Website maintenance

Please be aware that the website will be undergoing routine maintenance work between 8am–9am on Tuesday 27 August. At this time, the site may not be available. If this happens, please try again after 9am.

Join

All Stories

Showing 454 results for Behind the scenes. Clear filter
Aerial image of the House of the Binns
21 Apr 2023

Bringing Back the Binns: Meet the Regional Conservator

In this third instalment of a series of articles taking you behind the scenes at the House of the Binns, we look at the challenges and opportunities of undertaking our recent conservation project.

A large and chunky-trunked sycamore tree stands in woodland, covered with ferns, lichens and mosses. A gravel path with a wooden way marker runs beside it.
13 Apr 2023

Crathes Garden blog #23: What price a tree; what price a garden?

This month, our expert garden guide considers the different ways we value trees at our places.

Doug Allan and Jackie Bird stand next to each other in a recording studio, smiling at the camera.

Love Scotland podcast – Season 5

Listen to the fifth season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some of the stories behind our people and places.

A large wooden drawer is pulled out from a dresser to reveal many neatly wrapped bundles of tartan cloth. Handwritten labels telling the clan name are attached to each one.
29 Mar 2023

A weaver named Willie

We take a look at the life of Willie Meikle, one of the last Scottish handloom weavers of his generation.

A woman in a National Trust for Scotland fleece stands behind a wooden desk. The ceiling-high shelves behind her are stacked with paper-wrapped packages, books, scales, and various other items.
22 Mar 2023

Supporting conservation skills: an internship at the Trust

We’re welcoming Alice to the Trust, who joins us as a conservator intern on a 12-month placement.

Image of mountain top showing eroded ground and lots of people sitting either side of the main path.
12 Mar 2023

Preventing further damage to iconic Scottish summit

Work will be undertaken to stop the loss of vegetation and further soil erosion from the top of Ben Lomond.

7 Mar 2023

Recipe for a wedding – Fiona and Callum’s story

Home economics teacher Fiona perfectly crafted her wedding at Mar Lodge Estate – including making her own wedding cake using the property’s kitchen!

A large statue standing at the edge of a park is surrounded by scaffolding and then wrapped in a plastic film.
6 Mar 2023

Conservation in action: Cameronians’ Regimental Memorial

Find out about our plans to restore the Cameronians’ Regimental Memorial using traditional skills.

A rabbit peeks out of a hole in the ground.
28 Feb 2023

Crathes Garden blog #22: 1066 and all those rabbits

This month, our expert garden guide takes a look at the not-so-cute population of rabbits at Crathes, and the problems they are causing in the walled garden.