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Black text on a white background with the outline of part of an orange and part of a pink star. The text reads: 40 years of Volunteers' Week. #VolunteersWeek. With the Volunteers' Week log and '40th Anniversary' underneath.
3 Jun 2024

Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2024

Volunteers’ Week takes place from 3–9 June. This year, the campaign has a specific theme to focus on the spirit of appreciation and recognition, marking an incredible milestone of 40 years of Volunteers’ Week in the UK.

Two hands holding a small piece of wood.

Samples take saving the Hill House to the next stage

The Trust's conservation project to dry out Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece the Hill House in Helensburgh is working.

A wrought iron sign reads: Mackintosh at the Willow
24 May 2024

Love Scotland podcast – Season 8

Listen to the eighth season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some thrilling stories about Scotland’s people and places

A range of old-fashioned printed business cards are displayed on a table. They advertise Robert Smail's Printing Works.
21 May 2024

Caring for industrial collections, part 4: dynamic reflections on a year’s work at Smail’s

In the final instalment of our four-part series, we reflect on our Bute Intern’s year spent undertaking preventive conservation at Robert Smail’s Printing Works.

A lawn with a border of flower plants to the left and a greenhouse pictured at the back.
15 May 2024

Malleny glasshouses renewed in major conservation projects

Loved by gardeners and visitors alike, the Malleny Garden glasshouses have been brought back into use by the Trust.

Three rangers, dressed in full waterproof clothing and wearing heavy-duty gloves, hold stem injection drills in a Charlie's Angels style pose! Tall rhododendrons grow behind them.
14 May 2024

Securing our natural heritage: investment and innovation

The Trust’s Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) rangers have been a powerful force in tackling a particularly tough land management conservation task.

The sun sets over the sea, casting an orange glow into the clouds, with the rocky cliffs of St Kilda in the foreground.
10 May 2024

From the edge of the world 2024 – part 1

Our St Kilda ranger team blog returns for a new season, sharing stories about living in the most remote Trust place.

9 May 2024

Storm damage to Fyvie’s Racquets Court – reflections one year on

An update on our repair work to the historic Racquets Court at Fyvie, damaged during Storm Otto.

A bride and groom kiss as they stand on the lawn in front of Greenbank House. The groom wears a kilt and the bride wears a long white lace dress. She carries a bouquet in one hand.

Shared love stories: Katie and Fezan at Greenbank Garden

Katie and Fezan share why they chose to hold their wedding at the beautiful Greenbank Garden.