Trust News

The first tree to be planted on behalf of Trustees in the Arboretum coincided with the autumn Trustees’ meetings on Friday 2nd November.  All …
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Cameron Murray from Ayr, was offered a garden trainee-ship for 2011/12, following a successful 2-week residential period with The Trust for his Duke of …
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Last year’s intake of garden trainees depart at the end of August after completing their year with The Trust.   Amber Everett, who hails from Fochabers, …
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A record number of visitors enjoyed a fine day at the annual Gardens Open Day at Douneside House on Sunday 15th July.  The gardeners …
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  Frances Troup, Head Cook at Douneside, made this magnificent Jubilee cake fit for a Queen which was shared by the community at the …
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A bit of a do was held on Wednesday 4th April to mark the end of the Douneside swims the Dee remarkable event.  The …
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The ‘Douneside swims the Dee’ team have completed their massive challenge in record time to swim the equivalent length of the River Dee from …
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A team of staff working for The MacRobert Trust in Tarland, Aberdeenshire has embarked on a ‘soggy’ challenge to swim the length of the …
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The MacRobert Trust Scottish Farming Scholarship was established in partnership with the Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust in March 2009 for a trial period of …
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The MacRobert Trust is delighted to announce the launch of our brand new website, which has been completely redesigned and rewritten. We believe the …
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