Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Scotland/Protected natural areas

National Parks

Scotland has two national parks:

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
-	Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park		yes	Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park		Q116661	56.250°N 4.620°W / 56.250; -4.620
-	Cairngorms National Park		yes	Cairngorms National Park		Q1025953	57.080°N 3.670°W / 57.080; -3.670

UNESCO Biosphere

Scotland has two UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserves:

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
-	Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve			Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve		Q22680894	55.180°N 4.260°W / 55.180; -4.260
-	Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve		yes	Beinn Eighe	Scottish Highlands	Q24115437	57.590°N 5.430°W / 57.590; -5.430

National Scenic Areas

Scotland has 40 National Scenic Areas, covering 13% of its landmass.

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
-	Assynt-Coigach				Highland (council area)
-	Ben Nevis and Glen Coe		yes			Q49001706	56.000°N 5.000°W / 56.000; -5.000
-	Cairngorm Mountains		yes	Cairngorms		Q747064	57.100°N 3.670°W / 57.100; -3.670
-	Cuillin Hills		yes	Cuillin	Highland (council area)	Q1143317	57.200°N 6.200°W / 57.200; -6.200
-	Deeside and Lochnagar
-	Dornoch Firth		yes	Dornoch Firth	Highland (council area)	Q1246011	57.850°N 4.000°W / 57.850; -4.000
-	East Stewartry Coast		yes	East Stewartry Coast National Scenic Area	Dumfries and Galloway
-	Eildon and Leaderfoot				Scottish Borders
-	Fleet Valley		yes	Water of Fleet	Dumfries and Galloway		54.820°N 4.250°W / 54.820; -4.250
-	Glen Affric		yes	Glen Affric‎	Highland (council area)	Q1140082	57.260°N 4.990°W / 57.260; -4.990
-	Glen Strathfarrar				Highland (council area)
-	Hoy and West Mainland		yes		Orkney	Q54869728	58.940°N 3.200°W / 58.940; -3.200
-	Jura				Argyll and Bute
-	Kintail		yes	Kintail‎	Highland (council area)	Q1542784	57.210°N 5.350°W / 57.210; -5.350
-	Knapdale				Argyll and Bute
-	Knoydart		yes	Knoydart‎	Highland (council area)
-	Kyle of Tongue				Highland (council area)
-	Kyles of Bute		yes	Kyles of Bute‎	Argyll and Bute	Q1642509	55.930°N 5.187°W / 55.930; -5.187
-	Loch Lomond		yes	Loch Lomond		Q208926	56.150°N 4.660°W / 56.150; -4.660
-	Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull		yes		Argyll and Bute	Q6664988	56.470°N 6.080°W / 56.470; -6.080
-	Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon
-	Loch Shiel		yes	Loch Shiel	Highland (council area)	Q1867298	56.790°N 5.590°W / 56.790; -5.590
-	Loch Tummel		yes	Loch Tummel	Perth and Kinross	Q1867303	56.710°N 3.930°W / 56.710; -3.930
-	Lynn of Lorn				Argyll and Bute
-	Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan				Highland (council area)
-	North Arran				North Ayrshire
-	Nith Estuary				Dumfries and Galloway
-	North West Sutherland				Highland (council area)
-	River Earn (Comrie to St. Fillans)				Perth and Kinross
-	River Tay (Dunkeld)				Perth and Kinross
-	Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs				Argyll and Bute
-	Shetland				Shetland Islands
-	Small Isles		yes	Small Isles	Highland (council area)	Q1194144	56.980°N 6.310°W / 56.980; -6.310
-	South Lewis, Harris and North Uist				Western Isles
-	South Uist Machair				Western Isles
-	St Kilda		yes	St Kilda, Scotland	Western Isles	Q166479	57.820°N 8.590°W / 57.820; -8.590
-	The Trossachs		yes	Trossachs		Q4117	56.230°N 4.420°W / 56.230; -4.420
-	Trotternish		yes	Trotternish	Highland (council area)	Q2612517	57.580°N 6.260°W / 57.580; -6.260
-	Upper Tweeddale		yes		Scottish Borders
-	Wester Ross		yes	Wester Ross	Highland (council area)	Q1250844	57.670°N 5.220°W / 57.670; -5.220

Special Protection Areas

Scotland has 162 SPAs (ref)

