSPB Scotland Head of Investigations Bob Elliot holding poisoned golden eagle, June 2009

22,000 Scots call for an end to the killing

2 Mar Petition against the illegal killing of birds of prey heads to Holyroo...

Raven on hillside

Raven increase does not spell the end for threatened waders

18 Feb New study reveals little evidence of ravens causing dramatic declines ...

Visit our News pages for other stories.

Offices

Scotland Headquarters

Dunedin House
25 Ravelston Terrace
Edinburgh
EH4 3TP
Tel: 0131 311 6500

East Scotland Regional Office

10 Albyn Terrace
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1YP
Tel: 01224 624824

North Scotland Regional Office

Etive House
Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
Tel: 01463 715000

South and West Scotland Regional Office

10 Park Quadrant
Glasgow
G3 6BS
Tel: 0141 331 0993

Other offices

Get involved

Golden eagle looking right

Birds of prey appeal

We're asking for your help so that we can continue our work to bring back birds of prey to the UK. More...

Mudflat with birdfootprints across it, Malden, Essex

Help oppose the proposed Hunterston coal-fired power station

We are extremely worried about the proposed coal-fired power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire and the permanent damage it would cause to a fragile habitat, as well as the wider implications of increasing Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions. More...

Near you

Find events, reserves, local groups and more.

Blogs

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Posted to the Loch Garten osprey diary blog by Alice Macmillan

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Posted to the Mull Eagles blog by david sexton

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Mar

Posted to the Lochwinnoch blog by Paula Baker

Visit our Blogs pages for more.

Our work

Conservation
Scotland has enjoyed numerous conversation successes.
Farming
Scotland has nearly five million hectares under agricultural management, so farming and crofting have an enormous impact on the landscape and wildlife.
Education
From booklets about rare bees to campaigning for more sustainable development education in schools, the RSPB's education work in Scotland covers a wide range.
Policy
RSPB Scotland works to develop policies that reflect Scotland's identity, species and habitats
Protecting wildlife sites
The RSPB makes the case for birds in Scotland by commenting on about 270 development and land use proposals each year that could affect important places for birds.

Visit the Our work pages for more.

Documents

Recently published from Scotland.

RSPB Scotland parliamentary briefing on the Brian Pack Inquiry

141Kb, PDF

The “Pack Report” offers a good analysis of the challenges currently facing Scottish Agriculture and the current system of payments. However, in RSPB Scotland’s view the report recommendations do not address the environmental challenges that the report itself highlights as being of vital importance.

RSPB Scotland Parliamentary Briefing on the Marine (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 debate

163Kb, PDF

RSPB Scotland is a member of Scottish Environment LINK’s Marine Task Force, and we fully support their parliamentary briefing. Our briefing is intended to complement this with some additional information in relation to seabird populations, and to stress the importance of ensuring a robust Marine (Scotland) Bill to help protect these species and the wider marine environment.

RSPB Scotland parliamentary briefing for the Scottish Government debate on climate change

155Kb, PDF

RSPB Scotland warmly welcomed the passing of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Scotland can be proud of what is a truly world-leading piece of legislation, containing ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Visit our Document Library for more.