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Crathes Garden blog #19: The cycles of life
Our expert garden guide takes a look at the glorious autumn colour holding on at Crathes, and considers the role the garden can play in improving biodiversity in the years ahead.
What if a new National Park wasn’t only on land?
The Trust’s Director of Conservation and Policy believes the Scottish Government’s approach to new National Parks should look seawards as well as landwards. Here’s why.
Plant of the month: Cotinus coggygria
While auditing the garden at Crathes Castle, Niki Douglas (Inventory Officer for the PLANTS project) was impressed by the beauty of the smoke bush.
The work of our Collections Care teams
The preservation of the National Trust for Scotland’s collections and interiors is founded in science and relies on the work of our dedicated Collections Care teams.
Trust pays tribute to Culloden champion
We are very sorry to hear of the death of Professor Christopher Duffy, who tirelessly championed the protection of Culloden Battlefield. His contribution to the site and Jacobite studies will be sorely missed.
Why we love Glencoe
Members of our team and visitors share some of the reasons why they love this very special National Nature Reserve.
Storm damage: one year on
As the one-year anniversary of devastating storms Arwen and Corrie approaches, we’re launching a tree appeal to support storm damage recovery.
The PLANTS project: studying at Threave Garden
Threave is home to the Trust’s School of Heritage Gardening, as well as a wonderfully diverse plant collection. The PLANTS project team spent three weeks at Threave this autumn.
Contesting Landscapes: A Hymn to the Banished
Part 3 in the series. We are delighted to be working with the artist Annalee Davis on the creative intervention ‘Contesting Landscapes of Distraction’ at Balmacara Estate, which will explore the complex shared histories of the Scottish Highlands and Barbados.