Scotland – home of advanced spirits research

Diageo officially opened the doors of a new state-of-the-art Innovation and Research Centre in Scotland yesterday as part of the company’s investment in the sustainable...

A look at the natural year in the Highlands

‘Nature writers are supposed to be able to summon from the literary ether the precise words to describe their subjects or the feelings they evince,’...
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Consider the carbon footprint of food

Scots are being encouraged to get wise to the full climate cost of wasted food this Climate Week – and it’s not just what actually...
A mole churning out heaps of earth and destroying pristine lawns

The velvet underground – the world of the mole

Moles have been a groundskeeper’s worst nightmare for centuries and mole catchers today are still perfecting the best way to dispense with these furry pests....
Some of the artfully
dressed ‘courtiers'

Charles Faa Blythe – the last king of Scotland’s gypsies

Over a century ago, in an elaborate ceremony in the Borders witnessed by a crowd of 10,000 spectators that included Lords and Ladies, the last...

The perfect boots for riding, stable work and walks

Scottish Field tries and tests the Ariat Torridon GTX Boots. What is it: Ariat Torridon GTX Boots, RRP £330. www.ariat.com I want them because: I...


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