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Newhailes House seen across the lawn, with tall leafy trees framing the shot.
31 Aug 2023

Why we love Newhailes House & Gardens

Members of the Newhailes team share some of the reasons why they love this place of magical spaces, just on Edinburgh’s doorstep.

A woman stands at the top of a cliff with a tripod, looking down a very steep slope to the blue sea below and seabirds perched on the rocky shore.
31 Aug 2023

Significant seabird census completed at St Kilda

The census took staff and volunteers around 1,400 hours to complete and it highlights the importance of taking action to protect seabirds.

A National Trust for Scotland ranger sits in the driver's seat of a Land Rover, and leans through the open window. A young girl sits in a car seat in the back, smiling.
30 Aug 2023

Rangers rise to the challenge in Glencoe

As Glencoe experiences one of its busiest years, our ranger team is working hard with visitors and campers to care for this spectacular glen.

A close up of a perched brown hen harrier chick, with little patches of downy white feathers still visible along its head and wing.
29 Aug 2023

Birds of prey breeding success

Mar Lodge Estate has seen a successful breeding season, with 32 hen harrier chicks born on the estate.

25 Aug 2023

Weaver’s art – from London to Kilbarchan

Research undertaken by Jenny MacLeod, a PhD researcher from the University of Glasgow, has revealed new insights into the townscapes in the Weaver’s Cottage art collection.

25 Aug 2023

The PLANTS project at Inveresk Lodge Garden

How the PLANTS project team for Edinburgh & East got on during their first audit at Inveresk Lodge Garden.

An oil painting of a group of people in a weaving workshop. An old man sits at the wooden loom, adjusting the threads. A woman sits nearby, at a spinning wheel. A group of three men gather at the other side of the room: one reads the paper, one sits on a chair looking at the loom, and the other leans against the back of the chair.
24 Aug 2023

The women who painted Kilbarchan

Jenny MacLeod, a PhD researcher from the University of Glasgow, highlights some of the research she has undertaken on the women artists who painted Kilbarchan’s final weaving days.

The front facade of Brodick Castle is covered by scaffolding, seen from the garden path below.
23 Aug 2023

Conservation project on track at Brodick Castle

Here is an update on our nine-month conservation project to protect Brodick Castle for future generations.

Two women stand in front of a curtain at a formal event. The lady on the left is the Provost of Renfrewshire and wears a large gold medal. She is holding a framed piece of woven tartan. The lady on the right wears a National Trust for Scotland badge and is holding a wooden plaque.
22 Aug 2023

Celebrating the warp and weft of heritage

Councillor Lorraine Cameron (Provost of Renfrewshire) has marked the 300th anniversary of Weaver’s Cottage, in Kilbarchan, with a celebration for the National Trust for Scotland team that cares for the museum.

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