Environmental Constraints by Scottish Council Area

Real constraint data for all 32 Scottish council areas — designated sites, protected species, ancient woodland, coal mining risk, contaminated land and more. Numbers drawn from NatureScot, NBN Atlas, Coal Authority, SEPA and other national sources. Select a council area to see the full breakdown and check your specific site for free.

Aberdeen City

22 designated sites 17 ancient woodland 8 species groups

Aberdeenshire

471 designated sites 337 ancient woodland 8 species groups

Angus

62 designated sites 0 ancient woodland 9 species groups

Argyll and Bute

230 designated sites 92 ancient woodland 0 species groups

City of Edinburgh

37 designated sites 25 ancient woodland 8 species groups

Clackmannanshire

46 designated sites 34 ancient woodland 8 species groups

Dumfries and Galloway

715 designated sites 586 ancient woodland 10 species groups

Dundee City

8 designated sites 3 ancient woodland 6 species groups

East Ayrshire

159 designated sites 136 ancient woodland 8 species groups

East Dunbartonshire

32 designated sites 23 ancient woodland 7 species groups

East Lothian

168 designated sites 146 ancient woodland 6 species groups

East Renfrewshire

17 designated sites 11 ancient woodland 7 species groups

Falkirk

48 designated sites 33 ancient woodland 6 species groups

Fife

391 designated sites 325 ancient woodland 10 species groups

Glasgow City

22 designated sites 17 ancient woodland 8 species groups

Highland

499 designated sites 95 ancient woodland 0 species groups

Inverclyde

34 designated sites 24 ancient woodland 4 species groups

Midlothian

90 designated sites 67 ancient woodland 8 species groups

Moray

215 designated sites 148 ancient woodland 9 species groups

Na h-Eileanan Siar

75 designated sites 0 ancient woodland 0 species groups

North Ayrshire

129 designated sites 93 ancient woodland 8 species groups

North Lanarkshire

69 designated sites 53 ancient woodland 9 species groups

Orkney Islands

60 designated sites 0 ancient woodland 7 species groups

Perth and Kinross

266 designated sites 106 ancient woodland 10 species groups

Renfrewshire

59 designated sites 44 ancient woodland 7 species groups

Scottish Borders

245 designated sites 125 ancient woodland 9 species groups

Shetland Islands

110 designated sites 0 ancient woodland 3 species groups

South Ayrshire

273 designated sites 235 ancient woodland 8 species groups

South Lanarkshire

144 designated sites 90 ancient woodland 7 species groups

Stirling

265 designated sites 171 ancient woodland 10 species groups

West Dunbartonshire

49 designated sites 27 ancient woodland 6 species groups

West Lothian

70 designated sites 49 ancient woodland 7 species groups

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