Taking place from 10 – 18 October 2025, the Scottish cultural extravaganza is expected to welcome up to 10,000 competitors, musicians and visitors to Fort William and to the surrounding area.
In this guest blog, Rob Black of the Scottish Land Commission reflects on tenant farming in Scotland and highlights that the sector’s true challenges and successes stem not from legislation, but from human behaviour. Rob shares positive examples of collaboration, empathy, and constructive dialogue, showing that better practice is both possible and essential to shaping a fair and sustainable future for tenant farming.
A week-long festival celebrating a Dumfries and Galloway river, and its connections to community, culture, and climate resilience, takes place this September.
Marine heatwave results in a bumper year for Scotland’s native oyster bed with Loch Ryan water temperatures hitting 17.8°C in July, thought to be the highest on record.