Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Monarch of the Glen moved to new home
One of the most celebrated paintings in the world – the iconic The Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer – is on the move to its new home. With only one month to go until the opening of the new Scottish galleries at the National in Edinburgh, The Monarch of the Glen is one of over…
Read MoreLatest exhibition at Scottish Ornithologists’ Club
The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) has announced a new exhibition. Flight Paths, linocuts and sculptures inspired by wildlife, will be held at Waterston House in Aberlady from 27 September – 12 November. The joint exhibition presents linocuts by Babs Pease and John Hatton alongside sculptures by Helen Denerley. All three artists take their inspiration from…
Read MoreCritically endangered piglets born at Edinburgh Zoo
Four critically endangered piglets born at Edinburgh Zoo have been named. Vets discovered the ten-week-old Visayan warty piglets were are all female at their first health check and keepers have named the adorable sisters Hilda, Effy, Esme and Ruth. Visayan warty pigs are critically endangered and there is thought to be as few as 200…
Read MoreHome cooking: Stuart Ralston on how he turned his worn recipe notebook into a cookbook
He is regarded as one of the most talented and innovative chefs in the UK today having recently been named in a top 100 list. And now chef Stuart Ralston is sharing some of his creative recipes in a new cookbook which he hopes will inspire people to give it a go at home. Stuart…
Read MoreWhat a beauty: Moth on brink of extinction found flying at Scottish site
A moth on the brink of extinction in Britain has been found flying in the Highlands following breeding efforts to boost its dwindling population. Due to habitat loss, the dark bordered beauty moth is only found at three locations across Britain, with two in Scotland and one in England. Last year the Royal Zoological Society of…
Read MoreLamb’s best friend: Italian guardian dogs used to protect sheep from sea eagles
They have been used since Roman times to scare away wolves and bears. But now a breed of guardian dogs from Italy could be used to help protect new born lambs from sea eagles. In the first project of its kind in the UK, falconers are training two Maremma puppies, Luigi and Peaches, to help…
Read MoreCollection of European Cup football shirts set to fetch £100k
One of the finest collections of European Cup football shirts ever to come to auction is set to fetch £100,000 when it goes under the hammer. The Bertie Auld Collection, which is being sold by the family of the Celtic great, includes jerseys the midfielder swapped with some of Europe’s top players during the Parkhead…
Read MoreHundreds turn out in biggest search for Loch Ness monster in 50 years
Hundreds of people from all over the world turned out to take part in the biggest search for the Loch Ness monster in more than 50 years. The search is said to have turned up some new potential evidence after volunteers helped record unusual sights on Loch Ness from vantage points on land. Around 300 people…
Read MoreFestival Review: Bluebeard’s Castle
Megan Amato reviews Bluebeard’s Castle. When I was first given the program for the upcoming International Festival, I immediately clicked yes for Bluebeard’s Castle without much thought. As a lover of classic fairy tales reimagined through different mediums, I assumed I was in for Bela Bartok’s classic operatic tale of a woman forcing open doors…
Read MoreHighland Echoes: Scottish heritage celebrated in America
Scotland’s history and heritage has been celebrated in America through music and dance production Highland Echoes. The two-hour show took place at the Appalachian Theatre in Boone, North Carolina, in July, and tried to capture the “essence of Scotland” through dance and music. The music of Highland Echoes tells a tale that stretches across continents,…
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