Overview
- NTS reported seven rare-species records from 2025 across its properties, presenting them as evidence of effective stewardship.
- Corncrake chicks were observed on the Treshnish Isles, confirming successful breeding on the Hebridean archipelago.
- A Scotch annulet moth was recorded on the Isle of Canna, marking the first sighting there since 1979.
- The IUCN-listed fungus Cortinarius eucaeruleus was found at Killiecrankie by ranger Angus Todd and verified by mycologist Liz Holden, with a rare montane rove beetle logged at Ben Lawers.
- Glencoe documented a thriving small cow-wheat population and the rare lichen Thelocarpon actonii, while butterfly-orchids were recorded at Bannockburn and Torridon as NTS highlighted risks from climate change and habitat loss.