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9004121	Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary			Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary		Q126207161	56.410°N 3.080°W / 56.410; -3.080
UK9004171	Forth Islands			Forth Islands		Q126207384	56.190°N 2.560°W / 56.190; -2.560
UK9002771	Glen Tanar						57.020°N 2.890°W / 57.020; -2.890
UK9003051	Gruinart Flats, Islay						55.850°N 6.330°W / 55.850; -6.330
UK9001241	Handa						58.380°N 5.190°W / 58.380; -5.190
UK9002011	Hermaness, Saxa Vord and Valla Field						60.820°N 0.900°W / 60.820; -0.900
UK9002141	Hoy						58.860°N 3.320°W / 58.860; -3.320
UK9004451	Imperial Dock Lock, Leith						55.980°N 3.180°W / 55.980; -3.180
UK9003061	Inner Clyde Estuary						55.950°N 4.630°W / 55.950; -4.630
UK9001624	Inner Moray Firth						56.840°N 4.350°W / 56.840; -4.350
UK9001511	Inverpolly, Loch Urigill and nearby lochs						58.080°N 5.180°W / 58.080; -5.180
UK9001083	Kilpheder to Smerclate, South Uist						57.040°N 7.390°W / 57.040; -7.390
UK9003071	Kintyre Goose Roosts						55.520°N 5.620°W / 55.520; -5.620
UK9003301	Knapdale Lochs						55.860°N 5.580°W / 55.860; -5.580
UK9002951	Ladder Hills						57.200°N 3.250°W / 57.200; -3.250
UK9003053	Laggan, Islay						55.720°N 6.310°W / 55.720; -6.310
UK9001611	Lairg and Strathbrora Lochs						58.080°N 4.410°W / 58.080; -4.410
UK9003271	Langholm - Newcastleton Hills						55.200°N 2.900°W / 55.200; -2.900
UK9001571	Lewis Peatlands						58.250°N 6.580°W / 58.250; -6.580
UK9001554	Loch Ashie						57.380°N 4.280°W / 57.380; -4.280
UK9001621	Loch Eye						57.790°N 3.970°W / 57.790; -3.970
UK9001691	Loch Flemington						57.540°N 3.990°W / 57.540; -3.990
UK9003111	Loch Ken and River Dee marshes						54.990°N 4.020°W / 54.990; -4.020
UK9001552	Loch Knockie and Nearby Lochs						57.100°N 4.580°W / 57.100; -4.580
UK9004111	Loch Leven						56.200°N 3.380°W / 56.200; -3.380
UK9003021	Loch Lomond						56.060°N 4.510°W / 56.060; -4.510
UK9001531	Loch Maree						57.690°N 5.470°W / 57.690; -5.470
UK9003121	Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren						54.840°N 4.880°W / 54.840; -4.880
UK9004051	Loch of Kinnordy						56.680°N 3.040°W / 56.680; -3.040
UK9004061	Loch of Lintrathen						56.680°N 3.180°W / 56.680; -3.180
UK9002261	Loch of Skene						57.160°N 2.360°W / 57.160; -2.360
UK9002211	Loch of Spiggie and Loch of Brow						57.620°N 1.880°W / 57.620; -1.880
UK9001551	Loch of Strathbeg						57.330°N 4.280°W / 57.330; -4.280
UK9001721	Loch Ruthven						56.830°N 5.500°W / 56.830; -5.500
UK9002201	Loch Shiel						57.680°N 3.280°W / 57.680; -3.280
UK9002751	Loch Spynie						57.240°N 3.800°W / 57.240; -3.800
UK9002281	Loch Vaa						56.940°N 3.270°W / 56.940; -3.270
UK9002651	Lochnagar						59.930°N 1.330°W / 59.930; -1.330
UK9002121	Marwick Head						59.110°N 3.350°W / 59.110; -3.350
UK9001121	Mingulay and Berneray						56.810°N 7.640°W / 56.810; -7.640
UK9001501	Mointeach Scadabhaigh						57.600°N 7.280°W / 57.600; -7.280
UK9001071	Monach Isles						57.530°N 7.610°W / 57.530; -7.610
UK9004031	Montrose Basin						56.710°N 2.510°W / 56.710; -2.510
UK9001625	Moray and Nairn Coast						57.650°N 3.730°W / 57.650; -3.730
UK9002361	Mousa						60.000°N 1.170°W / 60.000; -1.170
UK9002791	Muir of Dinnet						57.080°N 2.920°W / 57.080; -2.920
UK9003261	Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands						55.510°N 4.080°W / 55.510; -4.080
UK9001741	Ness and Barvas, Lewis						58.490°N 6.260°W / 58.490; -6.260
UK9001181	North Caithness Cliffs						58.650°N 3.410°W / 58.650; -3.410
UK9003171	North Colonsay and Western Cliffs						56.110°N 6.170°W / 56.110; -6.170
UK9001572	North Harris Mountains						58.000°N 6.960°W / 58.000; -6.960
UK9001553	North Inverness Lochs						57.360°N 4.500°W / 57.360; -4.500
UK9001011	North Rona and Sula Sgeir						59.120°N 5.830°W / 59.120; -5.830
UK9001211	North Sutherland Coastal Islands						58.560°N 4.350°W / 58.560; -4.350
UK9001051	North Uist Machair and Islands						57.530°N 7.380°W / 57.530; -7.380
UK9002081	Noss						60.140°N 1.020°W / 60.140; -1.020
UK9020293	Novar						57.690°N 4.340°W / 57.690; -4.340
UK9002941	Otterswick and Graveland						60.560°N 1.110°W / 60.560; -1.110
UK9002051	Papa Stour						60.340°N 1.700°W / 60.340; -1.700
UK9002111	Papa Westray (North Hill and Holm of Papa)						59.380°N 2.880°W / 59.380; -2.880
UK9001131	Pentland Firth Islands						58.740°N 3.060°W / 58.740; -3.060
UK9001261	Priest Island (Summer Isles)						57.960°N 5.510°W / 57.960; -5.510
UK9002021	Ramna Stacks and Gruney						60.650°N 1.300°W / 60.650; -1.300
UK9004021	Rannoch Lochs						56.670°N 4.620°W / 56.670; -4.620
UK9020295	Renfrewshire Heights
UK9003057	Rinns of Islay						55.780°N 6.350°W / 55.780; -6.350
UK9002231	River Spey - Insh Marshes						57.090°N 4.000°W / 57.090; -4.000
UK9002041	Ronas Hill - North Roe and Tingon						60.550°N 1.420°W / 60.550; -1.420
UK9002371	Rousay						59.180°N 3.100°W / 59.180; -3.100
UK9001341	Rùm						57.000°N 6.330°W / 57.000; -6.330
UK9001041	Shiant Isles						57.900°N 6.370°W / 57.900; -6.370
UK9003032	Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast)						56.500°N 6.870°W / 56.500; -6.870
UK9005012	Solway Firth						54.910°N 3.420°W / 54.910; -3.420
UK9004401	South Tayside Goose Roosts						56.270°N 3.830°W / 56.270; -3.830
UK9001082	South Uist Machair and Lochs						57.310°N 7.330°W / 57.310; -7.330
UK9004271	St Abb's Head to Fast Castle						55.920°N 2.170°W / 55.920; -2.170
UK9001031	St Kilda						57.820°N 8.580°W / 57.820; -8.580
UK9002181	Sule Skerry and Sule Stack						59.080°N 4.400°W / 59.080; -4.400
UK9002511	Sumburgh Head						59.870°N 1.270°E / 59.870; 1.270
UK9002891	Switha						58.790°N 3.100°W / 58.790; -3.100
UK9002811	Tips of Corsemaul and Tom Mór						57.440°N 3.010°W / 57.440; -3.010
UK9003034	Tiree (corncrake)						56.470°N 6.920°W / 56.470; -6.920
UK9003041	Treshnish Isles						56.490°N 6.420°E / 56.490; 6.420
UK9002471	Troup, Pennan and Lion`s Heads						57.680°N 2.250°W / 57.680; -2.250
UK9002101	West Westray						59.290°N 3.010°W / 59.290; -3.010
UK9001711	Wester Ross Lochs						57.750°N 5.450°W / 57.750; -5.450
UK9004251	Westwater						55.760°N 3.410°W / 55.760; -3.410
UK9002221	Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch						57.340°N 1.960°W / 57.340; -1.960
UK9020332	Seas off St Kilda			Seas off St Kilda		Q126204299	58.100°N 8.520°W / 58.100; -8.520
UK9020331	Seas off Foula			Seas off Foula		Q126204259	60.140°N 2.490°W / 60.140; -2.490
UK9020316	Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex			Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex		Q126204176	56.140°N 2.740°W / 56.140; -2.740

Aberdeenshire

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9020308	Cairngorms Massif			Cairngorms Massif		Q126003638	56.970°N 3.490°W / 56.970; -3.490
UK9002781	Ballochbuie						56.990°N 3.320°W / 56.990; -3.320
UK9002491	Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast						57.440°N 1.810°W / 57.440; -1.810
UK9002271	Fowlsheugh		yes	Fowlsheugh		Q3080175	56.910°N 2.200°W / 56.910; -2.200

Argyll and Bute

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9020310	Coll and Tiree			Coll and Tiree		Q126003734	56.600°N 6.770°W / 56.600; -6.770
UK9003033	Coll (corncrake)			Coll (corncrake)		Q126003695	56.600°N 6.620°W / 56.600; -6.620
UK9003052	Bridgend Flats, Islay						55.770°N 6.270°W / 55.770; -6.270
UK9003311	Cnuic agus Cladach Mhuile						56.440°N 6.010°W / 56.440; -6.010
UK9003031	Coll						56.600°N 6.620°W / 56.600; -6.620
UK9003054	Eilean na Muice Duibhe (Duich Moss), Islay						55.720°N 6.260°W / 55.720; -6.260
UK9003211	Glas Eileanan		yes	Glas Eileanan		Q126207511	56.500°N 5.710°W / 56.500; -5.710
UK9020307	Glen Etive and Glen Fyne			Glen Etive and Glen Fyne		Q126203762	56.500°N 4.970°W / 56.500; -4.970
UK9020304	Jura, Scarba and the Garvellachs			Jura, Scarba and the Garvellachs		Q126203859	55.980°N 5.900°W / 55.980; -5.900
UK9020299	Oronsay and South Colonsay			Oronsay and South Colonsay		Q126204092	56.030°N 6.220°W / 56.030; -6.220
UK9020318	Sound of Gigha		yes	Sound of Gigha		Q7564763	55.790°N 5.680°W / 55.790; -5.680
UK9003058	The Oa		yes	The Oa		Q126204501	55.600°N 6.310°W / 55.600; -6.310

Dumfries and Galloway

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9003191	Castle Loch, Lochmaben						55.120°N 3.430°W / 55.120; -3.430
UK9003351	Glen App and Galloway Moors			Glen App and Galloway Moors		Q126206936	55.010°N 4.940°W / 55.010; -4.940

East Lothian

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9004411	Firth of Forth		yes	Firth of Forth		Q202083	56.020°N 2.880°W / 56.020; -2.880

Fife

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9004131	Cameron Reservoir						56.290°N 2.850°W / 56.290; -2.850

Midlothian

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9004241	Fala Flow					Q65078460	55.820°N 2.910°W / 55.820; -2.910
UK9004231	Gladhouse Reservoir		yes	Gladhouse Reservoir		Q5566250	55.790°N 3.100°W / 55.790; -3.100

Moray

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9020292	Darnaway and Lethen Forest						57.550°N 3.700°W / 57.550; -3.700

Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles/Outer Hebrides)

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9001751	Aird and Borve, Benbecula			Aird and Borve, Benbecula Special Protection Area	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Q126002821	57.460°N 7.390°W / 57.460; -7.390
UK9001761	Eoligarry, Barra						57.050°N 7.430°W / 57.050; -7.430
UK9001021	Flannan Isles		yes	Flannan Isles		Q1427154	58.290°N 7.590°W / 58.290; -7.590
UK9020319	West Coast of the Outer Hebrides			West Coast of the Outer Hebrides		Q126204617	57.060°N 7.330°W / 57.060; -7.330

North Ayrshire

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9003341	Arran Moors						55.540°N 5.220°W / 55.540; -5.220

North Lanarkshire

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9004441	Slamannan Plateau			Slamannan Plateau		Q65065673	55.950°N 3.900°W / 55.950; -3.900

Orkney

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9002381	Auskerry						59.030°N 2.570°W / 59.030; -2.570
UK9002431	Calf of Eday						59.240°N 2.730°W / 59.240; -2.730
UK9002151	Copinsay						58.900°N 2.680°W / 58.900; -2.680
UK9002331	East Sanday Coast						59.270°N 2.570°W / 59.270; -2.570
UK9020314	North Orkney			North Orkney		Q126204047	59.080°N 2.940°W / 59.080; -2.940
UK9002311	Orkney Mainland Moors			Orkney Mainland Moors		Q126207112	59.080°N 3.130°W / 59.080; -3.130
UK9020321	Scapa Flow		yes	Scapa Flow		Q126204212	58.880°N 3.130°W / 58.880; -3.130

