Countryside Services

Ranger reports

Explore the latest reports from High Life Highland’s Countryside Rangers. These publications highlight our work across the Highlands, from biodiversity projects and school programmes to community engagement and conservation initiatives. Each report offers insights into how we’re protecting nature and inspiring people to connect with the nature and heritage.

Our latest reports

People undertaking a craft activity making crosses from rushes outside

Northern Pilgrims Way Project Report 25-26

Read about our heritage project connecting communities with the medieval pilgrimage and local historic sites

Save Our Highland Starlings Project 2025

Read about our community project to install starling nest boxes across the northern Highlands.

A clipboard lies on the floor of a grassy meadow

Highland Big Pollinator Count Report 2025

The results of the 2025 Highland Big Pollinator Count

Person in a blue polo shirt showing a picture card to children seated around tables in a library with bookshelves and a staircase.

Growing Greener Libraries Report 2025

Learn how Highland libraries became hubs for climate action and nature engagement through seed libraries and nature clubs.

The Puddles to Ponds Education and Restoration Project 2024

Discover how ponds and restored habitats help schools and communities learn about freshwater ecology and biodiversity.

Group of volunteers standing on grassy ground near the sea with piles of collected rubbish and fishing nets in bags.

Countryside Rangers Annual Review 2024 - 25

Explore award-winning projects, school programmes, and community initiatives that made a big impact on nature and wellbeing.

Person playing curling on an outdoor frozen surface, holding a curling stone and broom, with several stones on the ice and snow-covered trees in the background.

Curling in the Classroom Report 2024 – 25

Discover how our Heritage Ranger brought Scotland’s curling tradition into schools, blending history, science, and teamwork.

Close-up of a hoverfly perched on the bright yellow petals of a daisy-like flower, feeding on the central disc.

Highland Big Pollinator Count Report 2024

See the results of our citizen science project tracking pollinators across the Highlands and why wildflower meadows matter.

Group of walkers on a narrow path along a steep rocky hillside in a remote valley with mountains in the distance.

Countryside Rangers Annual Review 2023–24

Discover how our rangers connected thousands with nature through events, school visits, and habitat restoration projects.

Volunteers working on a wooden boardwalk near a sandy beach, using tools to clear and repair the path with coastal scenery in the background.

Countryside Rangers Annual Review 2022 – 23

Highlights of our conservation, education, and community projects, including biodiversity work and volunteering.