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Biosphere Reserves (Scotland)

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
2 February 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

Biosphere Reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems promoting the conservation of biodiversity with sustainable use. Biosphere Reserves serve to demonstrate integrated management of land, water and biodiversity.

For more information visit https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/international-designations/biosphere-reserve

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
NatureScot Map Viewer – 2/2/2026
NatureScot OpenData Hub – 2/2/2026
Geopackage (EPSG:27700) ZIP – 2/2/2026
GeoJSON (EPSG:4326) ZIP – 2/2/2026
GML (EPSG:4258) ZIP – 2/2/2026
ESRI File geodatabase (EPSG:27700) ZIP – 2/2/2026
ESRI Shapefile (EPSG:27700) ZIP – 2/2/2026
protectedareas:biosph – 2/2/2026
biosph – 2/2/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
02 February 2026
Harvest GUID
3DCF8D17-0057-4D5F-9DAA-67E66D3980E9
Extent (Latitude)
61.4533° to 55.2131°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.9705° to 0.1702°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2007-10-05
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-01-30
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Access constraints
Available under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ You must always use the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of the information: © NatureScot (Scottish Natural Heritage). Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (year of download)
Responsible party
NatureScot (distributor)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng