Resources & Links

Scottish Natural Heritage

http://www.snh.org.uk/

 

Ranger Services in the North and West of Scotland

Check with the Rangers to find out about guided walks and talks in your area

 

Highland Council's Countryside Rangers:

Rangers

Ross and Cromarty

Caithness

Inverness and Nairn.htm

and events:

Events

 

Cawdor Estate Ranger Service:

http://www.cawdor.com/activities/page5.htm

 

MARINE

Marine Conservation Society:

http://www.mcsuk.org/

 

GEOLOGY / FOSSILS

Scottish Geology:

http://www.scottishgeology.com/

Events :

http://www.scottishgeology.com/outandabout/events/events.php

National Museums Scotland:

http://www.nms.ac.uk/

 

BIRDS

Scottish Ornithologists Club:

http://www.the-soc.zenwebhosting.com/

and http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/birdinghighland/

 

RSPB:

In the Highlands:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/nearyou/index.asp

Local groups:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/localgroups/find.asp

 

Scottish Wildlife Trust

Events:

http://www.swt.org.uk/events/default.asp

Watch Groups:

http://www.swt.org.uk/Watch/groups.htm

 

Skye and Lochalsh Wildlife Explorers

Sarah Kay Tel: 01478 612355, E-mail:

sarah.kay@highland.gov.uk

 

Dingwall Wildlife Explorers

Meeting place : Dingwall Primary School, alternate Thursdays,

after-school.

David Lynch Tel: 01349 867 675

E-mail micah78@micah78.plus.com

 

General;

The British Naturalists’ Association:

http://www.bna-naturalists.org/


Highland Biological Recording Group:

http://www.hbrg.org.uk/

 

INSECTS

Buglife:

http://www.buglife.org.uk/getinvolved/

Insects:

http://www.amentsoc.org/

Butterflies and moths:

http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/

Malloch Society

http://www.mallochsociety.org.uk

 

MAMMALS

The Mammal Society:

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/localgroups.shtml

 

WILD FLOWERS

Botanical Society of the British Isles:

http://www.bsbi.org.uk/

Wild about Britain:

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/wildlife/british_wildflowers

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh:

http://www.rbge.org.uk/rbge/web/index.jsp

 

FUNGI
British Mycological Society:

http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/

Grampian Fungus Group:

http://morinfo.moray.gov.uk/inform/published/clubs/1345/1364.html

 

TREES
Forestry Commission Scotland

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-6b9cuq

The Tree Council:

http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/

 

GEOGRAPHY

The Royal Scottish Geographical Society:

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/~rsgs/menu.html

 

MAPS/CARTOGRAPHY

The British Cartographical Society:

http://www.cartography.org.uk/

Ordnance Survey:

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/

National Museum of Scotland – William Roy pages;

http://www.nls.uk/maps/roy/background.html

 

LOCAL NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES:

http://www.shnh.org/LNK_local_societies.html

 

FIELD STUDY CENTRES, ETC.

 

Field Studies Council:

http://www.field-studies-council.org/

Activity Scotland:

http://www.activity-scotland.org.uk/study5.htm