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A child is sitting at a table outdoors with various flowers, leaves and twigs, and is making a painting with them.
18 May 2021

Paint with flowers

We’ve taken inspiration from our amazing places to create fun outdoor projects for families to try at home.

A smiling lady crouches down in a woodland glade, surrounded by delicate spring woodland flowers. She is holding an orange, omega-shaped sign that has the National Trust for Scotland logo on it and the text: love.
18 May 2021

From threat to opportunity – Inverewe Garden’s biochar project

The Inverewe gardening team are turning the threat from an invasive species into a valuable and environmentally friendly project.

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

Now is the time for pine

The climate emergency and loss of biodiversity give added reason and urgency to restore the Caledonian pinewoods at Mar Lodge Estate.

A metal label which says 'whisky', which would have sat around the neck of a decanter.
14 May 2021

Tasting the ‘water of life’

To celebrate World Whisky Day on Saturday 15 May, we explore what early illicit whisky might have tasted like and look at some of the items associated with whisky in our collections.

Two women in Georgian servants' costumes stand by a laid table in a grand Georgian dining room.
13 May 2021

A day in the life of a servant

In Georgian Edinburgh, while the families of the grand New Town houses slept soundly in their beds, below stairs the servants would be busy preparing for an arduous day’s work ahead.

The shoreline of Loch Ewe around Inverewe Garden. Snow-capped mountains can be seen in the distance. Seaweed covers the rocks on the shoreline in the foreground.
12 May 2021

Exploring the depths of Inverewe’s underwater garden

The underwater world around Inverewe Garden is just as interesting and remarkable as the above-water garden. A new exhibition in the Summerhouse tells us more.

18th-century portrait of a man with a long grey wig and a red outercoat
11 May 2021

Costume and colour

The third in our A Student’s View series takes us on a journey into a painting to discover how clothing can tell a story.

A young woman walks along a clifftop path, with binoculars around her neck.
10 May 2021

Introducing: ‘I love this place’

Fall in love with our places all over again when you watch our new film.