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A red grouse perches on a rock in Mar Lodge Estate
19 Oct 2020

Fighting for a strong environmental watchdog

We’re asking people to sign our petition, calling for the Scottish Parliament to protect Scotland’s natural environment after Brexit by creating a strong environmental watchdog.

A group of people wearing red t-shirts are standing, socially distanced, in front of a large archway under a blue sky.
15 Oct 2020

Your Gift in Action

As a charity, donations are vital in helping us protect Scotland’s heritage. Here are just a few ways they have helped the Trust recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Falkland Palace in autumn, with a large tree in front, its leaves on the ground.
14 Oct 2020

Africans at the court of James IV

It’s Black History Month and, as we launch the Facing Our Past project, we take a look at some of the properties in our care that have links to the transatlantic slave trade.

A man in a bright red t-shirt with a runner's number pinned to the front stands on a grassy area in front of the sea. In one hand he holds an omega-shaped board that says Love; he's giving a thumbs up sign with his other hand.
5 Oct 2020

Going the extra mile

Trust Director Mark Bishop ran the Virtual London Marathon to support the Save Our Scotland appeal.

Moody image of Glencoe, with clouds over the mountain tops. In the foreground, on the hillside, are stones set out to spell SOS.
2 Oct 2020

Supporters from across the globe rally to help our charity

Thank you all for your support as our Save Our Scotland appeal total continues to climb.

The front cover of a booklet entitled Landscape and Place for Success. It features a large portrait photograph of the Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh, taken from above. The city of Edinburgh can be seen in the distance.
29 Sept 2020

Scotland’s Landscape Alliance launches ‘Landscape and Place for Success’

A new plan has been published, highlighting Scotland’s Landscape Alliance’s vision and some recommendations for change. Find out more about the Trust’s role in this important forum.

A photograph of the statue of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, surrounded by parkland and with a row of trees in the background.
21 Sept 2020

Bannockburn benefits from heritage emergency fund

Bannockburn received £250K from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Cropped image of a painting showing a lady in period clothes gazing at a child who is resting against her shoulder.
16 Sept 2020

Ask a curator!

For #AskACuratorDay, our curators share their favourite objects from across the Trust’s collections.

Four children wrapped up in anoraks and hats on a remote beach, holding postcards and a St Kilda mailboat.
29 Aug 2020

St Kilda mailboat’s epic journey

A very special delivery has been made in the week of the 90th anniversary of the evacuation of St Kilda.

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