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A puffin stands on a rock on a cliff edge. The sea gleams in the sun in the background.
8 Oct 2025

New tool will revolutionise puffin census efforts

The Trust has partnered with EOLAS Insight to create an innovative new puffin census tool.

A row of white-washed cottages line a country road, with a stream in the foreground and the sea in the background.
8 Oct 2025

Walktober in Wester Ross

Join us for a beautiful autumn walk at a number of our places in Wester Ross.

An ammonite fossil is displayed against a dark background.

Scottish Geology Festival at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace

This autumn, the team at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace are gearing up to demonstrate why geology rocks at the 2025 Scottish Geology Festival!

A small cluster of cream and brown mushrooms growing out of grass.
8 Oct 2025

Bodysnatching fungi part of Trust’s rare mushroom habitat

A parasitic fungi that manifests itself inside its host is one of the species of fungi found at the Trust’s internationally important grassland fungi habitat at Haddo House.

A male compositor works at an old-fashioned printing machine.

Meet the Makers: Jack from Robert Smail’s Printing Works

The Trust is proud to support talented makers and craftspeople from across Scotland, by selling their products in our physical and online shops.

Autumn family craft: leaf printing

Autumn is a great season for fun crafts with the family, and fallen leaves are just right for creating colourful leaf prints.

A black and white archive photo of President Eisenhower standing outside Culzean Castle, talking to a group of men.
3 Oct 2025

Love Scotland podcast – 2025 season, part II

This week, Jackie delves into the National Trust for Scotland’s archives.

Two people stand on a low cliff, looking out across a bay with turquoise water. On the sandy beach below are many seals.
23 Sept 2025

Discovering the magic of Mingulay

Cal Major recently spent a week on Mingulay and discovered the magic of this special Hebridean island.

The exterior of Robert Burns Birthplace Museum on a sunny day, seen from across the lawn. A wooden bench stands in the foreground.
23 Sept 2025

Trust nature and climate initiatives shortlisted for awards

The Glencoe Habitat Recovery Project and Robert Burns Birthplace Museum have been shortlisted for RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards.