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A wheatear - a small sparrow-sized bird with a blue back, white tummy, orange throat and black stripes on its wing - sits on a fence post.

Spring wildlife

As the days lengthen and warm, it’s a lovely time of year to spot some of our seasonal visitors as well as our much-loved resident species.

Woman wearing a yellow raincoat and walking boots is crouched on the ground in a forest, picking fresh wild garlic leaves.

Spring is wild garlic season!

A sign that spring is here is the unmistakable smell of wild garlic growing in the woodlands. Discover where to forage for fresh leaves, how to identify wild garlic, and how to make a delicious wild garlic pesto.

A colour photo of a red-barked tree growing out from a garden bed, with Crathes Castle in the distance. The sky is a very deep blue.
16 Feb 2022

The plant diaspora

Our North-East ranger considers the origins of some of our most-loved trees and plants, and takes a look at both the benefits and drawbacks of the Victorian plant-hunting tradition.

An aerial photograph of a woodland peninsula. It has digital pin points superimposed, all across the area, to show the extent of the storm damage at Inverewe.
15 Feb 2022

Storm Corrie at Inverewe

Our Operations Manager shares some news about the devastating effect of recent storms on parts of Inverewe Garden, and looks ahead to how the garden can recover.

A queen bumblebee rests on a bright yellow dandelion flower.
11 Feb 2022

Bees and Ben Lawers

Exciting new records have been made of solitary bee species using the recently restored mountain woodlands at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve.

The problem with Rhododendron ponticum

In 2020 the Trust began a nationwide project, Project Wipeout, which aimed to free our natural environment of invasive plant species. One of the plant species targeted by the project is Rhododendron ponticum. Find out why.

A photo of a tall, bare-branched oak tree standing beside a slightly taller, dark green conifer tree. A lawn lies in the foreground. Both tree are silhouetted against a blue sky.
25 Jan 2022

Crathes Garden blog #9: American giants and English oaks

In the latest instalment of her blog series, our expert garden guide takes a look at some of Crathes’ oldest and largest trees.

An aerial view of a large estate with an extensive area of flattened woodland in the foreground. Many trees are lying on the ground and resting on others. In the background a walled garden can just be made out.
12 Jan 2022

Storm Arwen – an opportunity arises

After the severe storm in November, the clean-up process is underway. Although some areas have lost many thousands of trees, it is not an entirely bleak outlook for the future.

A large conifer tree has fallen in a woodland, lying across the ground. A person in a high-vis jacket stands near the tree and looks tiny in comparison.
23 Dec 2021

A guide to walks during the festive period at our North-East places

Our North-East ranger shares an overview of which trails at Trust places have re-opened following the recent storms, and which ones we ask you to avoid.