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A stony footpath wends its way through a glen, surrounded by grass and boulders. Mountains surround the glen.
29 Aug 2017

Why care about footpaths?

Learn more about the problems facing Scotland’s mountains

A black and white photograph, in the style of an album cover! It features four people in a row, standing at various distances from the camera. The lady on the left holds a piece of paper, the man next to her pulls on a rubber glove, the next lady holds up a small object to better inspect it, and the man on the right stands with his arms folded.
25 Aug 2017

The Teams Revealed

With the Project Reveal teams now settled at their various regional bases, we thought this would be a good time to introduce them.

A close-up of the base on an old upright hoover, labelled with a metal triangular plate.
17 Aug 2017

It BEATS – as it Sweeps – as it Cleans

The Project Reveal West Team discovers the beauty of cleaning 1930s style, with an art deco Hoover.

A man stands in front of a large painting and uses a tool to carefully clean the canvas.
11 Aug 2017

Paintings undergoing conservation

Three large 17th-century Dutch paintings from Hill of Tarvit are being cleaned at a conservation studio. One painting is complete and the results are impressive.

A glass vessel, shaped like a pig, stands on a polished round wooden table beside some thick glass goblets. A large sash window lets in light in the background.
8 Aug 2017

The two little gin pigs of Brodie Castle

The Project Reveal Team at Brodie Castle delve into the history of gin – all in the name of research!

A Trust ranger crouches down next to a log in woodland, surrounded by a group of young children wearing high-vis vests and two adult helpers.
27 Jul 2017

The not-so-lone ranger

On World Ranger Day, find out more about the fantastic work of our very own rangers.

Revealing our collections
21 Jul 2017

Revealing our collections

Over the next 18 months we will share behind-the-scenes insights on the progress of our collections inventory project with you.

Haddo Madonna
21 Jul 2017

Haddo Madonna

Over the next 12 months we will share behind-the-scenes insights on the progress of our research on this painting, which we hope may be by the Renaissance artist Raphael.

A group of people at work in a field, removing weeds and invasive plants.
14 Jun 2017

Conservation volunteers protecting spectacular scenery

The Trust’s Conservation Volunteer Groups will be hard at work protecting Scotland’s spectacular scenery this summer.