A picnic cottage enjoyed by Queen Victoria on her visits to Balmoral has been saved by the Trust. The picnic cottage in ...

The PLANTS project concludes in 2025 after auditing plant collections across Trust gardens. Inventory Officer Lucrezia Rossi ...

To celebrate National Maintenance Week, we take a glimpse into the role of one of the Trust’s maintenance surveyors.

Textiles are fascinating and delicate objects. In the last of the Ramsay exhibition blogs, we explore the risks and ...

Prunus padus is commonly known as bird cherry. Prunus is the Latinised form of the Greek word meaning plum, and padus is the ...

Endangered mountain trees and shrubs are making a comeback in Scotland, a study by the University of Stirling has shown.

We are re-thatching the roof of the Bachelors’ Club, the site of Robert Burns’s social club in the 18th century.

A promising increase in the corncrake population has been recorded on Canna, after years of low numbers on the island – an important step forward in the conservation of this endangered bird.

With the support of the National Trust for Scotland, a team of archaeologists and students from the University of Glasgow, ...

We share a couple of ideas for plants that are easy to grow yourself, and some delicious recipes that use them.

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum offers a truly unique encounter with Scotland’s favourite son. Robert Burns is Scotland’s National Bard, and his poetry and songs are known and loved the world over. But ...

Indulge in rich, fudgy brownies from Head Chef, Ivor Clark at Newhailes. Dark, milk, and white chocolate blend perfectly to ...