Posts Tagged ‘Perthshire’
Producer’s corner – Donnie’s Tablet Shed
If you have visited Skye in the last few years you might have heard of a small shed at the end of an eight mile single track road, selling homemade tablet. Visitors from around the world have flocked to Donnie Montgomery’s tiny shed to sample his tablet and snap a selfie with his famous purple…
Read MoreDocumentary goes behind the appointment of new chieftain to Clan Buchanan
A documentary on the appointment of a new chieftain to one of Scotland’s largest clans after more than 300 years will be shown on the BBC Scotland. John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan was appointed chief of the Buchanan clan in a ceremony near Callander last year. The last Buchanan chief, John Buchanan, died in 1681 without…
Read MoreOsprey chicks fledge the nest
Two osprey chicks born at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve have fledged the nest. Young female osprey PF4 took to the skies for her first maiden flight around the Perthshire Loch on 9 July. Taking a courageous leap from her large nest she landed back safely on it a few minutes later. The second…
Read MoreScottish children’s author Molly Arbuthnott on taking her hit series to the big screen
It was a story that was inspired by her cat after it got lost on a ferry to South Uist. But ten years later Scottish children’s author Molly Arbuthnott, 36, is now trying to secure funding from the British Film Institute to make her hit series Oscar the Ferry Cat into an animated TV show.…
Read MoreScottish farmer etches incredible 1.5km drawing of Doddie Weir into his fields
A Scottish farmer has etched an incredible 1.5km drawing of Doddie Weir into his fields to raise money for MND research. Youtuber, Crawford Niven, 26, has transformed the rye fields at Gloagburn Farm, near Perthshire, into a 50,000m2 picture of rugby legend Doddie to help raise £10,000 for motor neuron disease research. Crawford first met Doddie…
Read MoreGood vibrations will leave guests buzzing at UK’s first bee therapy retreat
The UK’s first ever ‘bee therapy’ centre is opening in Scotland this summer. Sustainable bee-based therapy, known as apitherapy, is a fast-growing trend in Eastern Europe. And now the first retreat in the UK is set to open on the grounds of Monachyle Mhor Hotel in Crieff, Perthshire. It is thought the scent of honey…
Read MoreSheep sculptures in ‘Flock to the Show’ public art trail heading to their final locations
More than 35 sheep sculptures which have travelled through Scotland as part of the ‘Flock to the Show’ public art trail are heading to their final locations. The sculptures were commissioned by the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) – the body that organises the Royal Highland Show – in order to promote…
Read MoreEnjoy free entry to the Scottish Game Fair this year
Supporters of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) can enjoy free entry to the Scottish Game Fair this year. The GWCT Scottish Game Fair will be held at Scone Palace, Perthshire, from 30 June to 2 July and will feature fly casting, clay pigeon shooting, gundogs, Highland pony showing, falconry displays and more. Thanks…
Read MoreDelight after two osprey chicks hatch at wildlife reserve
A pair of ospreys have hatched two chicks during their breeding season at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire. The female osprey, known as NC0, and her male partner, LM12, both arrived back at their nest within six hours of each other on 17 March to start their fourth…
Read MoreFirst edition James Robertson novel up for grabs at charity book sale
Scotland’s largest charity book sale opens this weekend – with highlights including a first edition of James Robertson’s Booker Prize listed novel. The sale, which has been going for 51 years and is the oldest in the country, will open in Edinburgh on 13 May and feature thousands of books from every genre. Since its…
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