Outdoors
Around 1100 Loony Dookers braved the New Year water
Participants from Scotland and around the world flocked to the shores of South Queensferry, by Edinburgh, on New Year’s Day, to brave the chilly waters of the Firth of Forth for the Loony Dook as part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. Some 1,100 ‘dookers’ including Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood co-directors of Underbelly who produce Edinburgh’s Hogmanay…
Read MoreScottish Land & Estates appoint chairman designate
Mark Tennant has been appointed chairman designate by the board of Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation. Mark’s family business Innes Estate in Elgin has been a member of SLE for over 40 years. During that time Mark has been a member of the organisation’s Highland committee twice as well as vice-chair (policy)…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – Why hope is so important
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie ponders how important it is to have something good to cling on to. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The…
Read MoreGetting to know Scotland’s gamekeepers
While they play an important part in the management activities of large areas of Scotland, little is known about the daily lives of gamekeepers and their attitudes, motivations and behaviours. This is set to change after a new survey was launched by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) – which teaches Gamekeeping at its Elmwood campus in Fife – to find out…
Read MoreBand of brothers given support at sea
Scotland’s world record attempt rowing brothers have been boosted by another set of siblings. Port Glasgow headquartered whisky packaging company McLaren Packaging, headed by brothers Donald and Michael McLaren, is sponsoring the bold bid by Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean to be the first three brothers and the youngest trio to row the Atlantic in…
Read MoreRural communities stand up to Chris Packham
Around 150 rural workers staged a demonstration in Perth last night (Tuesday), protesting against what they say is broadcaster Chris Packham’s ‘relentless drive’ to wreck their livelihoods. The BBC presenter – an outspoken critic of fieldsports – was giving a talk on nature photography at Perth Concert Hall. However, his appearance was met with a…
Read MoreHighland Show reveals its judges for 2020
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has announced next year’s judges for the competition. The RHASS is ending 2019 on a robust note following a third year of investment in the showground at Ingliston, clocking up record attendance at the Royal Highland Show and welcoming over one million people at over 200 events…
Read MoreBoots and Beards celebrating the great outdoors
At the heart of Scotland’s biggest and busiest city an inspiring movement has been building among Glasgow’s ethnic communities. Meet Boots and Beards. Boots and Beards is a Glasgow-based organisation which focuses on bringing together people from ethnic communities to have fun in the outdoors. Regulars at Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, the…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – Pick your presents carefully
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie’s anniversary present wasn’t what they expected. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a paragon of virtue and…
Read MoreWalking the walk and going the extra mile for charity
Norman Yarrow defied Parkinson’s Disease to talk the 212 miles of the coast-to-coast Southern Upland Way. In doing so, the Gullane man raised £320,000 for charity, and won the charity Cure Parkinsons Fundraiser of the Year award for ‘going that extra mile’ in fundraising. What made you decide to do your fundraising walk? I was…
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