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Festive flora

Wrap up warm against the chill of the season and explore the nature, beauty and heritage of our gardens this winter.

Three women stand in front of an exhibition entrance panel and a large framed embroidery. The word Stitched is stencilled onto the wall above some introductory copy.
22 Nov 2024

Love Scotland podcast – Season 10

Welcome to the tenth season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some thrilling stories about Scotland’s people and places.

A black metalwork gate, featuring an intricate design of leaves, apples, pears and dragonflies, is closed across the narrow entrance to a walled garden.
21 Nov 2024

Inverewe’s new gates

Thanks to a generous donation, we have been able to install beautiful new fruit gates at the entrance of Inverewe’s walled garden, protecting it from deer.

Two men sit on a hillside, surrounded by long grass. Ben Lawers rises behind them. The man on the left has long curly blond hair and a red beard; the man on the right has short dark hair. Both wear National Trust for Scotland fleeces.
21 Nov 2024

Dynamic duo return to save mountain plant habitats

We’ve bolstered our team at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve to conserve the collection of nationally rare and scarce mountain plant species.

A composite image of various plants, showing two large pics in the middle, and then three stacked each side to the left and right.
21 Nov 2024

The PLANTS project: 8 Inverewe plant highlights

Over three years, the PLANTS North team audited Inverewe Garden. In this post they share eight plants that sparked interest and discussion with visitors to the garden.

People work at small excavated squares of turf in a large grassy space, with the mountains of Glencoe in the background. Piles of earth are on plastic sheets/bags beside each quadrant.
13 Nov 2024

Glencoe archaeology digs reveal poignant artefacts from the past

With our support, a team of archaeologists and students from the University of Glasgow, along with volunteers, have spent a second year digging in Glencoe.

A stone built cottage, sitting upon a small hill, with mature trees and branches framing it on either side. Pic: © Ben Addy, Moxon Architects
13 Nov 2024

Royal picnic cottage saved

A picnic cottage enjoyed by Queen Victoria on her visits to Balmoral has been saved by the Trust.

Two women stand looking at plants, one with a clipboard
12 Nov 2024

The PLANTS project: A day in the life

The PLANTS project concludes in 2025 after auditing plant collections across Trust gardens. Inventory Officer Lucrezia Rossi reflects on her role and her experiences over the last two and a half years.

Two people in yellow high-vis jackets and white hard hats stand in the attic of a building.
11 Nov 2024

A day in the life of a Maintenance Surveyor

To celebrate National Maintenance Week, we take a glimpse into the role of one of the Trust’s maintenance surveyors.

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