Perth and Kinross

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9004011	Caenlochan						56.880°N 3.290°W / 56.880; -3.290
UK9004381	Forest of Clunie			Forest of Clunie		Q126205069	56.670°N 3.580°W / 56.670; -3.580

Renfrewshire

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9003221	Black Cart						55.880°N 4.440°W / 55.880; -4.440

Scottish Borders

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9004291	Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch						55.580°N 2.310°W / 55.580; -2.310
UK9004281	Greenlaw Moor		yes	Greenlaw Moor		Q113481973	55.740°N 2.450°W / 55.740; -2.450

Scottish Highlands

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9002561	Abernethy Forest		yes	Abernethy Forest		Q3078756	57.250°N 3.630°W / 57.250; -3.630
UK9001701	Achanalt Marshes			Achanalt Marshes		Q126002426	57.600°N 4.890°W / 57.600; -4.890
UK9001591	Assynt Lochs						58.170°N 5.000°W / 58.170; -5.000
UK9001631	Beinn Dearg						57.800°N 4.920°W / 57.800; -4.920
UK9002551	Ben Alder						56.840°N 4.500°W / 56.840; -4.500
UK9001641	Ben Wyvis						57.680°N 4.580°W / 57.680; -4.580
UK9002241	Cairngorms		yes	Cairngorms		Q747064	57.080°N 3.640°W / 57.080; -3.640
UK9001151	Caithness Lochs						58.340°N 3.940°W / 58.340; -3.940
UK9001171	Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands						58.490°N 3.330°W / 58.490; -3.330
UK9001431	Canna and Sanday						57.070°N 6.500°W / 57.070; -6.500
UK9001231	Cape Wrath						58.600°N 4.890°W / 58.600; -4.890
UK9001801	Craigmore Wood						57.280°N 3.620°W / 57.280; -3.620
UK9002161	Creag Meagaidh						56.950°N 4.580°W / 56.950; -4.580
UK9001623	Cromarty Firth						57.680°N 4.200°W / 57.680; -4.200
UK9001781	Cuillins						57.240°N 6.150°W / 57.240; -6.150
UK9001622	Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet						57.850°N 4.040°W / 57.850; -4.040
UK9002301	Drumochter Hills						56.870°N 4.250°W / 56.870; -4.250
UK9001182	East Caithness Cliffs						58.280°N 3.340°W / 58.280; -3.340
UK9020306	Foinaven		yes	Foinaven		Q126203545	58.370°N 4.810°W / 58.370; -4.810
UK9020303	Glen Affric to Strathconon			Glen Affric to Strathconon		Q126203640	57.390°N 4.870°W / 57.390; -4.870
UK9002581	Kinveachy Forest			Kinveachy Forest		Q126205122	57.240°N 3.900°W / 57.240; -3.900
UK9020305	Moidart and Ardgour			Moidart and Ardgour		Q126203954	56.790°N 5.480°W / 56.790; -5.480
UK9001791	Morangie Forest		yes	Morangie Forest		Q126206346	57.790°N 4.120°W / 57.790; -4.120
UK9020313	Moray Firth		yes	Moray Firth		Q126204003	58.060°N 3.640°W / 58.060; -3.640
UK9020300	Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors			Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors		Q126204449	57.940°N 4.210°W / 57.940; -4.210
UK9020298	West Inverness-shire Lochs			West Inverness-shire Lochs		Q126204676	57.120°N 5.030°W / 57.120; -5.030

Shetland Islands

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9020312	Bluemull and Colgrave Sounds			Bluemull and Colgrave Sounds	Shetland	Q126003598	60.630°N 1.000°W / 60.630; -1.000
UK9020311	East Mainland Coast, Shetland			East Mainland Coast, Shetland		Q126203468	60.220°N 1.150°W / 60.220; -1.150
UK9002091	Fair Isle		yes	Fair Isle		Q762752	59.540°N 1.620°W / 59.540; -1.620
UK9002031	Fetlar						60.610°N 0.860°W / 60.610; -0.860
UK9002061	Foula		yes	Foula		Q126207403	60.140°N 2.080°W / 60.140; -2.080

South Ayrshire

№	Name	Upload	Photo	Category	Region(s)	Wikidata	Location
UK9003091	Ailsa Craig		yes	Ailsa Craig		Q405346	55.250°N 5.110°W / 55.250; -5.110

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