Consultations

We regularly respond to consultations from the Government, industry and other agencies on a number of issues. You can find out more by viewing our responses to external consultations.

We also consult others on our own plans, policies, strategies and projects.

Open consultations & surveys

• National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2025-2035 consultation
  • Isle of May National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2025 - 2035 (Consultation open 5 May - 2 June 2025)

Closed consultations

• A Proposed New National Park in Scotland - Have Your Say (Closed 14 Feb 2025).
• Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 - 2034 (Closed 14 Feb 2025).
• Noss National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 - 2034 (Closed 16 Nov 2024).
• Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 – 2034 (closed 19 October 2024).
• Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 - 2034 (closed 28 August 2024)
• Forvie National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan 2024 - 2034 (closed 23 July 2024)
• Special Landscape Qualities effects assessment (SLQ) - Consultation (closed 12 July 2024)
• Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan (closed 29 June 2024)
• A Biodiversity Metric for Scotland's Planning System - Key Issues consultation (closed on 10 May 2024)
• Scottish Adder Survey (closed on 31 March 2024)
• Beaver Translocation SEA consultations (Closed 28 July 2023)
• Highly Protected Marine Areas
• Scotland's Biodiversity (draft) Strategy (which ran for 3 months over summer 2022)
• Consultation - Developing with Nature Guidance - Analysis report (closed on 4 March 2022)
• Updating the Scottish Fossil Code (which ran in Autumn 2022)
• Beaver SEA consultation (which ran from 10 October to 18 November 2022)