The 2018 shortlist
The shortlist for the 2018 awards represent a cross-section of businesses, charities, the public sector and individuals working towards conserving the country’s unique wildlife and natural environment.
Our shortlist
Business Award
- Arran Trust
- Barratts provides new homes for people and wildlife in Aberdeen
- Scottish Water - leaving a sustainable and thriving natural legacy
- Wild Planet Explorers - inspiring future biologists and conservationists!
Community Initiative Award
- CCI - Clydesdale Community Initiatives
- Friends of Happy Valley
- Greening our Street – promoting biodiversity in the urban landscape!
- Inverclydebuzz: Pollinator Corridor Project
- Ninewells Community Garden: therapeutic gardening for all
- Tiree Great Yellow Bumblebee Project
- Water of Leith – 30 years
Food & Farming Award
- 50 years of farming and conservation at Mersehead
- Common Farm
- Knock Farm and Eco- Agri-Tech, Huntly – inspiring others on sustainable farming
- Nature Friendly Farming Network
- The Argaty Red Kite Project
Innovation Award
- Allan Water Improvement Project
- CLIMAVORE: On Tidal Zones
- CuanTec
- The Peatland Code – an innovative funding mechanism for peatland restoration
- The SBIF Review: Re-imagining the Biological Recording Infrastructure in Scotland
Nature Tourism Award
- Knapdale, Scotland’s Natural Treasure Chest
- Nature Scotland - Ethically sustainable wildlife experiences, contributing towards conservation and education
- Hebrides Cruises - unforgettable close encounters aboard specialist wildlife cruises in the Hebrides
- The Argaty Red Kite Project
- Williamwood Farm
Political Advocate of the Year Award
- Kate Forbes MSP
- Lewis McDonald MSP
- Mairi Gougeon MSP
- Dr Ruth Tingay
- Dr Tom Dargie
RSPB Young Nature Champion Award
- Alasdair Lemon
- Kathleen McMillan
- Robert Walsh
- Ross McIlwrath
- Xander Johnston
Sustainable Development Award
- Barratts provides new homes for people and wildlife in Aberdeen
- Easterhouse Fossorial Water Vole Relocations
- European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Scientific Research Programme
- Scottish Water - leaving a sustainable and thriving natural legacy
SNH Youth & Education Award
- Curriculum Outdoors Attainment Challenge (COACh) East Ayrshire school’s
- Lambhill Stables
- Our Lady’s Primary Schools #WildBottleSighting Campaign Success!
- Reviving Rossie - Awakening a Secret Wood
- SOC/Isle of May Bird Observatory Young Birders’ Training Course
- Sunnyside Primary: The Glasgow school leading the charge against plastics
- The Shieling Project – off-grid learning centre connecting heritage, nature, sustainability
- ‘Wild about Scotland’ an outreach programme connecting people with Scotland’s amazing biodiversity
