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A mostly red butterfly, with purple and black spots on its wings, sits on a blue cornflower, its wings spread wide. Other tall grasses and stalks can be seen in the background.
20 Apr 2020

How to make a butterfly feeder

A grey seal lying on rocks with a flipper over its face.
20 Apr 2020

St Abb’s Head through the seasons: autumn

Enjoy a stunning gallery of autumn wildlife, captured by award-winning nature photographer Laurie Campbell at St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve.

A black and white photograph of a lady dressed in black and wearing a large locket, sitting with a small dog on her lap. The dog has very large ears! The lady is looking down at the dog with an affectionate look on her face.
16 Apr 2020

Camera-ready canines

We present some of our favourite carte-de-visites from the Brodie Castle collection, all featuring dogs!

Several yachts in an island natural harbour on a sunny day.
15 Apr 2020

Isle of Canna – a view from the harbour

Managing the harbour on Canna during the coronavirus pandemic and how the island is coping with the isolation.

A stone marking the graves of several clans stands beside a narrow path on a field. Heather has been laid at the base. Several other grave markers can be seen in the background.
15 Apr 2020

Rare Gaelic songs to mark the Culloden commemoration

Listen to rare snippets of haunting Gaelic songs inspired by the Jacobite cause, as we prepare to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden on Thursday 16 April.

Wreaths and bunches of flowers are displayed at the base of a large memorial stone. The stone has the following text inscribed on it: The Battle of Culloden as fought on this moor 16th April 1746. A group of people can just be seen standing to the side of the stone.
15 Apr 2020

Culloden Anniversary 2020 – Ceann-bhliadhna Chùl Lodair 2020

As we approach the anniversary on 16 April, we take a look at how people have commemorated the Battle of Culloden over the years.

A woman sits on the forest floor as two children examine something under a magnifying glass.

Spotter's guide for families: Insects

There are many different species of insects in the gardens and places we look after.

A golden-ringed dragonfly perches on a thin branch. Its black and gold bands along its body are clear. Its almost transparent wings are held out horizontally from its body.

Spotter's guide: Insects

There are many different insect species in the gardens and places we look after.

A pencil illustration of a row of four patients in beds in a ward, all holding an arm out to a nurse. The nurse holds cigarettes in her hand and stands at the foot of the bed at the right.
14 Apr 2020

Henrietta Tayler: Scottish Jacobite historian and First World War nurse

A modern-day Scottish writer and historian tells the story of one of her historical counterparts, whose own life was as interesting as the men and women she wrote about.

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