Proportion of protected sites which have been monitored in previous 5 years.
NatureScot are responsible for site condition monitoring on protected sites. Monitoring allows the public to know whether the designated features (the species, habitats or geological formation for which a site has been protected) are being protected effectively.
The data shows a downwards trend over the previous 5 years with monitoring being conducted on a smaller proportion of sites. The data below shows both visits for monitoring and status checks, where observations are recorded from a site visit without full monitoring. In 2025, 54 sites were monitored, representing 2.94% of the network, a decrease from 97 sites, or 5.27%, in 2021.
Source: Data provided by NatureScot, released under EIR. The data used is based on data of site visit. There can be a significant delay between site visit and sign-off date for the data.
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