Scotland
#DogsofDrumlanrig are meeting new furry friends
Dozens of four legged friends descended on the picturesque countryside of Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate recently for an Insta-pup and owner meet-up. Organised by Drumlanrig Castle and online community Scottish Instagram Dogs, it was a mammoth meet-up of model canines with their own Instagram profiles who were posing across the Estate and posting with…
Read MoreCurtain ready to rise on Guys and Dolls JR
Budding young Scots performers are set to take centre stage this weekend. Stage Experience returns to the Theatre Royal in Glasgow for the fifth consecutive year with a production of Guys and Dolls JR. Run by the Theatre Royal’s Creative Learning team the Stage Experience programme launched in 2015 to give young budding performers the…
Read More10 fantastic places to visit in… Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
Head to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, and you’re in for a treat. There’s wide open spaces of natural beauty in abundance, but there’s plenty of other attractions to see and enjoy. We round up 10 of the best. LINN BOTANIC GARDENS & NURSERY On a cliff overlooking the Firth of Clyde in Helensburgh, this…
Read MoreNine new books in Scots given funding grants
Nine new titles in Scots have been awarded funding by the Scots Language Publication Grant. Funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Scottish Book Trust, the Scots Language Publication Grant was created by the Scots Language Resource Network to support Scots publishers and to encourage Scots writers. Applications were assessed by a panel with…
Read MoreTen fascinating facts about… Dundee and Angus
Dundee has become one of the most cool and attractive cities in the UK in the past year. The opening of the V&A Dundee has given it a new cultural vibe, bringing visitors from all over the world to the shores of the River Tay. Here we present 10 fascinating facts which you may not…
Read MoreA tale of two sisters at the Fringe
The story of two sisters who make different choices in life feature in Daughterhood at the Fringe. One sister stayed at home to care for their dad, the other set out to ‘make a difference’. Reunited under their childhood roof, Pauline and Rachel unearth more than the 10 years between them. It’s a huge gap.…
Read MoreHow she helped injured owls back to good health
In rescuing and nursing injured birds, our wildlife writer has discovered that owls have much to teach us about how to adapt to changing habitats and overcome natural and man-made hazards. My passion for our most widespread and common owl, the tawny, began before I started school. I would creep to the corner of the…
Read MoreA carefully curated collection of summer writing
Carefully selected by Melissa Harrison, this anthology has been put together to capture the spirit of summer. The physical wonders are captured through the writings of well-known authors such as Charles Dickens, George Elliott and Edward Step, to name a few, and together they form a collection which reconnects the reader with the natural world.…
Read MoreThe masked raiser invading gardens and trees
With its Zorro-style eye markings, the distinctive nuthatch has northern Scotland in its sights. I am peering out of my office window at the sodden garden, hoping for inspiration to strike. Suddenly I see it; a flash of grey-blue back with a soft apricot-coloured breast, it lands on the cotoneaster and I register the long…
Read More10 fantastic places to visit on… Skye
The Isle of Skye has a romantic mysticism about it, being covered in fog, with stunning imagery. Skye has a history that it is rightly proud of, but it boasts a number of attractions – natural, historical and new – that make it worth a visit. Here’s our round-up. DUNTULM CASTLE Perched on a cliff…
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