Our city has a wide range of habitats and wildlife. Read below to find out what we are doing to protect them and who we work with to do this.
Edinburgh biodiversity action plan
Our biodiversity action plan shows which local nature conservation priorities we work on.
Download Edinburgh biodiversity action plan - PDF
Download statutory biodiversity duty report 2018-20 - PDF
Download progress report for Edinburgh biodiversity action plan - PDF
Notable species
We have a full list of all rare species in the city, produced by the Wildlife Information Centre and is based on records provided by expert volunteers.
Download list of notable species in Edinburgh - PDF
Swifts
We encourage the use of swift bricks in new buildings. This helps to replace nests which are lost in older buildings.