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A wheatear - a small sparrow-sized bird with a blue back, white tummy, orange throat and black stripes on its wing - sits on a fence post.

Spring wildlife

As the days lengthen and warm, it’s a lovely time of year to spot some of our seasonal visitors as well as our much-loved resident species.

Two young boys run across a lawn towards the camera.
21 Feb 2022

Easter Egg Trails 2022

Find out about the Easter Egg Trails we’re running at 21 of our places across Scotland this Easter weekend.

Woman wearing a yellow raincoat and walking boots is crouched on the ground in a forest, picking fresh wild garlic leaves.

Spring is wild garlic season!

A sign that spring is here is the unmistakable smell of wild garlic growing in the woodlands. Discover where to forage for fresh leaves, how to identify wild garlic, and how to make a delicious wild garlic pesto.

An oil painting of a Japanese woman playing a stringed instrument. Her hair is arranged on top of her head and she is wearing a pink kimono style garment.
18 Feb 2022

From Glasgow to Japan: Hornel at Pollok House

A new exhibition at Pollok House in Glasgow shines a light on Scottish artist E A Hornel’s Japanese inspiration.

A colour photo of a red-barked tree growing out from a garden bed, with Crathes Castle in the distance. The sky is a very deep blue.
16 Feb 2022

The plant diaspora

Our North-East ranger considers the origins of some of our most-loved trees and plants, and takes a look at both the benefits and drawbacks of the Victorian plant-hunting tradition.

An aerial photograph of a woodland peninsula. It has digital pin points superimposed, all across the area, to show the extent of the storm damage at Inverewe.
15 Feb 2022

Storm Corrie at Inverewe

Our Operations Manager shares some news about the devastating effect of recent storms on parts of Inverewe Garden, and looks ahead to how the garden can recover.

A panoramic view of Village Bay in St Kilda on a sunny day with deep blue sky. In the foreground are a row of ruined stone cottages, with a large cleit standing in the field before the shore.
15 Feb 2022

From the edge of the world 2022 – part 1

Our St Kilda archaeologist looks ahead to an exciting 2022 for the World Heritage Site and also shares some sad news about one of the most interesting island structures.

A view of Crathes Castle from the garden, with the yew topiary hedges in the foreground. It's a lovely sunny day.
15 Feb 2022

Conservation of Crathes Castle’s armorial panels

Find out more about Crathes Castle’s amazing stone panels and the stories they tell about the castle’s history, as well as all the work that has gone into protecting them.

A view of a large cleit (a stone-built structure used for storage) on a hillside on St Kilda.
14 Feb 2022

Piecing together Lady Grange’s secrets on St Kilda

The collapse of an important cleit on St Kilda may shed light on the story of Lady Grange.