This map shows nature‑based solution projects that support climate change adaptation in the Tayside region. For this work, we use the NatureScot definition of nature‑based solutions (see: https://www.nature.scot/climate-change/nature-based-solutions).
Tayside Nature-Based Solutions Projects
sites
Nature-based solutions category: coastal habitat restoration, grassland, meadow and pollinator East Haven Together are addressing coastal erosion and nature based solutions through a community-led pro...
Nature-based solution category: river restoration The Rottal Burn restoration project re-meandered one
kilometre of the burn, planted trees and fenced the area to protect it from
grazing. The work res...
Nature-based solutions category: wetland restoration Crombie Country Park in Angus is home to two long established British Dragonfly Society (BDS) "Hotspots" - Heron pond and Peddleston Pond. The pond...
Nature-based solutions category: active travel route enhancement, urban tree planting In May 2026 Angus Council officially marked the completion and opening of the landmark Arbroath A Place for Every...
Nature-based solution category: urban tree planting Urban tree planting is being delivered across Angus to
increase the connectivity of greenspaces and provide shading and cooling for
people and wildl...
Nature-based solution category: multi-habitat type Since 2022, the River Ericht catchment project has brought together farmers, estate owners, communities, businesses, local authorities and educators ...
Nature-based solutions category: river restoration, riparian planting, woodland creation Nature connectivity project focussed on two sub-catchments on the Perthshire/Angus border, east and west of&nbs...
Nature-based solution category: wetland restoration, grassland, meadow and pollinator, riparian planting Bamff Wildland is a pioneering rewilding project managed near Blairgowrie, focused on wetland r...
Nature-based solution category: multi-habitat type Buglife’s B-Lines project ran from April 2022 to 2024 across
the Strathmore Valley from Montrose to Dunkeld, increasing the area and quality
of polli...
Nature-based solution category: multi-habitat type This family-run Nature Restoration Fund rewilding project on
a small-scale landholding near Blairgowrie is creating new wetlands, native
woodland and...
Nature-based solution category: woodland creation The Tyndrum Community Woodland expansion project is creating
native woodland as part of the Wild Strathfillan Project. The project supports
woodland h...
Nature-based solution category: river restoration This Lunan Burn and Loch Clunie SSSI restoration project
aims to enhance water quality and restore freshwater habitats through riparian
tree planting ...
Nature-based solution category: nature-positive land management Dundee City Council and Angus Council are improving National
Cycle Network Route 1 between Broughty Ferry Castle and Monifieth to provid...
Nature-based solution category: sustainable drainage The Water Resilient Dundee partnership aims to jointly plan
and sustainably manage water across Dundee to help the city respond to climate
change n...
Nature-based solution category: flood protection scheme The Brothock Water flood risk project is delivering a series
of measures to reduce flood risk, including upstream natural flood management
to in...
Nature-based solution category: peatland restoration, woodland creation, wetland restoration The Invergledie Estate landscape-scale restoration project
focuses on restoring natural processes through n...
Nature-based solution category: peatland restoration, woodland creation Part of the Glenturret Estate, this 431-hectare nature restoration site in Crieff,
Perthshire, owned and managed by the Un...
Nature-based solution category: sustainable drainage The Bank Street pocket park in Dundee is an early example of
how blue-green infrastructure can transform a once-derelict area of land into a
welcom...
Nature-based solution category: sustainable drainage Douglas Connections is a landscape-led regeneration
initiative within Water Resilient Dundee, aiming to create a safer, greener and
more climate-re...
Nature-based solution category: woodland creation, peatland restoration Dalnacardoch is a 100-year landscape-scale restoration
project managed by Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust across 18,500 acre...
Nature-based solution category: woodland creation, wetland creation Margmore is a traditional small farm located high above the
River Tay and bordered by two fast-flowing burns, with plans to plant mo...
Nature-based solution category: multi-habitat type The Leven project is Scotland’s first Landscape Enterprise
Networks initiative, bringing partners together to preserve and enhance the natural
assets...
Nature-based solution category: multi-habitat type, woodland creation The Heart of Scotland Forest partnership is connecting six
areas of land to create a linked restored corridor of more than 3,000 h...
Nature-based solution category: peatland restoration This newly acquired estate at Glen Turret Estate near Crieff
is now managed by KITH Trust and the University of Edinburgh, with a focus on
transiti...