Posts by Ellie Forbes
Winter wildlife with Rosanna Forbes
Rosanna Forbes shares her collection of seasonal winter wildlife pictures with Scottish Field. From a majestic sea eagle to a young tawny owl, Scotland’s landscape is the perfect place for Rosanna to capture her stunning snaps. Read more Wildlife stories here. Subscribe to read the latest issue of Scottish Field.
Read MoreLife With Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home: ‘You can try not to get attached to the dogs, but it’s inevitable’
Rachel Halliday a kennel assistant at Edinburgh Dog and Cat home talks to us about her love of animals, the joy of seeing dogs being rehomed and how emotionally demanding the job can be. I have always loved animals of all shapes and sizes. Some of my earliest memories are of my grandparent’s dogs…
Read MoreStitched in time: 200 years of Scotland’s treasured textiles go on display at Dovecot Studios
Treasured Scottish textiles, many of which have never been on display before, will be at the centre of an exhibition at Dovecot Studios this year. An extraordinary collection of textiles held by the National Trust for Scotland spanning 200 years will come together for the exhibition, Stitched: Scotland’s Embroidered Art. After two years of painstaking…
Read MoreAn adventure of a lifetime: ‘Scotland’s weather helped prepare me to count penguins in Antarctica’
It was Billy Connolly who said ‘there are two seasons in Scotland: June and winter’. And while Scotland’s infamous weather is often the butt of the joke, for one Edinburgh woman, our wee nations’ climate has helped prepare her for the adventure of a lifetime. Outdoor enthusiast, Maggie Coll, is heading off 9,000 miles from…
Read MoreEverlyn Nicodemus: ‘This exhibition feels like the most important moment in my career’
Following a 25-year break from painting, Everlyn Nicodemus has unveiled a new series of artwork at the National Galleries of Scotland. More than 80 drawings, collages, paintings and textiles from the last 40 years of her career are on display at Modern One in Edinburgh. Everlyn champions a belief that creativity is a form of…
Read MoreIn a nutshell, Chef Roberta Hall McCarron: ‘I cook very simple, one pan wonders when I am at home’
Roberta Hall-McCarron spent the early part of her culinary career under the wing of Tom Kitchin. But since then she has gone on to carve a path of her own, opening her third restaurant, Ardfern, in Edinburgh earlier this year, following-on from her success with The Little Chartroom and Eleanore. What’s the closest thing…
Read MoreLife With Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: ‘Climate change means we’re working against the clock to conserve plants’
Professor Olwen Grace talks to us about working with specimens collected by Charles Darwin and how she choose the one millionth specimen in the Herbarium to be digitalised. I was raised in quite a rural setting in South Africa and spent my childhood immersed in nature, exploring on horseback and learning about the plants…
Read MoreElizabeth Newman, Pitlochry Festival Theatre: ‘Theatre will always be important to people’
‘Theatre will always be important to people, we will always need to tell stories to make sense of the world,’ says Elizabeth Newman. It’s a sentiment the outgoing artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre feels passionately about. And it’s easy to see why. During her six years at the helm, Elizabeth has brought innovative productions…
Read MoreThe Hebridean Baker: Hogmanay Clootie Dumpling recipe
From his latest book, The Scottish Cookbook, Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod shares his recipe for a Hogmanay Clootie Dumpling. ‘Last year on my US tour I visited Fort Collins, Colorado. A lady in the audience raised her hand to ask a question,’ Coinneach says. ‘”How do I find a Hebridean man to marry?!” As the…
Read MoreThe Hebridean Baker: Pear tarte tatin
From his latest book, The Scottish Cookbook, Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod shares his recipe for a Pear tarte tatin. ‘Here, tarte tatin gets a festive makeover by using pears poached in mulled wine instead of the classic apples,’ Coinneach says. ‘This dessert blends the sweetness of pears with winter spices and a caramelised, flaky crust,…
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