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A photo of Fyvie Castle at night. A full moon rises behind the towers. At the top of the castle, one room is lit red. A ghostly figure can be seen standing at the window.

Spooky stories

Staff from across the Trust tell us about eerie encounters with ghosts at their properties.

Glencoe in spring, with small yellow plants growing on the hillside in the foreground.
4 Sept 2018

The Colin Donald Environmental Law Award 2018

At the National Trust for Scotland’s AGM on 1 September 2018, we announced the winner and runner-up of this year’s Colin Donald Environmental Law Award.

21 Aug 2018

Armistice gardens bloom across Aberdeenshire to mark First World War centenary

White borders have been planted at Trust gardens in the North East to mark 100 years since the end of World War I.

History retweets itself

We chat to travel bloggers Samantha Grant of The Wee White Dug and Erin Doogan of Beauty Creep about their love of history, creating content and using their membership to explore more of Scotland.

Staff at Culloden stand in a row across a path on the battlefield, all linking arms.
1 Aug 2018

Building a planning system that works for everyone

We’re pushing for improvements to the planning system, which will make sure that Scotland’s special places are protected for everyone.

Two children duck as they play beside a miniature model of Brodie Castle in a play area.
16 Jul 2018

Bringing play to Brodie

Here is a garden with a difference – discover Brodie Castle’s Playful Garden.

A view across a loch at sunset, with the sky turning shades of blue, pink and purple. These colours are reflected in the loch. The trees on the shoreline are silhouetted against the sky.
11 Jul 2018

Elevating the experience at Inverewe

We’re delighted to announce an exciting addition to beautiful Inverewe Garden.

A mountainous landscape with a snow-capped mountain in the distance under a blue sky.
10 Jul 2018

Summing up species

We carry out a lot of work to monitor Scotland’s wildlife, and this summer we’re taking part in Chris Packham’s UK-wide Bioblitz campaign.

A group of young children sit on the grass around an old tree with a very large trunk. The boy in the middle holds a framed poster up to the camera.
6 Jul 2018

Going wild at Leith Hall

We’re running a project to get school pupils involved in planting wildflowers in Aberdeenshire.

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