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The rotunda at Bannockburn at sunset. The sky is a bright orange to the left, with dark blue clouds to the right. Trees stand silhouetted beside the rotunda and flag pole.
22 Aug 2024

We’re in a battle about Bannockburn — and we need your support

We have a positive update on our request to Scottish Ministers to call in a Stirling Council-approved planning decision on land at Bannockburn.

An orchestra conductor during a performance. He has blonde hair and is wearing a black tuxedo.
16 Aug 2024

Highly acclaimed pianist Janusz Piotrowicz at Brodie Castle

We are delighted that esteemed pianist Janusz Piotrowicz will be giving a classical recital to entertain visitors at Brodie Castle this August.

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. 

The small church building on St Kilda, surrounded by scaffolding.
13 Aug 2024

Braving the elements to protect St Kilda kirk

National Trust for Scotland staff and contractors have braved the elements during work on a major project to conserve the St Kilda kirk before its 200th anniversary.

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.

A group of five people in old-fashioned Tudor dress stand outside a yellow building with a terracotta tiled roof. They hold a large cut out of a silver key.
5 Aug 2024

Committed Culross colleague’s farewell season

Michael Pitt, who is now in his tenth decade, is standing down from his role at Culross after 26 years.

A smiling woman in a navy blue waterproof jacket stands on a grassy hillside, with greenery surrounding her and a tall waterfall behind her. She is holding a pair of binoculars around her neck.
1 Aug 2024

Welcome to our new rangers

We’ve appointed two new seasonal rangers to support our nature conservation work.

A photograph of a garden with a T junction gravel path and trees and shrubs on either side.
26 Jul 2024

The PLANTS Project: Leith Hall’s Rock Garden

After spending time in the inspirational rock garden at Leith Hall, Valeria Soddu, Inventory Officer for the North PLANTS Team, shares some of the plants she discovered and their history.

A smiling man stands on a footpath that runs through a glen alongside a burn, with tall mountains all around. He wears a waterproof jacket and walking boots, and is holding the straps of his rucksack.
25 Jul 2024

Launch of our annual Footpath Fund appeal

We’ve launched our annual Footpath Fund appeal to raise funds to support the maintenance and repair of more than 300 miles of paths.