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Wild Lands, Wild Waters
I love September because every year it saves me from an overdose of summer. By the time September dawns, or at least by the time it has got a week […]
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Preserving History
Scottish soldiers from across the centuries celebrate the launch of Scottish Battlefields Trust Some of Scotland’s best living history societies gathered in Prestonpans today, bringing to life a timeline of […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye! – The 30 Scottish Facts You Need To Know | Part 3
Put yourself to the test with our list of 30 essential weird and wonderful Scotland facts. How many do you know? 11. Rabbie Burns was the first person […]
Culture
Woodland Wonders
In August pinewoods go all drowsy on me, flat-footed and weary like an old dog. I know this trait of pinewoods of old. I have, after all, been here before. I […]
Culture
2015 Saltire Literary Awards Open for Nominations
Writers from across Scotland have the opportunity to have their work recognised across six categories with the opening of nominations for the 2015 Saltire Literary Awards, which are widely recognised […]
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Honours For Castle Cat!
The service of Castle Fraser’s resident feline has been recognised by the National Trust for Scotland – and, no, this is not an April Fools’ Day joke. The long-haired tabby, […]
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Links With Nature
I have reason to remember that tee shot. Kilspindie Golf Course at Aberlady, East Lothian coast, a beautiful early July day, sunlight bouncing off the deep blue Forth estuary, a […]
Culture
Boo’s Paper Houses Create a Stir in the Art World!
Would you like your home to star in an original work of art? Scottish artist Boo Paterson has won praise on both sides of the Atlantic for her intricate architectural […]
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Island Life
A questing heron stalks the furthest edge of wrack-strewn rocks, working the falling tide on a Skye shore. Two otters clamber onto a scrap of a skerry near Ord, just […]
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Scottish Premiere for The Curious Incident…
The National Theatre’s multi award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, adapted from Mark Haddon’s best-selling book, makes its Scottish debut at the Festival Theatre […]
