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A woman holds a framed old letter, as she smiles for the camera.
28 Aug 2025

Charles Darwin letter goes on display

A letter written by Charles Darwin to Scottish geologist Hugh Miller in 1855 is now on display inside Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum.

Two young girls, along with their father and grandmother, pose in front of a 230-year-old copy of a Robert Burns book.
22 Aug 2025

Burns descendants visit museum to see family artefact

A 10th-generation descendant of Robert Burns paid a visit to see a book the bard gifted her six-times great-grandmother.

A woman leans over a flapper skate with a measuring tape
22 Aug 2025

Research helps secure status of flapper skate habitats

The coastal region around Fair Isle has been awarded Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) status following marine research surveys supported by the Trust.

A view of a craggy mountain, with plant cover at the lower edges.

Looking for love in Ben Lomond

We’re playing matchmaker in a bid to help save a population of relict downy willow trees on one of Scotland’s most popular Munros.

Image of St Kilda from the sea. Birds fly around the rocky cliffs.
5 Aug 2025

Landslip on St Kilda after Storm Floris hits

Storm Floris has caused a landslip on St Kilda, as well as bringing down trees across Scotland.

Three people, all wearing National Trust for Scotland navy jackets, stand on the grassy hillside, with the Ben Lawers range in the background.
1 Aug 2025

Celebrating 75 years of Ben Lawers being in our care

We are proudly celebrating the 75th anniversary of Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve coming into our care.

Guillemots crowd on a cliff ledge at St Abb's Head
1 Aug 2025

Trust disappointed at Berwick Bank decision

We are concerned about the impact that the Berwick Bank windfarm will have on seabird colonies at St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve.

A man on a hillside uses a huge net to try and survey butterflies
31 Jul 2025

Scarce butterflies surveyed by returning ranger

Perthshire native Angus Todd has been on the hunt for an elusive butterfly species at some of the region’s most picturesque spots.

Two people stand on a boat, with one about to launch a drone.
30 Jul 2025

A bird’s-eye view of the gannet colony at St Kilda

The first drone census at St Kilda has revealed the islands are now home to the world’s largest gannet colony.