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Close-up of a sculpture and flowers in a garden setting
3 Nov 2021

For peat’s sake, it’s time for compost ban

Global charities call for urgent ban on the use of peat in compost to tackle climate crisis.

3 Nov 2021

A wedding present to Ben Lawers

A couple from Killin has donated over a thousand pounds from their wedding guests to the Trust.

A group of people stand and sit on a cliff top. In the background are dramatic cliffs and a blue sea, with white waves crashing against the rocks.
1 Nov 2021

Joint call on delivering for nature and climate at COP26

We’re standing alongside our partners to call on world leaders to make COP26 a success for climate.

Purple and yellow pansies grow in a tub held inside an old drinking fountain. The fountain has an engraving of bones at the bottom, and women with snakes in their hair above the flowers.

The myths of witches

Dr Ciaran Jones challenges some of the misconceptions relating to the witches of Scotland.

An old Scots pine stands alone in a mountainous landscape. The hills behind are covered in snow and the sky is blue.
29 Oct 2021

A helping hand to heal the planet

How a partnership with nature can help ensure no cop-out after COP26: the work we’re doing to mitigate and protect against the impact of climate change.

A woman is standing next to some dwarf birch trees on a mountainside, under a blue sky with some clouds.
29 Oct 2021

Restoring peatland at Mar Lodge Estate

Find out why and how we’re protecting and restoring peatland at Mar Lodge Estate NNR.

A woman is in a conservatory beside some tall indoor plants. She smiles at the camera.
28 Oct 2021

A day in the life of a ... Propagator

We meet Ingrid van Oostrom, Propagator at Culzean Castle & Country Park, to learn a little more about her fascinating and important role.

Carington Bowles and John Dixon, The Old Beau in an Extasy, 1773, Brodick Castle collections.
27 Oct 2021

The Age of Powder and Paint

From the absurd to the downright dangerous, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century hair and beauty treatments placed those in pursuit of the latest fashions at risk of serious illness – and even death.

A view of a large moorland area, with a large stone cairn in the distance. The sky is blue, with white fluffy clouds scudding across.
26 Oct 2021

Dig breaks new ground at Culloden

Archaeological work at the battlefield aims to shed more light on the battle.