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31 May 2019

From the edge of the world: part 1

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

A puffin sits on the edge of a rocky ledge. It is looking directly at the camera.
29 May 2019

Trust counts on puffins’ welfare

We’ve just completed our first-ever bird count on the Inner Hebridean island of Staffa.

24 May 2019

Opening the door at Craigievar Castle

Will you walk through the door and experience the wonder of Craigievar?

23 May 2019

Lady Aberdeen’s print collection of celebrated Scottish women

Lady Aberdeen’s prints tell the story of Scottish women throughout history and offer a glimpse of what inspired this early feminist.

23 May 2019

A waulk on the wild side

Enjoy this gallery of images of sheep and the wearers of their wool – to coincide with the tweed waulking event on Canna this weekend.

A long straight tarmac drive leads across an enormous lawn area to a large hunting lodge-style building, nestled at the foot of woodland-covered mountains.
22 May 2019

Lottery funding for Mar Lodge Estate

An ambitious project to protect some of Scotland’s most important woodlands is getting underway this year, thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

Dozens of gannets fly over the sea, close to the shore of St Kilda.
20 May 2019

SOS – Save our Seabirds

The Biosecurity for LIFE project – a partnership between the Trust, the RSPB and the National Trust – recently launched its new campaign: Save Our Seabirds from Invasive Predators.

16 May 2019

The spice of life

This battered tin box from House of Dun provides an insight into the role of women in shaping attitudes towards the British Empire during the mid-19th century.

Craigievar Castle, a pink castle with turrets surrounded by a grassy lawn, with trees in the background.
15 May 2019

Opening the door to the past at Craigievar Castle

We’re putting the original 17th-century studded door back on display at the fairytale castle in Aberdeenshire.