John Muir Trust

'Nature is always lovely, invincible, glad, whatever is done and suffered by her creatures. All scars she heals, whether in rocks or water or sky or hearts. ' - John Muir Happy New Year everyone - here's to a healthy, nature-filled 2019!

'One touch of nature makes the whole world kin' - John Muir
Merry Christmas everyone!

Nearly 70 years after National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty were first established, the UK Government has commissioned an independent review, led by Julian Glover, to ensure designated landscapes are fit for the future. Find out what we said in response.

Have a look at this extraordinary footage of a beaver, shared with us by Helen Martin, caught on her camera trap on the banks of the Earn at around 2.00am on a November morning.

Find out what we said in response to the Scottish Government's consultation on its forestry strategy for 2019-2029. In particular we consider the impact of wild deer is underplayed.

A lovely Christmas present for us - silver in the TGO Awards in the "Campaign or Campaigner" category. Thank you for the nominations and votes - and congratulations to all the other winners and shortlisted individuals, organisations and businesses.

Last night's @BBCTheOneShow carries a piano up Ben Nevis… watch the quirky piece (it's at 18 minutes 30 seconds) and then consider making a donation to help us care for the mountain.

Lat night's @BBCTheOneShow carries a piano up Ben Nevis… watch the quirky piece (it's at 18 minutes 30 seconds) and then consider making a donation to help us care for the mountain.

Huge thanks to everyone at Tree of Knowledge - and all our brilliant volunteers who have helped us plant 5000 native trees in the heart of Scotland this year! https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/heartofscot land

Only three weeks to go until Christmas. This festive season why not give your friends and family a stake in a future where both nature and people can thrive? Find out more about our festive gift membership offer here: https://buff.ly/2ANGjnv (Photo: Chris Puddephatt - Quinag and burn in winter)

The Trust has recently responded to a number of consultations and planning applications. Find out what we said by following the links in the article below.

Read about Holyrood committee vote on an amendment to the Planning (Scotland) Bill calling for stronger protection for wild land.

Celebrate #GivingTuesday by shopping for Christmas gifts that give back! Adopt an acre on one of four iconic Scottish mountains - Ben Nevis, Schiehallion, Blà Bheinn on Skye, or Ladhar Bheinn in Knoydart - and send a personalised gift that will help care for an acre of wild mountain landscape for a year: https://buff.ly/2Gz9ssu

Our partner Works+ (formerly Gala Works) have been helping at Glenlude for the past five years where they have their own patch of woodland ‘Gala Wood’.... Find out more their work with 16-24 year olds in the Borders at an open evening in Galashields on 5 December.

Congratulations to Audrey and her one-year-old pup Hector for completing their 60 mile sponsored walk with a trip to the summit of Schiehallion in spectacular conditions. The pair have raised over £650 for our Schiehallion Path Appeal https://buff.ly/2RPxoJa

Congratulations to winner Rod Ireland Photography (‘The Long Walk - Cairngorms, Scotland’) and runner-up Steve Jacques (‘Karst bagging - Yangshuo, Guangxi, China’) in the @KendalMountainFestival photo competition ‘Mountain Landscapes’ category which the Trust is supporting this year – stunning images! Head to the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal over the Festival this weekend to see all the winning photos and say hi to John Muir Trust staff on our joint stand with @MTNEQUIPMENT in the Basecamp Village. #kendal18

First year biology students Saskia and Becca have just completed Edinburgh RAG's Race2Paris, a 48-hour charity hitchhike to France’s capital. They have until Nov 21st to hit their £500 target for the John Muir Trust - help them out here: https://buff.ly/2SCJgPY

Join us at #GSCCuriosityLive on 10 Nov (12-4pm) to find out how #TheLostWords are being conjured back to life! #STEMGlasgow

Halloween face painting for all the family in the Wild Space, Pitlochry, with Metamorface. Cost: single face £5, Family of faces £15 (2 adults and 1 or 2 children). No booking required. Find out more https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/…/1516-wi ld-space-events-duri…

just done my john muir discovery award get the award next tuseday at crombie country park loved every moment could not have done it about 5 months ago now going onto the next level thanks for this trust

Very impressed. Seen a little bit about the work in Yosemite National Park, and Sequoia, in December, and I'm a regular visitor to Loch Rannoch and Schiehallion. Love the shop and gallery in Pitlochry.

The John Muir Trust do a wonderful job of introducing youngsters to the outdoors, and engaging with nature. And in preserving Scotland's wild places for the future.

If you like walking the hills, do something tangible and join the Trust.

