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National Parks
[edit]Scotland has two national parks:
№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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- | Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park | ![]() |
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Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park | Q116661 | 56°15′00″N 4°37′12″W / 56.250°N 4.620°W
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- | Cairngorms National Park | ![]() |
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Cairngorms National Park | Q1025953 | 57°04′48″N 3°40′12″W / 57.080°N 3.670°W
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UNESCO Biosphere
[edit]Scotland has two UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserves:
№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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- | Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve | ![]() |
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve | Q22680894 | 55°10′48″N 4°15′36″W / 55.180°N 4.260°W
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- | Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve | ![]() |
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Beinn Eighe | Scottish Highlands | Q24115437 | 57°35′24″N 5°25′48″W / 57.590°N 5.430°W
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National Scenic Areas
[edit]Scotland has 40 National Scenic Areas, covering 13% of its landmass.
Special Protection Areas
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Aberdeen
[edit]Aberdeenshire
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9020308 | Cairngorms Massif | ![]() |
Cairngorms Massif | Q126003638 | 56°58′12″N 3°29′24″W / 56.970°N 3.490°W
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UK9002781 | Ballochbuie | ![]() |
56°59′24″N 3°19′12″W / 56.990°N 3.320°W
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UK9002491 | Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast | ![]() |
57°26′24″N 1°48′36″W / 57.440°N 1.810°W
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UK9002271 | Fowlsheugh | ![]() |
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Fowlsheugh | Q3080175 | 56°54′36″N 2°12′00″W / 56.910°N 2.200°W
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Angus
[edit]Argyll and Bute
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Clackmannanshire
[edit]Dumfries and Galloway
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9003191 | Castle Loch, Lochmaben | ![]() |
55°07′12″N 3°25′48″W / 55.120°N 3.430°W
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UK9003351 | Glen App and Galloway Moors | ![]() |
Glen App and Galloway Moors | Q126206936 | 55°00′36″N 4°56′24″W / 55.010°N 4.940°W
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Dundee
[edit]East Ayrshire
[edit]East Dunbartonshire
[edit]East Lothian
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9004411 | Firth of Forth | ![]() |
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Firth of Forth | Q202083 | 56°01′12″N 2°52′48″W / 56.020°N 2.880°W
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East Renfrewshire
[edit]Edinburgh
[edit]Falkirk
[edit]Fife
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9004131 | Cameron Reservoir | ![]() |
56°17′24″N 2°51′00″W / 56.290°N 2.850°W
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Glasgow
[edit]Inverclyde
[edit]Midlothian
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9004241 | Fala Flow | ![]() |
Q65078460 | 55°49′12″N 2°54′36″W / 55.820°N 2.910°W
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UK9004231 | Gladhouse Reservoir | ![]() |
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Gladhouse Reservoir | Q5566250 | 55°47′24″N 3°06′00″W / 55.790°N 3.100°W
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Moray
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9020292 | Darnaway and Lethen Forest | ![]() |
57°33′00″N 3°42′00″W / 57.550°N 3.700°W
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Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles/Outer Hebrides)
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9001751 | Aird and Borve, Benbecula | ![]() |
Aird and Borve, Benbecula Special Protection Area | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Q126002821 | 57°27′36″N 7°23′24″W / 57.460°N 7.390°W
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UK9001761 | Eoligarry, Barra | ![]() |
57°03′00″N 7°25′48″W / 57.050°N 7.430°W
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UK9001021 | Flannan Isles | ![]() |
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Flannan Isles | Q1427154 | 58°17′24″N 7°35′24″W / 58.290°N 7.590°W
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UK9020319 | West Coast of the Outer Hebrides | ![]() |
West Coast of the Outer Hebrides | Q126204617 | 57°03′36″N 7°19′48″W / 57.060°N 7.330°W
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North Ayrshire
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9003341 | Arran Moors | ![]() |
55°32′24″N 5°13′12″W / 55.540°N 5.220°W
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North Lanarkshire
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9004441 | Slamannan Plateau | ![]() |
Slamannan Plateau | Q65065673 | 55°57′00″N 3°54′00″W / 55.950°N 3.900°W
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Orkney
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9002381 | Auskerry | ![]() |
59°01′48″N 2°34′12″W / 59.030°N 2.570°W
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UK9002431 | Calf of Eday | ![]() |
59°14′24″N 2°43′48″W / 59.240°N 2.730°W
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UK9002151 | Copinsay | ![]() |
58°54′00″N 2°40′48″W / 58.900°N 2.680°W
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UK9002331 | East Sanday Coast | ![]() |
59°16′12″N 2°34′12″W / 59.270°N 2.570°W
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UK9020314 | North Orkney | ![]() |
North Orkney | Q126204047 | 59°04′48″N 2°56′24″W / 59.080°N 2.940°W
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UK9002311 | Orkney Mainland Moors | ![]() |
Orkney Mainland Moors | Q126207112 | 59°04′48″N 3°07′48″W / 59.080°N 3.130°W
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UK9020321 | Scapa Flow | ![]() |
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Scapa Flow | Q126204212 | 58°52′48″N 3°07′48″W / 58.880°N 3.130°W
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Perth and Kinross
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9004011 | Caenlochan | ![]() |
56°52′48″N 3°17′24″W / 56.880°N 3.290°W
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UK9004381 | Forest of Clunie | ![]() |
Forest of Clunie | Q126205069 | 56°40′12″N 3°34′48″W / 56.670°N 3.580°W
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Renfrewshire
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9003221 | Black Cart | ![]() |
55°52′48″N 4°26′24″W / 55.880°N 4.440°W
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Scottish Borders
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9004291 | Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch | ![]() |
Q5907327 | 55°34′48″N 2°18′36″W / 55.580°N 2.310°W
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UK9004281 | Greenlaw Moor | ![]() |
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Greenlaw Moor | Q113481973 | 55°44′24″N 2°27′00″W / 55.740°N 2.450°W
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Scottish Highlands
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Shetland Islands
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9020312 | Bluemull and Colgrave Sounds | ![]() |
Bluemull and Colgrave Sounds | Shetland | Q126003598 | 60°37′48″N 1°00′00″W / 60.630°N 1.000°W
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UK9020311 | East Mainland Coast, Shetland | ![]() |
East Mainland Coast, Shetland | Q126203468 | 60°13′12″N 1°09′00″W / 60.220°N 1.150°W
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UK9002091 | Fair Isle | ![]() |
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Fair Isle | Q762752 | 59°32′24″N 1°37′12″W / 59.540°N 1.620°W
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UK9002031 | Fetlar | ![]() |
60°36′36″N 0°51′36″W / 60.610°N 0.860°W
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UK9002061 | Foula | ![]() |
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Foula | Q126207403 | 60°08′24″N 2°04′48″W / 60.140°N 2.080°W
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South Ayrshire
[edit]№ | Name | Upload | Photo | Category | Region(s) | Wikidata | Location |
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UK9003091 | Ailsa Craig | ![]() |
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Ailsa Craig | Q405346 | 55°15′00″N 5°06′36″W / 55.250°N 5.110°W
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South Lanarkshire
[edit]Stirling
[edit]West Dunbartonshire
[edit]West Lothian
[edit]Special Areas of Conservation
[edit]Scotland has 243 SACs
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
[edit]Scotland has more than 1,400 Sites of Special Scientific Interest