Habitats of Scotland
What is a habitat?
A habitat is the place where an animal or plant usually lives. A habitat will provide all the things an animal or plants needs to survive. This includes:
- Food and water
- Shelter
- Protection
- Other animals that are the same species
There are lots of different types of habitat. Can you think of any examples?
Some animals and plants need very special surroundings to live in whilst others can survive easily in lots of different types of habitat.
There are many different habitats to be found in Scotland. To learn more about them have a look at NatureScotland website.
Learn about different habitats we find in Scotland and the how the animals we find there are adapted to their environments.