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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Lucinda Cameron

Seven ‘remarkable’ species found at conservation charity sites

A corncrake chick was spotted on the Treshnish Isles (Caroline Martin/NTS/PA) -

The discovery of seven rare species at National Trust for Scotland sites in 2025 is a “powerful sign” its conservation efforts are working, the charity has said.

Corncrake chicks, lichen, a rare fungus and an unusual beetle are among the “remarkable” species recorded in 2025, many of them found nowhere else in Scotland, the UK, or in some cases the world.

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