Tags - Education and skills

Sitting in stunning border countryside, Philiphaugh is a vibrant estate being run meticulously with consideration to the community at its very heart.

With an enviable position on the River Ettrick...

Craigengillan lies within the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere. This outstandingly beautiful landscape is home to a remarkable diversity of flora and fauna. Privileged to call this...

December 2009 saw the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park named as the first Dark Sky Park in the UK and Europe, and was awarded a Gold-tier status by the International Dark-Sky Association. This...

The Allt Mor Hydro Scheme in Kinloch Rannoch, a joint venture between Dunalastair Estate and Mor Hydro financed by Clydesdale Bank, is a lot more than a means of providing renewable energy for the...

Hopetoun Estate

As Scottish schools are re-discovering the importance of play and increasingly the opportunities presented within the natural environment, Hopetoun Estate was approached by the nearby...

Ballogie, Glen Tanar and Dinnet Estates

An innovative partnership between landowners and an Aberdeenshire School that sees pupils visit estates to improve their knowledge and understanding of rural...

Hopetoun Estate

Hopetoun offers young people a large variety of educational resources for lifelong learning, with workshops, activities and events suitable for a wide range of groups, from nursery...

Pitcarmick Estate

Sir Michael and Lady Sally Nairn, owners of Pitcarmick Estate in Perth and Kinross invited a group of children from the local school to come along and learn all about estate...

Primary school pupils usually spend the run-up to the festive season making presents and learning about the Nativity story – instead of this, over 200 children visited Garrocher Christmas Tree Farm, a...

For the second year in a row Countryside Learning Scotland received an enquiry from Coupar Angus Primary School wanting their pupils to visit an arable farm and for the second year running Will...

Midlothian Estates Group

Over 200 primary school children from Midlothian attended a Food and Farming event organised by educational charity, the Royal Highland Education Trust, in conjunction with...

Achnacarry Estate

The Clan Cameron Museum at Achnacarry was the fulfilment of a collaborative project started in 1987 by Donald Cameron of Lochiel and his wife, Lady Cecil Cameron, with support from...