Hannah McLaren, Author at The Scots Magazine

Focus On Glasgow – Mural Trail

Glasgow’s City Centre Mural Trail is a collection of 29 stunning pieces of art painted on the sides of tenements, offices and businesses. Here we take a look at five of the very best.

Wildlife

Discover Thousands Of Migrating Birds At Montrose Basin This Winter

Migrating pink-footed geese at Montrose Basin peaked at over 70,000 this year. Montrose Basin is also a fantastic place to see kingfishers and it's a great time of year to spot wintering ducks.

More Recipes

Prawn Ramen With Spicy Kimchi Recipe

Ramen is a comforting dish, full of flavour and budget-friendly, feeding four for a tenner. This prawn ramen with spicy kimchi is a delicious dinner ready in 20 minutes.

Facts & Quizzes

Discover The Scots Language!

It isnae slang, Scots is a living modern language! Discover its origin and understand the meaning behind some of your favourite Scots words.

Focus

Focus On North West – Shellfish Safaris

Search for the wildlife of the deep with a boat trip on the Zephyr. Just off the southern shore of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross is a little island known as Dry Island, and it is a holiday-maker’s utopia.

Community

Our Climate Change Poll – Results!

The effects of climate change can already be observed right here in Scotland, as well as across the globe. On our social media channels, we asked for your opinion on the climate crisis and what you’re doing to help counteract it. Here are the results!

Community

The Scots Magazine Climate Change Issue – Out Now!

This month, discover the Climate Change Issue of The Scots Magazine. Never before have we devoted so much space to a single issue – and the environmental emergency is one of the biggest issues Scotland, indeed the world, will face. We take a look at Scotland's role in it all!

Books

Bad Girl Bakery Shares Some Delicious Secret Recipes!

Bad Girl Bakery, based in the Black Isle village of Muir of Ord in the Scottish Highlands, is run by Jeni Lannetta and her husband Douglas Hardie. We chat to Jeni about the new cookbook with more than 100 of her favourites.

Interviews

Murder-mystery Series Shetland Returns!

As Perez and his team uncover a kaleidoscope of motives for the latest murder, their investigation soon takes a shockingly sinister turn – as the case strikes at the heart of the Shetland Isles and its people. Mark Bonnar who plays Duncan Hunter answers a Q&A on the latest season.