Posts by Ellie Forbes
The Coconut Compost Company: Coconut husks are being used an alternative to peat
Sponsored Content | As farmers look to move away from the unsustainable use of peat, many have turned to a rather unusual product as an alternative. Previously a waste product, many farmers across the UK have discovered that coconut husks could be the answer to their environmental needs. The coir has excellent water-holding abilities and…
Read MoreScottish Field: Dive into our May issue to see what we have in store for you this month
Scottish Field’s May magazine is out now and here’s what we have in store for you… No place like home: Landscape photographer Andrew Burns doesn’t have to venture far off the beaten track from his home in Dornoch to capture Scotland’s beauty. Read the full interview here. Reverend Richard Coles: The former vicar and…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Andrew Burns
Landscape photographer Andrew Burns doesn’t have to venture far off the beaten track from his home in Dornoch to capture Scotland’s beauty. I have been taking photographs for over 40 years. My mum and dad bought me and Olympus OM10 for my sixteenth birthday. It was one of the first cameras to offer an automatic…
Read MoreGlencairn Glass: Read the runner up in this year’s crime short story competition
Elisabeth Ingram Wallace is the runner-up in this year’s Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition with The Strange Sheep of Greshornish. It’s a sinister tale of a disillusioned tourist guide on the Isle of Skye who sends badly behaved tourists to suffer the same fate as the mad sheep in Greshornish. The Strange Sheep…
Read MoreLife With a blacksmith: ‘We need to hold on to this craft, if we let it die out historic ironworks will suffer’
Historic Environment Scotland blacksmith, Stacey Hibberd, on growing up playing with tools, working on the King’s Coronation and delving into some of Scotland’s most historic buildings. When I was a child I was determined to be a vet up until I was about 12 when I decided to be a farrier. I suppose I…
Read MoreRoyal Highland Hoolie: Tide Lines, Trail West and Nathan Evans to perform event
Folk pop band Tide Lines has been announced as a headliner for this year’s Royal Highland Hoolie. The group has just released their latest single, Homeward Bound, and recently returned from a European tour to the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. Trail West, who continue to rise in popularity from their modest roots as a four-piece…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Douglas Skelton: ‘Mystic River is masterful, I wish I could write like Dennis Lehane’
The Glasgow author on returning to the books he read as a youngster and the influence of Ed McBain on his writing. The first book I remember reading: It has to be Two Doggie Tales. It’s the only book by Enid Blyton I ever read – the Famous Five and Secret Seven seemed to…
Read MoreBalmoral Castle: King Charles opens Royal Family home to public for first time
For the first time in its 169 year history, visitors will be able to tour parts of Balmoral Castle used by the Royal Family this summer – after King Charles granted permission for internal tours. Guided Castle Interior Tours will take visitors to parts of the building used by the Royal Family between 1 July…
Read MoreIslay House: One of UK’s most historic properties goes on sale
Perched at the centre of the Whisky Isle, it is one of Britain’s most historic houses, having hosted distinguished guests from Prime Ministers to Queen Elizabeth II. But now Islay House has gone on the market, ten years after it was turned into a hotel by its current owners. From the breathtaking views across the…
Read MoreLandward: New season back on BBC Scotland this month
The Landward team return to our screens this month for the new Spring series. They’ll be digging deep into the issues and stories from across the Scottish countryside, celebrating, farming, food, wildlife, environment, and lots more. Presenter Dougie Vipond, is joined by Anne McAlpine, Shahbaz Majeed, Arlene Stuart, Cammy Wilson and Scottish Field’s own Rosie Morton.…
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