Plantlife publications
Plantlife's publications relevant to Scotland are listed alphabetically according to their subject area. To find specific publications follow the links on the right.
Most publications are available as a free download. If you wish to order a publication, please contact the Plantlife office or download this order form (PDF 24kb)

Read our report on the impact of Rhododendron ponticum on the bryophytes and lichens of Scotland's west coast woodlands.
Download a free copy here (PDF 2.9mb)

Report written by Richard Worrell and Basil Dunlop in March 2003 and published for the first time online in 2008 (35 pages).
Download a free copy here (PDF 5.9mb)

The report from the Juniper survey carried out in Scotland and England and Wales from 2005 to 2006 (33 pages).
Download a copy here (PDF 2.64 mb)
Download the results supplement here (PDF 264 kb)
Management guides

A guide to the management of Scottish woodland flora (32 pages) £4.00

Short guide on good practice for encouraging fungi on pastures and lawns. Produced by Plantlife for the Fungus Conservation Forum (4 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 1.4 mb)

An introduction to threatened lichen species
associated with old elm trees and advice on their management (6 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 808kb)

Management advice to landowners and managers for looking after rare mosses and liverworts in coastal dunes (6 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 600kb)

Advice to landowners on looking after reservoirs for this group of rare species (4 pages). FREE
Published in March 2006
Download a copy here (PDF 1mb)

A guide to managing and growing Juniper in upland areas(16 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 1.2mb)

Guide for landowners on good practice for encouraging fungi on their land. Produced by Plantlife for the Fungus Conservation Forum (4 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 841 kb)

Use native plants in your pond for the good of Scotland's wildlife. The leaflet describes some of the attractive pond species that are found in Scotland, and the conditions they require to grow well in the garden pond. FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 378 kb)

Take a look at this colourful leaflet and see some of the native plants you could use if you create a bog garden by your pond (6 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 625 kb)

Find out more about the importance of accurate labelling, so you know what you are buying. Also includes the 2007 Garden Centre Survey, seeking information on whether garden centres were selling any of 12 specified species. (6 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 402 kb)

Guide for gardeners on avoiding invasive garden plants and which are the best native pond plants to buy (6 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 449 kb)

Avoid these species for the health of your pond and the wider countryside. Also contains advice on what to do if you already have any of these in your garden (6 pages). FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 760 kb)

Our latest leaflet in the Pond Alert! series is titled 'Tried and tested' and gives useful examples of projects involving pond creation and management which may help you with your pond projects. FREE
Download a copy here (PDF 698 kb)

Plantlife has joined forces with the British Horse Society and Butterfly Conservation to launch a new guidance leaflet on managing Common Ragwort. This yellow flower is contentious, being poisonous to horses, livestock and humans, but also a valuable native plant.
Download a copy here (PDF 972 kb)
Species Dossiers
Species dossiers are detailed reports on species which are part of Plantlife's endangered species conservation programme Back from the Brink.

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Published in March 2003.
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Published in June 2005.
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Published January 2006.
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Published in April 2004.
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Published in April 2005
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Published in November 2004
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Published January 2006.
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Published in February 2004.
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Strategy

Scotland leads the way with a strategy to protect, conserve and raise awareness of its lower plants and fungi (20 pages).
Download a copy here (PDF 3.78mb)
Other

The highlights of activities over the past 4 years (9 pages)
Download a copy here (PDF 778 kb)
Welcome to the first annual newsletter for Plantlife Scotland members and volunteers. This is the place to find out more about our activities in Scotland, plans for the upcoming year and ways to get involved in Plantlife surveys and campaigns.
Download a copy here (PDF 2.1 mb)

The second annual newsletter for Plantlife Scotland members and volunteers, where you can find out more about our activities over the last year, events for 2008, new projects and activities and ways to get involved in Plantlife surveys and campaigns.
Download a copy here (PDF 1.0 mb)
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Other publications
Follow this link to see all our UK publications
Links to reports
New reports
Rhododendron in Scotland report
Influence of past management of pinewoods on twinflower
Juniper in the British uplands
Management guides
Flowers of the forest
Grassland gems: managing lawns and pastures for fungi
Lichens and elm trees
Looking after rare mosses and liverworts in coastal dune slacks
Managing uplands for Juniper
Managing your land with fungi in mind
Pond Alert! series of six leaflets for pond owners
Ragwort: friend or foe?
Species dossiers
Calicium corynellum
Cicerbita alpina Alpine Blue-sow-thistle
Epipactis youngiana Young's Helleborine
Juniperus communis Juniper
Lejeunea mandonii Atlantic Lejeunea
Pallavicinia lyelii Veilwort
Petalophyllum ralfsii Petalwort
Sphagnum balticum Baltic bog-moss
Strategy
Lower Plants and Fungi in Scotland
Other
Plantlife Scotland 2002-6
Plantlife Scotland newsletter 2007
Plantlife Scotland newsletter 2008



