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A young child walks away from a model Easter egg hiding under a tree. She holds a trail sheet and a pencil.
17 Apr 2023

Egg-ceptional Easter weekend

This year, we welcomed 23,822 children to take part in our Easter Egg Trails across 32 of our places.

Somebody wearing a grey woollen jumper places a diamond ring over the fourth finger of someone else's right hand. A very calm loch is in the background.

Romantic places to propose in Scotland

The National Trust for Scotland is known for its stunning historic places and breathtaking landscapes, providing many romantic proposal spots throughout Scotland.

A large and chunky-trunked sycamore tree stands in woodland, covered with ferns, lichens and mosses. A gravel path with a wooden way marker runs beside it.
13 Apr 2023

Crathes Garden blog #23: What price a tree; what price a garden?

This month, our expert garden guide considers the different ways we value trees at our places.

Doug Allan and Jackie Bird stand next to each other in a recording studio, smiling at the camera.

Love Scotland podcast – Season 5

Listen to the fifth season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some of the stories behind our people and places.

Five women, all wearing dark National Trust for Scotland jackets, walk in a row towards the camera across the lawn in front of the House of the Binns.
31 Mar 2023

House of the Binns reopens to public

With our project to ‘bring back the Binns’ now completed, visitors can see inside the historic house for the first time since before the pandemic.

A close-up of a pale pink/purple rhododendron flower, with darker purple spots going deep into the flower on one of the petals.
31 Mar 2023

The PLANTS project: spring highlights

Spring-flowering plants bring a lot of colour to a garden early in the year. Here, the PLANTS project inventory team pick a few favourites.

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 bowl of mussels is displayed on a cafe table by the window. A small bottle of cider and a little finger bowl also stand on the table.

Recipe: mussels inspired by Culzean

Our Head Chef at Culzean, Scott Murdoch, has created a dish inspired by the land and sea of the country park.

Image of mountain top showing eroded ground and lots of people sitting either side of the main path.
12 Mar 2023

Preventing further damage to iconic Scottish summit

Work will be undertaken to stop the loss of vegetation and further soil erosion from the top of Ben Lomond.