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Large vehicles help to clear a road of storm damage
25 Apr 2025

Your Gift in Action – spring 2025

As a charity, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to care for, share and speak up for Scotland‘s heritage.

A view looking across a vast expanse of lawn to Mar Lodge on a bright sunny day. The trees are green and beginning to turn into their autumn colours in some places. Tall mountains can be seen in the background.
21 Apr 2025

Mar Lodge Annual Review 2024

Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve has published its Annual Review for 2024.

A woman with pink hair looks over a display shelf housing lots of pottery ornaments shaped like ghosts, unicorns and highland cows.
21 Apr 2025

Meet the Makers: Zoe Scott from Worrywarts by Cured

The Trust is proud to support talented makers and craftspeople from across Scotland. In this story we meet Zoe Scott, the owner of Worrywarts by Cured.

A man looks at the crank handle of the internal mechanism of a water mill.
15 Apr 2025

Record-breaking donation brings Barry Mill back to life

One of the largest single gifts by a living donor in our charity’s history has supported restoration work, so Barry Mill can start milling flour again.

Five schoolchildren dressed up and holding cardboard shields stand in the room of a castle
2 Apr 2025

Fyvie Castle inspires future heritage careers

A new initiative by the Trust is encouraging local school pupils to explore potential careers in heritage, drawing inspiration from the rich history of Fyvie Castle.

A person stands looking up at an old tree, with moss on some of its branches.
21 Mar 2025

Trust’s trees hold promise for the future

We are embarking on an ambitious project to record all the ancient, veteran and notable trees across our entire estate to secure the survival of these living relics.

A group of people smile to camera at Dùn Coillich Community Land.
18 Mar 2025

Ben Lawers welcomes apprentices

The team at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve have welcomed their first Rural Skills Modern Apprentices.

A collage of images showing people recording plants
4 Mar 2025

The PLANTS project: 8 outcomes – the final blog

The PLANTS project celebrates three years of cataloguing Scotland’s historic gardens, laying a foundation for future stewardship and conservation efforts.

A group of men and women stand in a line while one is presented with a 50th-anniversary award for their services to volunteering. They are standing in the ornate room of a castle.
3 Mar 2025

Celebrating 50 years as a Trust volunteer

Finlay McKichan of the Aberdeen & District Members’ Centre has received the Trust’s President’s Award for 50 years of service.