Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’
Big boost to improve the Scottish environment
A new peatland restoration project aims to improve water quality, tackle climate change and help protect Black Throated Divers and Great Skua in the Outer Hebrides. Funding for the first Peatland ACTION project in the islands has been confirmed in celebration of International Bog Day this Sunday (28th). Working alongside Scottish Water, the project will…
Read MoreBringing more tourists to the Forth Valley
A new collaborative campaign will promote the Forth Valley as an accessible visitor destination for the first time with the support of VisitScotland. Forth Valley Accessibility Tourism Promotion, which brings together four geographic areas across Scotland to target the Accessible Tourism market, has received a £19,800 VisitScotland Growth Fund award. The Growth Fund, delivered by…
Read MoreHundreds of ponies at equestrian centre
A record number of competitors and hundreds of ponies gathered in West Lothian at the weekend for one of Scotland’s largest equestrian events. The Harbro Scottish Home Pony, which includes opportunities for show jumpers from across the British Isles to qualify for the prestigious Horse of the Year Show and Olympia, the London International Horse…
Read MoreDance party brings Brazilian beats to the streets
Scottish Dance Theatre brings a Brazilian street festival inspired show, Looping: Scotland Overdub, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. Collaborating with a range of leading artists in dance, music and performance, SDT brings an afropunk street-festival inspired ceilidh culture experience to Scotland. Scottish artists re-imagined the Brazilian hit show Looping: Bahia Overdub with a…
Read MoreTaking a look around Scotland’s Home of the Year
Scotland’s home of the year was revealed to be the White House in in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. The judges of the BBC Scotland show named Lesley Smith’s property as their favourite. Scottish Field was invited to take a look around her stunning home in 2015, as cylindrical shapes and expansive glazing make the most…
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 of the funniest Scots who make us laugh
When it comes to having a laugh, Scotland punches way above its weight in the humour stakes. Our comics are loved not only at home, and in the rest of the UK, but all over the world. We present 10 of the funniest Scots and their best gags. 1. Billy Connolly (1942 – present) ‘Never…
Read MoreA beautiful modern home with views over a loch
A delightful modern home on the banks of Loch Snizort offers spectacular views over to the Cuillin mountains and to the Outer Hebrides. Galbraith present to the market Crionach, at 3 Kingsburgh, Snizort, Portree, which lies in a delightful, private setting in the scattered crofting township of Kingsburgh on the north-west coast of Skye. The house,…
Read MoreVolunteers wanted to watch our seas for sealife
The National Whale and Dolphin Watch gets underway this weekend. Every year, scientists at the Sea Watch Foundation lead a campaign to get members of the general public contributing to science to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises and they’re calling on you to get involved between 27 July and 4 August. For over 40 years,…
Read MoreChance to discover Culzean Castle’s subterranean secrets
Culzean Castle is renowned for its splendour and history but less well known are the mysterious caves below. Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland, which owns and cares for the property, is offering a unique opportunity for the public to don hard hats and explore Culzean Castle’s subterranean secrets. With limited spaces, the weekly…
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