Posts Tagged ‘scottish field’
Whisky news round-up: Gavin Hastings and more
Peter Ranscombe presents his final whisky news round-up. RUGBY legend Gavin Hastings has launched two limited-edition single malt whiskies to raise money for Hearts & Balls, which supports injured rugby players. Hastings launched the bottles made by Loch Lomond Whiskies alongside Struan Kerr-Liddell, a former rugby player who has been wheelchair bound since dislocating his…
Read MoreYardworks Festival opens studio at Glasgow’s SWG3
GLASGOW’S SWG3 venue yesterday hosted Yardworks Festival, one of Europe’s biggest events dedicated to street art and graffiti. The festival, which marked its fifth year at the Finnieston site, featured works by more than 100 artists. This weekend also marked the opening of Yardworks Studio, an purpose-built space in which hundreds of artists, youth and…
Read MoreFind out how salmon were filmed for Wild Isles
FILMMAKERS Richard Davies and Chris Howard will share the secrets next week of how they captured shots of Atlantic salmon for Wild Isles, the recent BBC One wildlife series presented by Sir David Attenborough. The Missing Salmon Alliance (MSA) is hosting an online evening with the Silverback Films duo on 18 May. The free event…
Read MoreDovecot hosts next generation of Scottish artists
RECENT Scottish art school graduates will be in the spotlight at the next exhibition at Edinburgh’s Dovecot gallery. “Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation” opens on 1 July and runs throughout the Edinburgh festivals until 7 October. Dovecot director Celia Joicey said: “This exhibition is a platform to connect promising artists with new audiences. “I am…
Read MoreWhich birds are missing from your area?
THERE are 73 million fewer birds in the UK than there were back in 1970, according to figures released by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to mark today’s International Dawn Chorus Day. Almost 30 million house sparrows, 20 million starlings, four million skylarks, two million blackbirds, and one million chaffinches have vanished from the…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Annette Forsyth – June 2023
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton speaks with Annette Forsyth about her landscape and macro photography, as featured in the June edition of Scottish Field magazine. You’re based in Crieff, but you’re not originally from Scotland, are you? That’s right, I’m based in Crieff but I’m originally from Germany. I’m from the very south of Germany near the…
Read MoreWhisky news round-up: James Cosmo, The Nose, and more
Peter Ranscombe rounds-up the latest whisky news from Scotland. ACTOR James Cosmo has teamed up with Annandale distillery to create a blend called “Storyman”. The Scotch, which is priced at ÂŁ55 a bottle, is made by mixing Annandale’s single malts – Man O’ Words and Man O’ Swords – with a grain whisky. The Games…
Read MoreDalkeith Palace model goes on show
A MODEL built nearly 200 years ago for a proposed redevelopment of Dalkeith Palace has gone on display at Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum. George Meikle Kemp, who went on to design the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, spent two years building the model for architect William Burn, which he completed in 1838. Burn wanted to…
Read MoreRESTAURANT REVIEW: Skua
Richard Bath reviews Skua, the new restaurant in Edinburgh from chefs Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke. THE timing was impeccable. No sooner had Heron in Leith gained its – well-deserved – Michelin star than twentysomething wunderkinds Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke’s next venture opened its doors in Edinburgh’s most on-trend area, Stockbridge. Located in what…
Read MoreForth & Tay Disabled Ramblers ride Great Glen Way
MEMBERS of the Forth & Tay Disabled Ramblers are riding along the Great Glen Way this week on mobility scooters to raise funds for their group. The team set off from Fort William on Sunday and aims to reach Inverness on Saturday. The group was founded in 2002 and now has 50 members. Chairperson Shelia…
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