Thank you very much for the work on Suilven. For me the greatest view in Scotland from such an amazing mountain. Very many thanks to all involved.

John Muir Trust, Thanks,all of you. You deserve special acknowledgment for your endeavours to bring back the Wilderness to Scotland! Dag Stomberg FLS

I have recently been on the Leader Course for the John Muir Awards. It was well delivered, in a stunning setting and I learnt loads.

I am so glad I did this prior to delivering the Awards.

I organise activités for Home Educated children. This month I have started delivering the JMTA to no less than 70 children within the Essex and Suffolk home education groups. We are doing Family Awards as well as Discover and Conserve Awards.

The children are so engaged in their wild spaces and are enjoying the activities. Introducing the children to their Wild Space we did the John Muir 1000 step challenge, tree ID, bark rubbing. natural weaving. It was such fun.

Thank you for inspiring young people, families and me! I shall let you know how we are getting on with our Awards over the next few months.

I am from the families of McDonald and Kerrs of Knoydart and Camerons/Mcmillans from Lochaber.I have found the Muir information,pictures and videos trememdously moving.appreciate all your work.I would love nothing more than to come and help you--but lacking funds. Please keep up this important work

I am a long time admirer of Muir, and having made radio and T.V. outdoor programmes all over Scotland and in Ireland Canada and the Arctic, the opportunity to make a series for Radio Scotland in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada was a real privilege. That was in 1998. I have since taken my resulting power point presentation around the country to enthusiastic audiences and Interest in John Muir grows apace, thanks to the wonderful work of the trust. Jimmie Macgregor.

Got my first John Muir award in college and it has got me so far, the work and effort that goes into the environmental projects is fantastic and I would love to work on for my next one

No mention of community partnership , house building for locals , then they have a policy of shoot to kill local community..... best rid of them under land reform . Scoland can do better for its fragile wildlands but more imporantly for the guys who live there.

Im hoping my ancestors ( grandad) croft that sits empty,

in remote part of northwest scotland, might be under the wing of John Muir

protection. How on earth can I find its owner when it doesnt even have an address?



Thankyou everyone for any assistance to find current 2018 OWNER?

This organisation is a disgrace and should be thrown out of Scotland, their indiscriminate killing of red deer on Knoydart and the policy of leaving the carcasses to rot on the hill shows their contempt for Scotland's iconic species and in turn the people of Scotland. To call themselves conservationists makes a mockery of the term.

You don't deserve 1 star. Disgusting, the indiscriminate culling of Deer and leaving Deer caucuses on location. One will have to ask Why? but of course we know why. This is nothing but murder!

Where is the zero rating for this so called trust?

I wonder what the powers that be would have to say if a privately owned estate slaughtered 80 plus Majestic Red Deer and left them to rot where they were slain?

This act of barbarism should be looked into by the RSPCA and this trust held to account for animal welfare crimes!

The public should be warned that you care not for our iconic wildlife and only care for your own pockets.

In my opinion, the government should shut you down.

This awful trust drags it's name sake through the mud. If John Muir could see the damage this trust causes in small communities all over Britain with its zero tolerance policy on deer control he would surely turn in his grave. You have severely damaged the natural wild lands of Scotland for many, many years to come and have left a trail of unemployment in small dependant rural areas behind you.

The manner in which these iconic native red deer where "culled" and thereafter treated would be illegal in just about every other country. From your website you claim to educate our children about wildlife . God help them .

The people who carried out this "cull" should have their FAC's revoked immediately and the go enters of the trust sacked .

Killing stags and leaving them to rot on the hill is disgusting. Totally lazy practice which shows no respect whatsoever to the animals. The 'stalkers' involved should be ashamed. Plenty of needy folk around who would have loved that prime venison. Hope you can't sleep at night...

If I could give no stars I would. You should be ashamed and listen to the people, YOU ARE A TRUST, butchering red deer and leaving them to rot........and I have read your replies, really? Left out there for Eagles.......excuses excuses, say sorry and change you practices quickly............you cannot get away with this.

I think it is a total disgrace what your trust has done how can shooting red deer on the hill and letting them rot on the hill. No respect for red deer at all and its happened before also what a disgrace

just done my john muir discovery award get the award next tuseday at crombie country park loved every moment could not have done it about 5 months ago now going onto the next level thanks for this trust

Very impressed. Seen a little bit about the work in Yosemite National Park, and Sequoia, in December, and I'm a regular visitor to Loch Rannoch and Schiehallion. Love the shop and gallery in Pitlochry.

