Local Biodiversity Projects
NESBiP supports a wide variety of projects to help our local biodiversity. We are committed to taking action for biodiversity. That’s why we run and support a wide variety of projects to help our local species and habitats and encourage others to get involved.
Have a local biodiversity project you want to share?
Why don’t you tag us on Facebook or Instagram when you share a new project, community garden or green space? We love hearing about what communities, businesses and individuals are doing for nature and biodiversity in North East Scotland. We may even feature you in our Projects section!
Don’t have Facebook? No problem. You can share your projects with us over email.
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Learn about the North East Scotland coastline, marine conservation projects and how you can help protect coastal wildlife and habitats.
Shark & Skate Scotland is helping the community to discover & protect Scotland’s elasmobranchs using citizen science. Read to learn how to get involved.
On 14th August, Aberdeen will come alive with wildlife exploration as communities, families, nature lovers and experts come together for the Aberdeen City Wide BioBlitz.
Join NESBiP, Moray Council and NESBReC for the first Elgin Oakwood BioBlitz on Friday 10 July. Take part in expert led wildlife walks and help record woodland biodiversity.
Celebrate Aberdeen Insect Week 2026 by attending one of the events being held across the city. Learn more about them, how to ID them & more!
Join NESBiP’s 2026 Wildflower & Scything Workshops. In collaboration with Curam Fyvie and Outdoor & Woodlands Learning Scotland, we will be delivering a series of hands-on workshops across North East Scotland.
The NESBiP Camera Trap Project offers schools and community groups across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray the chance to borrow a camera trap, discover local wildlife, and contribute biodiversity records to NESBReC.
Join the Aberdeen City Nature Challenge from 24th to 27th April 2026 to help put North East Scotland’s biodiversity on the map.
Meadow-in-a-Box was created to fill a gap in Aberdeen City Councils approach to managing the city’s green spaces. How could the City Council create beautiful, pollinator and people-friendly habitat that would also help combat the global climate emergency?
Join us this summer and autumn for a Wildflower & Scything workshop. Together with Curam Fyvie and Outdoor & Woodlands Learning Scotland, we will host several workshops around North East Scotland.
By changing the management of St Machar’s Cathedral graveyard, this community group hopes to increase and safeguard urban biodiversity.
The James Hutton Institute is engaging 1200 citizens in an effort to increase soil literacy and map the state of soil across Scotland.
Seal-iously Healthy: Leveraging health app data to understand human activity around a seal protection zone.
Seaton Wetland Project in Aberdeen transformed an area of park which regularly flooded into a fantastic wetland for wildlife, which helps protect the rest of the park from future flooding.
With a black upper side, smartly contrasting with a white throat and belly, they are the most distinctive of all our small mammal species. Despite this, they are seldom seen.
Combining technology with children’s natural fascination with wildlife allows them to connect to nature in your school grounds. Read more about our camera trap project and future plans.
“They’ve made it again, which means the globe’s still working” – Ted Hughes
Schools and community groups incorporated wildlife recording and submitting records to the local biological records centre (NESBReC) into existing outdoor learning initiatives.
Countesswells property development keeps an eye on biodiversity and takes a big step in the right direction for developments of the future.