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Lines of trees and bluebells on Canna
26 Jun 2020

Dawn chorus walk on Canna

Our rangers on Canna got up very early to record the delightful dawn chorus in early summer.

Head and shoulders shot of actor Brian Cox with his arms folded.
26 Jun 2020

Scottish celebrities rally for the National Trust for Scotland

Scottish celebrities living across the world are offering their support for our Save Our Scotland fundraising appeal.

A leather handbag shaped like a sporran, with a tweed middle panel. It has a long thin shoulder strap. It has a label declaring it is made from official Harris tweed.
25 Jun 2020

Meet the Makers: Anthony Wright from Barrhead Leather

The Trust is proud to support talented makers and craftspeople from across Scotland – find out more about them in this new series.

25 Jun 2020

The Second Morton Photography Symposium

On Thursday 29 October the Second Morton Photography Symposium on ‘Ways of Seeing’: Women and Photography in Scotland will take place as an online webinar hosted by Glasgow Women's Library.

A black and white photograph of a white classic sports car, driving along a stony road with tall mountains in the background.
24 Jun 2020

Gulliver’s Travels – the Le Mans connection

Here’s a question for your next lockdown quiz – what’s the connection between the small Hebridean island of Canna and the world-famous Le Mans car race?

A man on a bicycle, cycling on a wide path with trees on either side.
19 Jun 2020

Cycling across the States to Save Our Scotland

US-based George Russell (73) is cycling 3,200 miles to raise funds for the Trust.

19 Jun 2020

Music Day on the summer solstice

In France, the longest day is the day people celebrate ‘La Fete de la Musique’, or Music Day.

A pine woodland with blue sky above. A close-up of a large tree trunk at the left hand side.
18 Jun 2020

Mar Lodge pinewoods

We’ve been preserving and regenerating the ancient Caledonian pine forest over the last 25 years at Mar Lodge Estate.

Box hedging surrounds gravelled areas with plants (lots of lavender) and a stone statue of an angel. A stone outbuilding is in the background.
16 Jun 2020

Virtual garden tour: Fyvie Castle walled garden

Join Fyvie Castle gardeners Stuart Stockley and Gordon Thomson, as they take you on a fascinating tour around the Walled Garden of Scottish Fruits, home to the largest collection of Scottish fruits and vegetables.