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Ramsar Wetland of International Importance (Scotland)

Ramsar sites are classified to meet the UK's commitments under the Ramsar Convention. The UK's ratification also extends to its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. These sites comprise of...

Local Nature Reserves (Scotland - NatureScot)

LNRs are established in a variety of locations with very varied habitats and species. They must lie wholly within the area of jurisdiction of the local authority which declares them...

Scotland's wildness - absence of modern artifacts

One of four component layer of the Scottish map of relative wildness. This layer shows the level of modern artefacts (detractors)that are visible. The dataset is on a scale of 1-256 indicating...

Intertidal Substrate Foreshore: England and Scotland

Beach composition classification collated as a desk study. The data is intended to be representative in terms of location. Data created as part of FutureCoast Attribution statement: © Crown...

Baseline soil carbon and nitrogen content in a woodland creation experiment, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 2022

This dataset contains baseline soil carbon and nitrogen content within a native forest creation site on the Beldorney Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 17 samples were collected on a 100 m grid at...

Legacy BGS geothermal models: theoretical potential 'heat-in-place' for the Upper Devonian in hot sedimentary aquifers in the Midland Valley of Scotland

This raster dataset shows the modelled P50 distribution of the theoretical potential 'heat-in-place' (HIP) across the combined Upper Devonian Kinnesswood Formation and Stratheden Group in the...

Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) in the North Sea and West of Scotland (Gonzalez-Irusta and Wright 2016)

The spawning grounds of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of haddock spawning in the North Sea and West of Scotland, taking account of...

Peatland stream water chemistry data from the MERLIN project, Hare Moss, Scotland, 2022-2023 v2

This dataset comprises water chemistry data (dissolved organic carbon (DOC), total dissolved nitrogen (TdN), particulate organic carbon (POC), total phosphorus (TP), soluble reactive phosphorus...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1971/SV/4: North Scotland and Minch (26/Jun/1971 to 21/Jul/1971)

This geophysical survey has been carried out by Marine Geophysics Unit of British Geological Survey (BGS) for BGS, the survey took place from June to July 1971 in the North Scotland and Minch area,...

Baseline soil pH data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 1999-2002 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]

This data set details soil pH values and soil moisture values from experimental plots at a field site at Sourhope, Scotland, between 1998 and 2002. Data were collected as part of the NERC Soil...

2005 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA7 Marine Mammal Observations - Kommandor Jack, July - August 2005 (NE Atlantic west of Scotland)

Valuable observational data were collected, from remote sea areas in the northeast Atlantic where cetacean observations are not routinely conducted. Marine mammal observations were carried out...

Aquatic carbon isotope composition in natural and restoration pools in blanket peatlands in Scotland and Northern Ireland, 2014-2015

The dataset contains the isotopic composition of aquatic carbon forms obtained from peatland pools across six locations in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Samples were collected from the surface of...

Magnetotelluric data from before, during and after the September 2017 magnetic storm at 7 sites in Scotland (NERC Grant NE/P016782/1)

Magnetotelluric (MT) time series including the September 2017 magnetic storm at 7 sites in the Scottish Highlands collected by Fiona Simpson (University of Southampton) and Karsten Bahr (University...

Marine Scotland (MSO) Geophysical and Multibeam Survey 2012/9_MS: Argyll Array: South-west of Tiree (22/Jul/2012 to 06/Aug/2012)

This marine geophysical and multibeam survey was undertaken in July/August 2012 off south-west Tiree by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on behalf of Marine Scotland on board the Northern...

Physico-chemical water properties and greenhouse gas measurements along a longitudinal estuary transect, Clyde estuary, Scotland, 2020-2022

These data include greenhouse gas concentrations and physio-chemical water properties for the Clyde estuary in Scotland to support understanding of the GHG sources and sinks and their associated...

2006 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA7 Technical Report - Fish and fisheries (NE Atlantic west of Scotland)

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA7) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change). The SEA7 area...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1971/SV/9: West coast of Scotland (26/Jun/1971 to 20/Jul/1971)

This sampling survey has been carried out by Continental Shelf Unit II of British Geological Survey (BGS) for BGS, the survey took place from June to July 1971 off the west coast of Scotland and...

Automatic weather station (AWS) data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 1999-2002 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]

Regular temperature, rainfall and other weather data, as collected between February 1999 and September 2002 from an on-site Automatic Weather Station, located on experimental plots at Sourhope,...

2011 - 2012 Gimenez et al. West Scotland Coast Semibalanus balanoides scale-dependent natural variation in larval nutritional reserves

Data from a scientific publication looking into spatial variation in body size and nutritional reserves (carbon, nitrogen and lipids) of settled cyprids of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides along...

2011 - 2012 Gimenez et al. West Scotland Coast Semibalanus balanoides scale-dependent natural variation in larval nutritional reserves

Data from a scientific publication looking into spatial variation in body size and nutritional reserves (carbon, nitrogen and lipids) of settled cyprids of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides along...