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Fall in love with Scotland’s remotest corners

Blogger Kate Hopper tells us how she’d spend her perfect longest day.

A woman crouches in a rose bed, surrounded by rose plants almost up to her shoulders. There are deep pink and white flowers on the shrubs surrounding her.
15 Jun 2018

Growing the next generation of gardeners

With a UK-wide shortage of gardeners, we’re playing our part in growing the next generation of horticultural heroes in a brand new gardening apprentice scheme.

A small, dark brown butterfly with orange markings around the side of the wings, perches on a blade of grass, glistening with dew.
15 Jun 2018

Over a century of biological recording at Mar Lodge Estate

Our Assistant Ecologist Andrew Painting takes us through some of the notable species found at Mar Lodge Estate.

The rotunda at Bannockburn at sunset. The sky is a bright orange to the left, with dark blue clouds to the right. Trees stand silhouetted beside the rotunda and flag pole.
13 Jun 2018

#LoveOnThe​LongestDay

On Thursday 21 June, we’re encouraging everyone to take part in a very exciting Trust project.

The striking exterior of Holmwood
13 Jun 2018

Is an architect an artist?

Last month our team had the pleasure of exploring Holmwood, a fantastic villa designed by the Glaswegian architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.

13 Jun 2018

Professional gardeners – an endangered species?

A new Garden Apprenticeship training scheme will help grow more professional gardeners to care for our beautiful and important places.

A large group of people stand outdoors at night, looking towards a brightly lit stage. Beside them are trees, lit with bright blue lights.
11 Jun 2018

Giving Scottish talent a stage at Upside Doon

We’re providing a platform for Scottish musicians at the Upside Doon festival in Alloway.

A view of a wide glen at Mar Lodge Estate, with a river winding its way through the centre. The surrounding hills are clad in heather and pine plantations.
8 Jun 2018

Strategy sets out historic plans for Scottish heritage

We’ve launched our most ambitious programme for investment and activity, over the next five years.

Long grass sways in the wind on a large empty moor. A line of trees stand in the background with hills in the distance.
8 Jun 2018

Concerns over new threat to Culloden Conservation Zone

The Trust has objected to another proposed development near Culloden.