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Simon Skinner, Chief Executive of the National Trust for Scotland, sits on a stone wall outside Pollok House.
13 Jan 2020

Chief Executive confirms retirement plans

Chief Executive Simon Skinner is retiring in May 2020.

The first section of the handwritten manuscript for Tam o’ Shanter by Robert Burns
13 Jan 2020

Tam o’ Shanter

This epic poem about witches and ghouls is a fantastic celebration of Burns’s hometown of Alloway, and demonstrates his love of the traditional tales he was told as a child.

Close-up of a yellow winter aconite flower with waxy green leaves.
10 Jan 2020

Blooming gorgeous: winter aconite

This is the first of our Blooming Gorgeous instalments of the year, to celebrate St Abb’s Head NNR’s 40th Trust anniversary! Up first is a wintry little sprite known by the name of winter aconite.

View of Burg from across the sea. Snow is on the mountain tops in the distance.
6 Jan 2020

Surf and turf: uniting our actions on land with saving our seas

Early in 2020, our marine policy is published as the Year of Coasts & Waters gets underway.

A female mute swan and her cygnet swimming on a loch beside some green reeds.
1 Jan 2020

Creature feature: mute swan

This is the first in our series of articles for 2020, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Trust acquiring St Abb’s Head.

A chef stands behind a large haggis on a decorative plate. He holds a sharp kitchen knife.

Address to a Haggis

This ode to Scotland’s national dish forms a key part of many Burns Suppers.

A view of Corrieshalloch Gorge on a sunny day, showing the waterfall tumbling down the steep-sided gorge.
28 Dec 2019

Funding secured for Corrieshalloch Gorge gateway

Gorge plans get £900k funding from Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund.

A row of empty old whisky bottles on display at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
23 Dec 2019

Scotch Drink

Burns’s love of whisky has become almost as famous as his works!

External view of House of Dun from the colourful garden
22 Dec 2019

Making a declaration on Angus heritage

In 2020, we’re planning to retell the story of Angus and Scotland in an ambitious new project at House of Dun, near Montrose.

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