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Discovering the best version of you at The Stockbridge Clinic
Do you ever wonder how others see you? The older I get, the more I look in the mirror and ask myself if it is just me who notices the ever-deepening wrinkles, broken capillaries and crepey skin. But while you are examining every blemish and fault line have you ever asked yourself what you like…
Read MoreFirst osprey chick of the season hatches at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber
The first osprey chick of the season has hatched at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber. Osprey Dad Louis has been in residence every summer since 2017, with his first mate Aila until 2020 and his second mate, Dorcha since then. The first breach in the eggshell, known as a pip, appeared at 5:20am on…
Read MoreHeroic war sailors lauded as Scotland welcomes Norwegian merchant ship
By Jorn Madslien The only Norwegian merchant ship to have survived both world wars has returned to Scotland for the first time since the mid-60s. D/S Hestmanden has come to honour the memory and celebrate the achievements of the 30,000 Norwegian war sailors who made Britain home after the Nazis occupied Norway. ‘The UK…
Read MoreThe search for the house of the soldier turned Quaker Lt. Colonel William Osburne
Fiona Fleming explores the history of Quakers in Scotland and the life of Lt. Colonel William Osburne. Beside a quiet back road on the outskirts of Kirkintilloch lies an overgrown plot of ground enclosed within a drystane dyke, marked out on approach by a small group of trees. Long grass and brambles abound, a…
Read MoreThe Best of Blair: Top things to do and see at Blair Castle
Blair Castle, the ancestral seat of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl, has been their family home for 750 years, so there’s no shortage of history to this magnificent white, turreted pile just off the A9 in Highland Perthshire. Together, the sprawling castle’s interior and spectacular gardens combine to produce one of the best visitor…
Read MoreMeet the woman on a mission to help save a rare breed of Scottish sheep from extinction
Meet the woman on a mission to help save a rare breed of Scottish sheep from extinction – by turning their fleeces into woollen scarves. Rebecca McLellan fell in love with the Castlemilk Moorit when she was looking for a breed in need of some champions. She now has a small flock of 18 of…
Read MoreTop 5 Things to Do At Scone Palace Garden Fair
A celebration of all things horticultural, Scone Palace Garden Fair is the must-see gardening event this summer. Set amongst the stunning grounds of Scone Palace, Scotland’s national garden show returns on 30 – 31 May, and is set to be a blooming marvellous day out for the whole family. ‘As Scotland’s national garden show, we…
Read MoreLetters: Skye’s Swimming Cows
A letter from the June issue of Scottish Field from J.S.Knight, Market Drayton, Shropshire. I refer to your online article by Mairi Fraser, re-published on 29 March 2019 (originally published in print in 2014), regarding the Skye cattle farmers, the Macdonalds, maintaining an ancient tradition by swimming their cows from Staffin to Staffainn island.…
Read MoreLetters: Two poems to mark VE Day
David Starsmeare shares two of his poems to mark VE day. The poems are from a set which take us from the early days of war, his times as an evacuee in the West Country, and then back to London. Celebrations VE DAY, May 1945 Wounded in France long years before Our father…
Read MoreNew documentary tells the story of world record-breaking Maclean brothers
Now seasoned ocean rowers with world records under their belts, the Maclean brothers are currently on day 22 of their extraordinary 9,000-mile row across the Pacific Ocean. But back in 2019, when they set out to cross the 3,000-mile Atlantic in a 28-foot boat, the Edinburgh trio had no rowing experience. A new documentary –…
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