Log cabin (1)
We recently provided logs the length of a double decker bus to a specialist carpenter for a full-sc…
Dig deeper: revealing the ruins of Brunell Township
The low stone walls and earthen banks of a post-medieval township were recently discovered in Glen B…
Wildlife management innovation challenge reaches next stage
Our CivTech challenge to improve wildlife management has reached the next stage. Earlier this…
New technology coming to Newton Nursery
Our nursery at Newton is a hub for innovation. We’re currently redesigning the nursery to modernise …
Forest Therapy with CAMHS
5 to 11 February marks Children's Mental Health Week, an opportunity to start conversations and rais…
4 ways to reuse your tree this holiday season
Choosing a real tree for the holidays can be a great, sustainable option. But did you know that how …
Dig deeper: the Bare Bones of Bargrennan Cairns
To celebrate our archaeological learning resource The Bare Bones being nominated in the Current Arch…
Allan MacDougall - 48 years of dedicated service
Allan MacDougall has been awarded the Imperial Service Medal for 48 years of dedicated service. Alla…
Giant glasshouse to grow trees for future forests
A new glasshouse will soon be added to our nursery near Elgin. The building will be around the size…
Field voles: the Cairngorms' most important mammal?
Is the humble field vole the Cairngorms' most important mammal? As unassuming as they might seem, fi…
Dig deeper: brochs and biodiversity
The broch of Caisteal Grugaig is a unique structural ecological niche situated in an area of amazing…
Glenmore - 100 years of public ownership
In November 1923, only four years after the establishment of the Forestry Commission, Glenmore was p…
Walking in the Cairngorms
Glenmore was purchased from the Duke of Gordon in 1923, only four years after our predecessor, the F…
Dig deeper: a look at Na Clachan Aoraidh, the Stones of Worship
The stone circle of Na Clachan Aoraidh – the ‘Stones of Worship’ – is set high on the limestone rid…
White-tailed eagle nest discovered in Caithness
A breeding pair of white-tailed eagles has set up home in a Caithness woodland. The birds, thou…