Accessibility

This statement applies to content published on the Nature Networks Toolbox web application.

This website is run by NatureScot. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. For example, you should be able to:

• zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate the website using just a keyboard
• navigate the website using speech recognition software
• listen to the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand and used an off white background colour to aid readability.

How accessible this website is

This site produces zero errors using both Axe WCAG 2.2 A and Lighthouse automated accessibility testing but we are aware that these tests do not cover everything so we have also performed manual testing using voice over, keyboard navigation and screen readers.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information in a different format contact us and tell us:

• the web address (URL) of the content
• your name and email address
• the format you need, for example, HTML or accessible PDF

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you have any difficulties accessing any areas of this website or have any queries or suggestions. Please send us your comments using our Feedback form

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

NatureScot is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018

Compliance status

This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

Non-accessible content

The content that is not accessible is outlined below with details of:

• where it fails the success criteria
• planned dates for when issues will be fixed

Issues are identified using Wave, Axe and lighthouse chrome extensions.
When we publish new content, we will make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

The following content does not need to comply with the accessibility requirements:

• Third party content out with our control or not developed by NatureScot
  • Interactive maps
  • YouTube videos
• PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018
• PDFS containing map only images
• PDFs for print only purposes e.g. kids activities.
• pre-recorded audio and video published before 23 September 2020

How we tested this website

This website was tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 level A and level AA, using automated testing tools as well as manual tests.

We used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to decide on a sample of pages to test.

This included the Home page and other representative pages including, standard content pages with embedded media such as images, videos, iframes, maps, image galleries, forms, listing pages, news pages, FAQ pages.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We continue to test the site for any new issues to ensure it remains accessible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 30th April 2025 .