Our property expert answers all your questions

When we’re renovating our homes, or buying and selling them, we all have questions. Scottish Field has, on hand, Ewan M. White, who provides impartial, expert advice on a wide range of building and preservation issues. Ewan’s role is to ensure there is a thorough scientific justification for any works to be carried out, and…

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How to garden in a cold climate

Angela Slater from Hayes Garden World gives some advice on your garden during the winter months. Gardening in a cold climate can be challenging, but not impossible provided that you choose plants which are adapted for extreme conditions. If you want to grow more tender plants, these will require a frost-free greenhouse for the winter,…

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What lies beneath in the world kayak fishing

Fishing from sea kayaks for mackerel, sea trout, skate, pollock and gurnard has increased in popularity thanks to better equipment and an enchanting environment. Kayak fishing offers a superb mix of adventure and fishing, whether in fresh water or the sea. Modern fishing kayaks provide a mechanism to access fishing grounds which would otherwise be…

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The ultimate guide to 2020 gardening trends

As a brand-new decade begins, Christmas trees are taken down and resolutions are made; the promise of things to come provides the perfect time to start planning for the year ahead. With warmer weather on the horizon and spring drawing closer, the UK’s leading garden centre, Dobbies, has released their expert insights into the trends…

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Entries on the rise for Scots city’s half marathon

The Inverness Half Marathon, the first half marathon of 2020, looks set to benefit from a growing trend to get mentally fit. Taking place on 8 March, Inverness Half Marathon has seen a 74% increase in entries between 2011 and 2019. The event also includes a 5K, in which entries have increased by a third…

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It’s more than a game in Only An Excuse

As 2019 rapidly approaches the final whistle, Scotland’s annual tradition of Only An Excuse returns for its annual kick of the ball. New signings join Jonathan Watson in sketches, spoofs and comic characters that target not just the highs and lows of Scottish football but Scottish life too over the past 12 months. This year’s…

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Celebrating 25 years of radio success Off the Ball

A Scottish radio show marks its 25th birthday this year – and it’s being marked with a special TV show.  From its football fanzine comedy roots, to a cornerstone of Scottish cultural life, Petty and Ill-Informed is a documentary telling the inside story of Radio Scotland’s Off the Ball. Featuring rare archive and interviews with…

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Swimming pool exhibition will be a splash hit

A stunning collection of images taken in historic swimming pools are featuring in a new exhibition by a Scots photographer. In the show, Poolside, by Soo Burnell, she shares her passion for water, architecture and keeping things simple. She captured the images of the swimming baths at pools across the UK and Europe, in cities…

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The Titanic and the ruined Fife palace

The fate of Leslie House in Fife, once the seat of the Earls of Rothes, is in the balance. The A-listed house, which was known as the Palace of Rothes, stands burntout and bereft. In its heyday it resembled Holyrood Palace and was described by Daniel Defoe as ‘the glory of the whole province of…

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Edinburgh entrepreneur sets off on world’s ‘Impossible Row’

I love nothing more than an adventure story. Even better, tales of real-life explorers intent on pushing the physical and mental boundaries of mankind. Trading in his day job for three weeks and embarking on an epic mission of his own is Jamie Douglas-Hamilton from Edinburgh, founder of Actiph Water. Alongside five team members, Jamie…

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