Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden
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Gilmerton House
Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden is a dynamic new walled garden restoration project involving volunteers from our local community and a community linked by the desire to improve health...
Learning Where Food Comes From at Hopetoun
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Hopetoun Estate
Primary 3 pupils from Ratho Primary School experienced a double farm visit thanks to staff at Hopetoun Estate. This is a real farm to fork visit as produce from Hopetoun Estate is...
Transforming the business
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Luss Estates
A process of diversification and modernisation undertaken by Luss Estates has transformed the nature of its business and helped bring a new sense of vibrancy to the local area.
Luss...
Imbewu Scotland
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Imbewu Scotland works with young people aged between 13-15 who come from remote or isolated rural communities and inner city areas.
The project is intergenerational and works with a range of partner...
Post Fire Restoration
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Two years after being destroyed by fire, Spital Tower stables have been restored to their former glory and – following a £148,000 refurbishment – are now home to local equestrian business, Thistle...
Partnership with Ullapool High School
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Dundonnell Estate, which is owned by the Rice family, have worked with Ullapool High School for many years and over this time have offered the work placements to a number pupils, giving them the...
50th Anniversary Maple Planting at Scone Palace
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Scone Estate
Scone Palace, the crowning place of Scottish Kings, has celebrated 50 years as a visitor attraction by planting 50 young maple trees, one for each year the Palace has been open to the...
Conserving Historic Parklands at Scone Estate
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Scone Estate
On Tuesday 28th February 2017, a team of horticultural students visited the Palace grounds to plant 30 young oak trees, provided by the Tay Landscape Partnership and supervised by Scone...
Crofting at Balmacara
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Balmacara Estate
Balmacara, a 2,550-hectare traditional Highland crofting estate owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), lies at the heart of the Lochalsh peninsula.
Approximately 75% of the...
Douneside House
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The MacRobert Trust
At the heart of The MacRobert Trust estate in Aberdeenshire is Douneside House. In June 2016, Douneside was reopened following an extensive renovation project. The unveiling...
Bringing tourism to Royal Deeside
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Ballogie Estate
Ballogie Estate on Royal Deeside is the birthplace of the one of the 19th Century’s greatest athletes, Donald Dinnie, who was born at Balnacraig. His sporting career began at the age...
Paths around Learney
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Learney Estate
Learney Estate is approximately 20 miles west of Aberdeen and is situated to the north west of the village of Torphins in Aberdeenshire.
Like many parts of Aberdeenshire, Torphins...