The John Muir Trust do a wonderful job of introducing youngsters to the outdoors, and engaging with nature. And in preserving Scotland's wild places for the future.

If you like walking the hills, do something tangible and join the Trust.

Thank you very much for the work on Suilven. For me the greatest view in Scotland from such an amazing mountain. Very many thanks to all involved.

John Muir Trust, Thanks,all of you. You deserve special acknowledgment for your endeavours to bring back the Wilderness to Scotland! Dag Stomberg FLS

I have recently been on the Leader Course for the John Muir Awards. It was well delivered, in a stunning setting and I learnt loads.

I am so glad I did this prior to delivering the Awards.

I organise activités for Home Educated children. This month I have started delivering the JMTA to no less than 70 children within the Essex and Suffolk home education groups. We are doing Family Awards as well as Discover and Conserve Awards.

The children are so engaged in their wild spaces and are enjoying the activities. Introducing the children to their Wild Space we did the John Muir 1000 step challenge, tree ID, bark rubbing. natural weaving. It was such fun.

Thank you for inspiring young people, families and me! I shall let you know how we are getting on with our Awards over the next few months.

I am from the families of McDonald and Kerrs of Knoydart and Camerons/Mcmillans from Lochaber.I have found the Muir information,pictures and videos trememdously moving.appreciate all your work.I would love nothing more than to come and help you--but lacking funds. Please keep up this important work

I am a long time admirer of Muir, and having made radio and T.V. outdoor programmes all over Scotland and in Ireland Canada and the Arctic, the opportunity to make a series for Radio Scotland in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada was a real privilege. That was in 1998. I have since taken my resulting power point presentation around the country to enthusiastic audiences and Interest in John Muir grows apace, thanks to the wonderful work of the trust. Jimmie Macgregor.

Got my first John Muir award in college and it has got me so far, the work and effort that goes into the environmental projects is fantastic and I would love to work on for my next one

No mention of community partnership , house building for locals , then they have a policy of shoot to kill local community..... best rid of them under land reform . Scoland can do better for its fragile wildlands but more imporantly for the guys who live there.

Im hoping my ancestors ( grandad) croft that sits empty,

in remote part of northwest scotland, might be under the wing of John Muir

protection. How on earth can I find its owner when it doesnt even have an address?



Thankyou everyone for any assistance to find current 2018 OWNER?

This organisation is a disgrace and should be thrown out of Scotland, their indiscriminate killing of red deer on Knoydart and the policy of leaving the carcasses to rot on the hill shows their contempt for Scotland's iconic species and in turn the people of Scotland. To call themselves conservationists makes a mockery of the term.

You don't deserve 1 star. Disgusting, the indiscriminate culling of Deer and leaving Deer caucuses on location. One will have to ask Why? but of course we know why. This is nothing but murder!

Where is the zero rating for this so called trust?

I wonder what the powers that be would have to say if a privately owned estate slaughtered 80 plus Majestic Red Deer and left them to rot where they were slain?

This act of barbarism should be looked into by the RSPCA and this trust held to account for animal welfare crimes!

The public should be warned that you care not for our iconic wildlife and only care for your own pockets.

In my opinion, the government should shut you down.

This awful trust drags it's name sake through the mud. If John Muir could see the damage this trust causes in small communities all over Britain with its zero tolerance policy on deer control he would surely turn in his grave. You have severely damaged the natural wild lands of Scotland for many, many years to come and have left a trail of unemployment in small dependant rural areas behind you.

The manner in which these iconic native red deer where "culled" and thereafter treated would be illegal in just about every other country. From your website you claim to educate our children about wildlife . God help them .

The people who carried out this "cull" should have their FAC's revoked immediately and the go enters of the trust sacked .

Killing stags and leaving them to rot on the hill is disgusting. Totally lazy practice which shows no respect whatsoever to the animals. The 'stalkers' involved should be ashamed. Plenty of needy folk around who would have loved that prime venison. Hope you can't sleep at night...

If I could give no stars I would. You should be ashamed and listen to the people, YOU ARE A TRUST, butchering red deer and leaving them to rot........and I have read your replies, really? Left out there for Eagles.......excuses excuses, say sorry and change you practices quickly............you cannot get away with this.

I think it is a total disgrace what your trust has done how can shooting red deer on the hill and letting them rot on the hill. No respect for red deer at all and its happened before also what a disgrace

just done my john muir discovery award get the award next tuseday at crombie country park loved every moment could not have done it about 5 months ago now going onto the next level thanks for this trust

Very impressed. Seen a little bit about the work in Yosemite National Park, and Sequoia, in December, and I'm a regular visitor to Loch Rannoch and Schiehallion. Love the shop and gallery in Pitlochry.

