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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Meadow-in-a-box: A Different Approach to Urban Greening
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?
NESBiP Wildflower & Scything Workshops 2025
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.
Management of St Machar’s Cathedral Graveyard for Biodiversity
By changing the management of St Machar’s Cathedral graveyard, this community group hopes to increase and safeguard urban biodiversity.
Citizens leading a soil sample collection effort across Scotland
The James Hutton Institute is engaging 1200 citizens in an effort to increase soil literacy and map the state of soil across Scotland.
Seals in the Ythan Estuary
Seal-iously Healthy: Leveraging health app data to understand human activity around a seal protection zone.
Seaton Wetland Project
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.
Water Shrew Watch
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.
Schools Camera Trap Project
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.
Huntly Swift Group – NES Swifts
“They’ve made it again, which means the globe’s still working” – Ted Hughes