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An aerial view of a narrow suspension bridge spanning a deep gorge. A waterfall crashes down the gorge. Woodland surrounds the banks either side.
11 May 2023

Why we love Corrieshalloch Gorge NNR

Our team at Corrieshalloch reveal how the newly opened Gateway to Nature Centre will inspire us to visit this spectacular place in the North-West Highlands.

Looking towards Culzean Castle, with the Fountain Court garden in the foreground.
31 Mar 2023

Why we love Culzean

Hear from some of our team and visitors why they think Culzean Castle & Country Park is such a special place.

A reconstructed cottage with a heather-thatched roof stands in a clearing in a glen. Tall mountains rise all around it, with heavy clouds passing over the tops.
23 Nov 2022

Why we love Glencoe

Members of our team and visitors share some of the reasons why they love this very special National Nature Reserve.

A mountainous landscape with a snow-capped mountain in the distance under a blue sky.
26 Oct 2022

Why we love Ben Lawers NNR

From nationally rare plants to incredible views (and maybe even some purple tongues!), here are just some of the reasons that we love Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve.

A red squirrel sits on a leafy woodland floor, surrounded by orange and brown fallen autumn leaves. A chunky twig lies in the foreground. The squirrel appears to be resting its front paw on its hind leg. Its long tail is stretched out behind it.
12 Oct 2022

Why we love Threave

Team members from Threave Garden & Estate share some of the reasons why they love working at this special place in South-West Scotland.

A close-up of a statue of a water nymph standing in the centre of a fountain with water falling around her.
28 Sept 2022

Why we love Greenbank Garden

Hear from our Greenbank team, as well as many visitors, about what makes this green oasis in the Southside of Glasgow so special.

The parterre garden at Pollok House, seen from the high bank behind it. The patterns created by the box hedging can be clearly seen. Small, brightly coloured bedding plants grow in between the hedges. There is a tall stone garden wall to the right.
21 Sept 2022

Why we love Pollok House

Find out why this special place in Glasgow inspires a lifelong love of history ... and why you should definitely pop into the Edwardian tearoom!

A view of the front of the Alexander Greek Thomson-designed Holmwood. It is a stone villa with columns and an angular roof, with a dome at the centre. It is not symmetrical. Wide stone steps lead up to the front door.
31 Aug 2022

Why we love Holmwood

The property team share why this very special villa in Glasgow is the perfect place to discover the amazing architecture and designs of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.

A view of a walled garden in summer, with bright pink flowering shrubs in the foreground and a white glasshouse in the background.
17 Aug 2022

Why we love Geilston Garden

Some of our team members share the reasons why they love this hidden gem of a garden in West Dunbartonshire.

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