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22 Sept 2022

Doors Open Days at Kippen Smiddy

At the end of August the National Trust for Scotland ran several Conservation in Action days for volunteers at Kippen Smiddy, to allow it to reopen to the general public for our Doors Open Days this month.

A pedestrian suspension bridge, with a man in a white t-shirt walking across it, arches over a gorge. Beyond it, the mountainous landscape is covered by a variety of trees.
20 Sept 2022

Improvements for visitors at Corrieshalloch

Since February 2022, work has been taking place to improve the experience for the 75,000 visitors we welcome there every year.

A white-tailed eagle chick with black tracking tags round its feet sits on a scrubby grass cliffside.
20 Sept 2022

Mar’verick takes to the skies

The first white-tailed eagle chick has fledged from Mar Lodge Estate.

Mountains rise on the far side of a blue loch. In the foreground is a fern- and grass-covered hillside, with a woodland on the banks of the loch below.
6 Sept 2022

Better protection of wild land needed

We’re calling for enhanced protection of wild land in the Scottish Government’s planning framework, to help meet Scotland’s net-zero targets.

A portrait of a man in armour has been added to with new features drawn in including black glasses, a bright blue bow tie and he is holding a snooker cue. The portrait has been hung in a tree.
18 Aug 2022

Pollok House art goes wild!

Some of the beautiful artworks usually found inside the house have been given a light-hearted new look and relocated throughout Pollok Park, as part of a new Art Gone Wild trail.

Two men stand in a country landscape of fields and trees. They both wear a sun hat and a National Trust for Scotland grey top, and each raise a small empty whisky glass in a toast
18 Aug 2022

Big dig at The Glenlivet distillery

An archaeological dig discovers details of historic whisky production at former The Glenlivet distillery, part of our Pioneering Spirit project.

An old blacksmiths forge, with the built-up brickwork of the hearth along the back wall and two anvils set in front of it. Everything is ageing and looks dirty from gathering dust.
10 Aug 2022

Help us restore Kippen Smiddy

We’re inviting volunteers to help reinstate the 18th-century blacksmiths back to its former glory and reopen it to the public.

A large white statue of a rabbit lies on a hillside. Children play around it. Bubbles float in the air beside them.
9 Aug 2022

Family fun at Brodie’s Summer Festival!

The Summer Festival at Brodie Castle will celebrate summer 2022 with a bang, and is open to all ages.

A view of the exterior of Pollok House, seen from the foot of some semi-circular stone steps and through a cast iron gate. Two large stone statues of lions, holding shields, stand either side of the gate.
5 Aug 2022

Pollok House seeks a storyteller to explore links with enslavement

The team at Pollok House are currently inviting applications from creative practitioners for a six-week residency which will take place in autumn 2022.

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