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Close-up of a yellow winter aconite flower with waxy green leaves.
10 Jan 2020

Blooming gorgeous: winter aconite

This is the first of our Blooming Gorgeous instalments of the year, to celebrate St Abb’s Head NNR’s 40th Trust anniversary! Up first is a wintry little sprite known by the name of winter aconite.

View of Burg from across the sea. Snow is on the mountain tops in the distance.
6 Jan 2020

Surf and turf: uniting our actions on land with saving our seas

Early in 2020, our marine policy is published as the Year of Coasts & Waters gets underway.

A female mute swan and her cygnet swimming on a loch beside some green reeds.
1 Jan 2020

Creature feature: mute swan

This is the first in our series of articles for 2020, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Trust acquiring St Abb’s Head.

A red grouse perches on a rock in Mar Lodge Estate
20 Dec 2019

Response to Werrity Review

The National Trust for Scotland comments on the publication of the Werrity Review on Grouse Moor Management.

A tray of individually potted willow seedlings.
12 Nov 2019

Willow recovery taking root at Mar Lodge Estate

The first seedlings of rare willows have been successfully grown as part of a conservation project at Mar Lodge Estate.

A still from a video showing an illustrated bug hotel made from wooden planks, with flowers growing beside it.

How to make a bug hotel

Make a home for garden wildlife with this easy bug hotel.

Snow-covered mountains and blue sky are reflected in a mirror-like loch on a clear winter's day.
16 Oct 2019

Public support for independent environmental protection body

A new poll has revealed that the public agree a new, independent environmental watchdog is needed to ensure existing EU environmental protections remain in place after Brexit.

A seal lies on a sandy Mingulay beach with a turquoise sea in the background.
14 Oct 2019

Trust calls for funding support for Scotland’s landscapes

A new film launched last week highlights the need for funding to protect Scotland’s nature.

A stream runs down a hillside with bogs either side of it. Far below lies Loch Lomond.
2 Oct 2019

The importance of peat

Stuart Brooks, our Head of Conservation and Policy, is chairing the IUCN UK Peatland Conference in Belfast this week.