The John Muir Trust do a wonderful job of introducing youngsters to the outdoors, and engaging with nature. And in preserving Scotland's wild places for the future.

If you like walking the hills, do something tangible and join the Trust.

Thank you very much for the work on Suilven. For me the greatest view in Scotland from such an amazing mountain. Very many thanks to all involved.

John Muir Trust, Thanks,all of you. You deserve special acknowledgment for your endeavours to bring back the Wilderness to Scotland! Dag Stomberg FLS

I have recently been on the Leader Course for the John Muir Awards. It was well delivered, in a stunning setting and I learnt loads.

I am so glad I did this prior to delivering the Awards.

I organise activités for Home Educated children. This month I have started delivering the JMTA to no less than 70 children within the Essex and Suffolk home education groups. We are doing Family Awards as well as Discover and Conserve Awards.

The children are so engaged in their wild spaces and are enjoying the activities. Introducing the children to their Wild Space we did the John Muir 1000 step challenge, tree ID, bark rubbing. natural weaving. It was such fun.

Thank you for inspiring young people, families and me! I shall let you know how we are getting on with our Awards over the next few months.

I am from the families of McDonald and Kerrs of Knoydart and Camerons/Mcmillans from Lochaber.I have found the Muir information,pictures and videos trememdously moving.appreciate all your work.I would love nothing more than to come and help you--but lacking funds. Please keep up this important work

I am a long time admirer of Muir, and having made radio and T.V. outdoor programmes all over Scotland and in Ireland Canada and the Arctic, the opportunity to make a series for Radio Scotland in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada was a real privilege. That was in 1998. I have since taken my resulting power point presentation around the country to enthusiastic audiences and Interest in John Muir grows apace, thanks to the wonderful work of the trust. Jimmie Macgregor.

Got my first John Muir award in college and it has got me so far, the work and effort that goes into the environmental projects is fantastic and I would love to work on for my next one

No mention of community partnership , house building for locals , then they have a policy of shoot to kill local community..... best rid of them under land reform . Scoland can do better for its fragile wildlands but more imporantly for the guys who live there.

Im hoping my ancestors ( grandad) croft that sits empty,

in remote part of northwest scotland, might be under the wing of John Muir

protection. How on earth can I find its owner when it doesnt even have an address?



Thankyou everyone for any assistance to find current 2018 OWNER?

This organisation is a disgrace and should be thrown out of Scotland, their indiscriminate killing of red deer on Knoydart and the policy of leaving the carcasses to rot on the hill shows their contempt for Scotland's iconic species and in turn the people of Scotland. To call themselves conservationists makes a mockery of the term.

You don't deserve 1 star. Disgusting, the indiscriminate culling of Deer and leaving Deer caucuses on location. One will have to ask Why? but of course we know why. This is nothing but murder!

Where is the zero rating for this so called trust?

I wonder what the powers that be would have to say if a privately owned estate slaughtered 80 plus Majestic Red Deer and left them to rot where they were slain?

This act of barbarism should be looked into by the RSPCA and this trust held to account for animal welfare crimes!

The public should be warned that you care not for our iconic wildlife and only care for your own pockets.

In my opinion, the government should shut you down.

This awful trust drags it's name sake through the mud. If John Muir could see the damage this trust causes in small communities all over Britain with its zero tolerance policy on deer control he would surely turn in his grave. You have severely damaged the natural wild lands of Scotland for many, many years to come and have left a trail of unemployment in small dependant rural areas behind you.

The manner in which these iconic native red deer where "culled" and thereafter treated would be illegal in just about every other country. From your website you claim to educate our children about wildlife . God help them .

The people who carried out this "cull" should have their FAC's revoked immediately and the go enters of the trust sacked .

Killing stags and leaving them to rot on the hill is disgusting. Totally lazy practice which shows no respect whatsoever to the animals. The 'stalkers' involved should be ashamed. Plenty of needy folk around who would have loved that prime venison. Hope you can't sleep at night...

If I could give no stars I would. You should be ashamed and listen to the people, YOU ARE A TRUST, butchering red deer and leaving them to rot........and I have read your replies, really? Left out there for Eagles.......excuses excuses, say sorry and change you practices quickly............you cannot get away with this.

I think it is a total disgrace what your trust has done how can shooting red deer on the hill and letting them rot on the hill. No respect for red deer at all and its happened before also what a disgrace