Outdoors
Brash McKelvie – Why hope is so important
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie ponders how important it is to have something good to cling on to. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The…
Read MoreGetting to know Scotland’s gamekeepers
While they play an important part in the management activities of large areas of Scotland, little is known about the daily lives of gamekeepers and their attitudes, motivations and behaviours. This is set to change after a new survey was launched by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) – which teaches Gamekeeping at its Elmwood campus in Fife – to find out…
Read MoreBand of brothers given support at sea
Scotland’s world record attempt rowing brothers have been boosted by another set of siblings. Port Glasgow headquartered whisky packaging company McLaren Packaging, headed by brothers Donald and Michael McLaren, is sponsoring the bold bid by Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean to be the first three brothers and the youngest trio to row the Atlantic in…
Read MoreRural communities stand up to Chris Packham
Around 150 rural workers staged a demonstration in Perth last night (Tuesday), protesting against what they say is broadcaster Chris Packham’s ‘relentless drive’ to wreck their livelihoods. The BBC presenter – an outspoken critic of fieldsports – was giving a talk on nature photography at Perth Concert Hall. However, his appearance was met with a…
Read MoreHighland Show reveals its judges for 2020
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has announced next year’s judges for the competition. The RHASS is ending 2019 on a robust note following a third year of investment in the showground at Ingliston, clocking up record attendance at the Royal Highland Show and welcoming over one million people at over 200 events…
Read MoreBoots and Beards celebrating the great outdoors
At the heart of Scotland’s biggest and busiest city an inspiring movement has been building among Glasgow’s ethnic communities. Meet Boots and Beards. Boots and Beards is a Glasgow-based organisation which focuses on bringing together people from ethnic communities to have fun in the outdoors. Regulars at Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, the…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – Pick your presents carefully
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie’s anniversary present wasn’t what they expected. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a paragon of virtue and…
Read MoreWalking the walk and going the extra mile for charity
Norman Yarrow defied Parkinson’s Disease to talk the 212 miles of the coast-to-coast Southern Upland Way. In doing so, the Gullane man raised £320,000 for charity, and won the charity Cure Parkinsons Fundraiser of the Year award for ‘going that extra mile’ in fundraising. What made you decide to do your fundraising walk? I was…
Read MoreCoco Chanel and her love of Scotland
Coco Chanel, the grande dame of French fashion, fell in love with fishing in the wilds of Sutherland is an impossibly glamorous tale. The ‘Rt Hon W Churchill’ might be one of the most eye-catching names to feature in the game book at Lochmore Lodge but, while the future Prime Minister was no doubt thrilled…
Read MoreRoyal Highland Show 2020 tickets launched
Early bird tickets for Scotland’s greatest celebration of food, farming and rural life, the Royal Highland Show, have been launched in time for the festive shopping season. Bargain hunters are expected to snap up the first release of tickets for 2020’s event at 2019 prices ahead of a planned ticket price increase in January. Organisers,…
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