Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’
Half price entry to Scottish attractions this winter
A new campaign encouraging people across Scotland to experience a Great Day Out across the country this winter by taking advantage of a 50% discount offer has today been launched by VisitScotland. Whether it is visiting the lions at Five Sisters Zoo or enjoying a chocolate tasting experience from Master Chocolatier Iain Burnett in Perthshire,…
Read More‘Dr Livingstone, I presume?’ – we mark the occasion in our podcast
This week’s Scottish Field podcast marks an important moment in history. One hundred and fifty years to the day since Henry Morgan Stanley found the missing Dr David Livingstone in Africa, and reputedly greeted him with the words ‘Dr Livingston, I presume?’, we commemorate the life of the great Scottish explorer. From his humble beginnings…
Read MoreSam’s incredible woodwork will wow and impress
Sam Bowsher is a 23-year-old chainsaw carver from the south of Scotland. The youngest son of ‘Chainsaw Pete’ aka Pete Bowsher – a well known and acclaimed carver himself – Sam has grown up surrounded by chainsaw carving, with carving competitions being an annual occurrence in the Bowsher household. After catching the carving bug from…
Read MoreOne man and his dog on charity walk across Canada
A Perthshire man is taking part in an epic coast-to-coast hike across Canada to help rewild the Highlands. In 1867, legendary Scots naturalist John Muir completed a famous 1,000-mile journey on foot across North America from Kentucky to the Gulf Coast. More than a century and a half later, 32-year-old musician Michael Yellowlees, from Dunkeld,…
Read MoreThe December 2021 Scottish Field is out now
Scottish Field is your indispensible guide to all things Christmas this year. We have a fantastic gift guide to help you find presents for those special people in your life, whether jewellery, a special drink with which to see in the New Year, trips away, items for life, delicious food, and much, much more. We…
Read MoreA beautiful period farmhouse with great views
A charming three-bedroom farmhouse, set in an elevated position with far reaching views towards Calgary Bay on the ever-popular Isle of Mull. Presented by Bell Ingram, Calgary Farmhouse is an impressive period farmhouse comprising of a harled stone construction finish sitting under a traditional slate roof. Access to the property is from the side garden,…
Read MorePositioning peatlands at heart of climate change debate
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College have been offered a unique opportunity to position peatlands as a nature-based solution to climate change at the COP26. Peatlands store more than twice as much carbon as the world’s forests, but many are damaged and emitting greenhouse gases. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference will see country delegations, negotiators,…
Read MoreBringing life back to the Firth of Forth in new project
Seagrass meadows and oysters are being put on the path to recovery in the Firth of Forth in a major marine restoration project that will enhance the local environment and help tackle climate change. Announced days before the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference gets underway in Glasgow, ‘Restoration Forth’ – supported by the ScottishPower Foundation…
Read MoreEleven distilleries preserving the Water of Life
A group of eleven distilleries on the River Spey – the most famous whisky waterway on the planet – have achieved a new world-first for Scotch whisky with a prestigious certification for how they manage precious water resources. Scotland-based Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), which sets a global benchmark for water sustainability, made the award…
Read MoreWe go Roaming in the Wild in our latest podcast
We’re going green and heading to the great outdoors in the latest Scottish Field podcast. Our November issue is currently in shops, as every month Scottish Field bring you the best of all things Scottish – heritage, interiors, antiques, gardens, wildlife, motoring, whisky and country news, as well as interviews with famous Scots names. Ahead…
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