Outdoors
We try and test the Jack Wolfskin Vojo Hike II boots
Tried and tested – Jack Wolfskin Men’s Vojo Hike II Mid Hiking Boots (£69.99) What is it: A great lightweight, intermediate walking boot. Strong ankle support, breathable, waterproof and a comfy fit. What I liked: I tested these boots out on a three-day walk around the hills in the Scottish Borders, and having taken them…
Read MoreCastle will host adventure travel film festival
Bikes and natural beauty will be in focus at Brodie Castle’s first film festival. Exploring the globe on two (and sometimes three) wheels is a theme for the first ever Adventure Travel Film Festival to take place at the National Trust for Scotland’s Brodie Castle this September. Pedalling in Patagonia, rickshawing across India, motorbiking through…
Read MoreA life in the great outdoors at Ardvreck School
Most childhoods are looked back on fondly, with memories of endless exploration and curiosity. Children can spend hours playing around outside, letting their imagination run riot and get the better of them, and return in time for supper bruised, battered and covered in mud, but nonetheless happy. Ardvreck is a prep school in Crieff that…
Read MoreTalented tennis pair take home open event trophies
It was game, set and match for Halle Pringle and Ramon Toyos who scooped their respective open singles titles in the Mactaggart & Mickel East Lothian Open tennis tournament. Halle (17) plays at Sunderland Tennis Centre. Ramon (24) who hails from Santander in Spain is currently playing with Whitecraigs Lawn Tennis Club in East Renfrewshire.…
Read MoreRecycling bikes and giving them a new lease of life
Turning unwanted bikes into objects of desire, De’ils on Wheels is a community bike workshop that promotes the joy of cycling. Based in Glasgow, it offers safe, affordable bikes to encourage you do it. Project manager Neil Lovelock explains how it is gaining momentum. How did De’ils on Wheels get started? We run several projects…
Read MoreScots love walking their dogs to de-stress their minds
A study has found that a huge proportion of dog owners feel that walking their dog is crucial for de-stressing from the hectic buzz of daily life. Out of the 2,000 owners involved in the study in Scotland, 75% see a dog walk as an escape and almost two thirds claim that this is the…
Read MoreThe Turriff Show is now just a fortnight away
The biggest two-day agricultural show in Scotland, the Turriff Show, is running in just a couple of weeks. The event, which runs on 4-5 August, attracts around 23,000 people, including those involved in farming as well as many people not involved in farming who enjoy the show for its wide array of activities and 300+…
Read MoreStranraer hosted the SkiffieWorlds 2019 event
Coastal rowing takes ‘row row row your boat’ to a whole new level as it demands an extreme degree of bravery and determination to face adverse weather conditions. Last weekend SkiffieWorlds 2019 took place in Stranraer and put 55 different coastal rowing clubs to the test of rowing their boat gently down the stream, or…
Read MoreDiscussions on scale and concentration of land ownership
Scottish Land Commission CEO, Hamish Trench, looks at the discussions and engagement following publication of the Commission’s report on scale and concentration of land ownership. In March this year the Land Commission published a major report on scale and concentration of land ownership in rural Scotland. Addressing one of the core drivers for land reform,…
Read MoreEntries open for the 2020 Scottish Rural Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the Scottish Rural Awards 2020, organised by Scottish Field Magazine and the Scottish Countryside Alliance. Small and medium-sized Scottish businesses are being asked to enter themselves or nominate a friend for a Scottish Rural Award 2020. The deadline to enter will be Monday, 4 November. Organisers from Scottish Field…
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