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A heron sits in a pine tree.

Spotter’s guide: Birds

The Trust protects the habitats of more than a million seabirds, as well as birds that nest in our woodlands, gardens and hills.

A heron in flight

Spotter's guide for families: Birds

We look after the habitats of more than a million seabirds, as well as birds that nest in our woodlands and hills.

The manuscript of the Declaration of Arbroath on yellowed paper. Strips of paper with wax seals are attached to the bottom.
6 Apr 2020

700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath

Over half of Scots don’t know about the Declaration of Arbroath … but they want to!

A young girl crouches with a pile of brown leaves in her hands.

Spotter's guide for families: Trees

At the Trust we care for some magnificent trees.

A view of the woodlands in the Hermitage in Perthshire, looking from the forest floor up into the canopy. The pine trunks appear very tall and thin!

Spotter’s guide: Trees

The Trust cares for some of Scotland’s most magnificent trees, and it’s likely that you’ll find many of these species growing at our places.

A bottle of gin sits on a log in a woodland, next to a pine cone.
10 Mar 2020

Raw nature, distilled

Find out how gin is helping to conserve the Caledonian pinewoods at Mar Lodge Estate.

4 Mar 2020

Bringing the banyan to the V&A

A gentleman’s early 18th-century nightgown from Newhailes, known as a banyan, features in an exhibition ‘Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk’ at the V&A in London.

Artist’s impressions of the new ground floor at Gladstone’s Land
28 Feb 2020

Fresh flavour for historic Royal Mile building

Gladstone’s Land will reopen in the summer with a fresh new look.

Two walkers head off into the hills along a path in Glencoe. Purple heather grows beside the path.
12 Feb 2020

Overcoming barriers to experiencing Scotland’s culture

Ahead of the Scottish Government’s first Culture Strategy for 20 years, we’ve published new public opinion research on current cultural activity in Scotland, and the barriers to its development.