Outdoors
Teeing up with Leven Gold Medal winner Thomas Craig
Keith McIntyre tees up with 2022 Leven Gold Medal winner Thomas Craig ahead of this year’s competition. If you haven’t noticed, men’s golf in Scotland is on the up once again. Since the glory days of Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie and Sam Torrance, the nation that is the Home of Golf has struggled to produce…
Read MoreBusinessman is set to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic
A Fife businessman is set to embark on an epic solo adventure which will see him row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Henry Cheape, from Balgove Larder in St Andrews, plans to take on the challenge to raise £250,000 for conservation and environment charities. Known as the World’s Toughest Row, the challenge starts in December…
Read MoreTop five sailing trips around the Isle of Skye
Sailing around the Isle of Skye is one of the best ways to discover the West Coast of Scotland’s coastline, with more than 44 uninhabited islands, diverse wildlife, sheltered coves and peaceful anchorages. And to help you make the most of your trip, experienced Coastal Skipper Anne Gracie Gunn has shared her top five top…
Read MoreSCOTLAND THROUGH A LENS: TOM CLARK – AUGUST 2023
Sammi Minion speaks with Tom Clark about his beautiful Hebridean landscape photography, as featured in the August edition of Scottish Field magazine. You clearly know the Western Isles inside out. Are you from there, or did you grow up somewhere else? It’s a place I’ve only been going to since 2021. I’m from Dumbarton, down at…
Read MoreAbercairny Estate crowned winner of Estates Challenge
Abercairny Estate in Crieff was crowned winner of the Estates Challenge at The GWCT Scottish Game Fair. The sixth annual inter-estate competition is run to celebrate Scottish estates and raise awareness of the work carried out by their ghillies and gamekeepers to preserve and care for the countryside. It saw teams of six showcasing their…
Read MoreA southern sojourn
On a rare excursion south of the border, Richard Bath tried out a waterside Beech Hill hotel in the Lake District. In late spring, Lake Windermere – and, more specifically, the small town of Bowness – was already hoaching. Although we at Scottish Field rarely review south of the border, my daughter Ailsa and I…
Read MoreRecord-breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont shares his favourite cycling routes
Record-breaking Scottish cyclist and adventurer Mark Beaumont has shared his favourite cycling routes at National Trust for Scotland’s places. The globe-trotting adventurer has urged cyclists to follow new guidance from NTS to help it protect the landscapes and nature in its care ‘Cycling is the perfect mode of transport to explore some of the National…
Read MoreCampaign launched to raise money for much needed path repairs
Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) have launched their It’s Up to Us campaign, an ambitious three-year partnership campaign to raise £300,000 for much needed path repairs on one of Scotland’s most iconic mountains. The groups have earmarked the hill path from Dundonnell on the fabled Munro, An Teallach in Wester…
Read MoreListen to the Land returns to Scottish Game Fair
This year’s Scottish Game Fair will see the return of ‘Listen to the Land’ featuring stories and discussions about Scotland’s heritage. Following its success last year, the event will take place at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair which runs in the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire from 30 June to 2 July. Listen to the…
Read MoreThe perfect blend: whisky casks are being repurposed to create bike accessories
Old whisky casks are being ‘rescued’ and repurposed to create bike accessories – with some iconic barrels dating back to 1963. Family-run Cask Finery, based in East Lothian, are transforming Scotch whisky-soaked barrels into bicycle handlebar end plugs. The firm has produced a special edition batch of 100 accessories handcrafted from a rare cask used…
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