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A man is on a ladder leaning across the tiled roof of a stone barn, beside Preston Mill.

Behind the scenes this season

The Trust’s teams of expert staff and volunteers work all year round, carrying out important tasks to conserve our natural and cultural heritage. Here are some updates from just a few of them.

A large round stone cairn stands in the middle of a battlefield. Mountains and forests can be seen in the distance.

28 Mar 2022

Stronger planning regime still needed

Planning proposals don’t provide proper protections.

A Portugal laurel tree grows in the middle of a garden, with a paved area directly surrounding it and then neat hedges and shrubs. It is almost mushroom-shaped, with a thick trunk topped by a dense, dark green domed canopy.

25 Mar 2022

Crathes Garden blog #11: An enigmatic champion

In her latest blog, our expert garden guide takes a walk around Crathes estate and shares the stories of some of the champion trees here.

The main entrance to Holmwood on a rather wet day. The stone steps and surrounding walls leading to the front door have recently been cleaned. Two stone urns stand either side of the bottom step.

22 Mar 2022

Conservation in action: Holmwood steps

We’ve undertaken repair works to the Holmwood steps to help protect the frontage of Thomson’s beautiful villa.

A group of gardeners pose in Threave Garden around a flower bed, with Threave House looming above them! Several are holding hoes or other digging implements.

14 Mar 2022

School of Heritage Gardening

The School of Heritage Gardening trains new generations of expert gardeners who feel confident in their craft and will be leaders in the field.

A close-up view of some bright green aspen leaves, with tree branches silhouetted against a clear blue sky behind.

3 Mar 2022

Trembling in the breeze – aspen conservation

The National Trust for Scotland is helping to conserve aspen trees by propagating saplings at the Inverewe tree nursery.

The Hill House building is completely enclosed by an enormous chainmail box. Trees and a garden hedge stand in the foreground.

2 Mar 2022

Hill House: options for the future

How will the National Trust for Scotland proceed with the conservation of this unique building?

A view of an extremely ornately decorated drawing room, with the far wall made up of floor-to-ceiling windows. A red and blue patterned carpet almost fills the floor on top of parquet wooden floorboards. The ceiling has decorative, gilded plasterwork. There is a piano to the far left of the room, and a fireplace on the right-hand wall. Large mirrors run either side of the room.

24 Feb 2022

Softly does it

We take a closer look at Holmwood’s new carpets, the result of extensive research through historical archives.

The pink walls of Crathes Castle rise behind the dark green yew hedges. In the foreground is a cylinder-shaped yew hedge. It is a bright winter's day with a pale blue sky.

22 Feb 2022

Crathes Garden blog #10: Donald, Far’s Yer Troosers?

Despite the devastation from recent storms still looming large, our Garden Guide at Crathes finds much to lift her spirits in the garden, even in these cold winter months.

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