Scotland’s horses are a hit with American visitors

American students visited the Kelpies and Perth Races as part of a four-week equine studies programme at Scotland’s Rural College. The 16 students, who are studying at universities across the USA, took modules in Equine Anatomy and Physiology and Equine Fitness at SRUC’s Oatridge campus, with the credits added to their courses back in the…

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£200 grants for students writing on Scottish rewilding

Countryside and environment students are being offered a grant of up to £200 for dissertations about rewilding in Scotland. The Reforesting Scotland Student Bursary can be used to help with transport, materials and living costs associated with doing a dissertation on the theme of ecological restoration. Reforesting Scotland aims to promote a sustainable forest culture…

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Student inspired at Chelsea Flower Show

For budding horticulturist Colin Palmer, a trip to the Chelsea Flower Show has helped sow the seeds for future plans. Colin, 32, from Livingston, is currently studying for a degree in Horticulture with Plantsmanship at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). He was invited to attend a Chelsea breakfast event – hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society…

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Forget Crocodile Hunter – meet the otter spotter!

Wildlife photographer Laurie Campbell has spent two decades on the trail of Scotland’s much loved but extraordinarily elusive creature, and has published a book of superb images documenting his quest. One still May evening back in 1993, there was a ripple on the surface of the River Tweed. A sleek shape was moving upstream, slipping…

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10th Lammermuir Festival performers are revealed

The line-up for the 10th Lammermuir Festival has been revealed. Since 2010, The Lammermuir Festival has brought beautiful music to beautiful places in a host of rural and town settings, sometimes in surprising venues, nestling between the Lammermuir Hills and the sea. Born of a conviction that historic architecture and beautiful landscape can create the…

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Past and present meet in this modernised cottage

A beautiful country property blending a traditional cottage with modern extension is currently for sale. Presented to the market by Galbraith, Remilton is a substantial rural home of the highest calibre, which has been finished to an exceptionally high standard and offers beautifully proportioned accommodation over two levels extending to about 351 sqm (3,779 sqft).…

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A spacious country home with equestrian potential

A superb four-bedroom detached bungalow with excellent equestrian potential is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Hill House is a superb detached family home built in the early 1990s to an exceptionally high standard, and well designed to maximise on space whilst positioned to perfectly capture the surrounding countryside setting. The main entrance…

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Peaceful rural location around this bungalow

Outstanding country views, private well-tended gardens and an attractive home are now on the property market. Presented by Galbraith, Aultbea is an attractive bungalow situated within a peaceful, rural setting in Kirkbuddo, Forfar. The property has been finished to a high standard throughout and offers generous and flexible accommodation. The kitchen/dining room is very much…

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Former school near a loch is a real class act

An attractive former school in an attractive rural setting with lochside views is now available. Presented by Galbraith, An Tigh Sgoile is a semi-detached, former schoolhouse within a pretty rural location in Aberfeldy, Perthshire. The house has a dual aspect sitting room with a wood burning stove and a dining room, also with a wood…

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Property that ‘broke the internet’ back on the market

The Fife country estate which ‘broke the internet’ is back on the market. Chesterhill House, near Newport, caused a media sensation when it was listed for sale in 2017 at offers over £200,000 … the same price as a studio flat in North London at the time. A staggering 121,399 people checked out the 19th…

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