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A huge flat fish (skate) lies on the bottom of a boat while a woman leans over it with a measuring tape
3 Sept 2024

70 years of caring for Fair Isle

The Trust is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Fair Isle coming under its care after the island was acquired from renowned ornithologist George Waterston on 3 September 1954.

A view standing on a clifftop and looking down along an extremely rugged and steep coastline. The sea crashes into the rocks from the right.
3 Sept 2024

From the edge of the world 2024 – part 3

Our guest blogger, Biosecurity Volunteer Tim Wallis, tells how bad weather does not stop play; it merely changes plans!

Two people one wearing hi-vis and both wearing helmets and microphones sit in a helicopter next to the window.
26 Aug 2024

Your Gift in Action – autumn 2024

The Trust relies on the generosity of supporters like you to protect the special places we all cherish.

A row of old stone house on in an expanse of brown grass.
26 Aug 2024

Love Scotland podcast – Season 9

Listen to the ninth season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some thrilling stories about Scotland’s people and places.

Pink foxgloves are in the foreground of this photo of the coastline of Burg on Mull, looking across the water to tall mountains.
23 Aug 2024

The PLANTS project: Where do common plant names come from?

Ever wondered whether foxes had anything to do with foxgloves? Or why lungwort is called lungwort? The PLANTS North team manager explores the origins of a few common plant names.

A woman stands in silhouette on a cliff looking out to sea, with hundreds of puffins wheeling in the air around her.
23 Aug 2024

St Kilda diaries with Cal Major

Our ambassador Cal Major recently spent some time on St Kilda, volunteering with the seabird team, and created a series of short films about her adventure.

Five people stand in a line outside a wooden slatted building.
19 Aug 2024

Local community contributes to improvements at Corrieshalloch

A new sensory walk and other improvements have been made at Corrieshalloch Gateway to Nature to enhance the visitor experience.

A photo of a garden on a summer's day with a blue cloudy sky and lots of trees and flowers in full bloom. A glasshouse sits at the bottom of the garden.
13 Aug 2024

The PLANTS project: roses at Malleny Garden

Roses bring a lot of colour to your garden in the summer. Here, the PLANTS project inventory team pick a few favourites from Malleny Garden. 

A man and a woman sit on a grassy cliff facing the camera. Both have large rucksacks next to them. The woman on the left leans back on her hands; the man on the right has two thumbs up! Both are relaxed and smiling.
8 Aug 2024

Concern over slow start to seabird breeding season

Seabird experts at the Trust have raised concerns after observing a slow start to the seabird breeding season as well as a reduction in nesting activity for key species such as fulmars, guillemots and shags.