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A green light for activities such as grouse shooting and deer stalking could be pivotal to economic revival in some remote communities.
That’s the conclusion from a snapshot survey of 32 sporting estates, with growing uncertainty over whether visitors from outwith Scotland will be able to participate in country sports in 2020.
If you missed it the first time around you'll be pleased to hear that you can join Julie Montagu on the Smithsonian channel this Sunday as she ventures to Floors Castle in the Scottish Borders.
As news emerges that restrictions will continue in Scotland for the short term, it looks like it will be a while longer before we can re-open our gates to visitors. Whilst the streets and roads in the surrounding Scottish Borders community remain quiet, the gardens at Floors are a hub of activity. Wildlife continues the daily routine as normal as the gardeners go about their new way of working.
A positive story from a news article featured in The Southern Reporter...
Gamekeepers from the Roxburghe Estates, and others across the Borders, have donated thousands of pounds’ worth of personal protective equipment for medics in the region.
As lockdown continues across the country, we have visitors of a different variety frequenting the grounds here at the Castle and across the wider Roxburghe Estate. In our latest edition of the Feel Closer to Floors blog, we celebrate the beautiful wildlife making a home here.
The Fallago Environment Fund, a joint program between EDF energy and Roxburghe Estates, has launched a £100,000 Covid-19 grant scheme to help Borders and Gifford residents recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis and lockdown.
Earlier this week we were delighted to read an article featured in the Thoroughbred Daily News about Attraction - one of the most successful horses that Floors Stud has bred.
With the Easter weekend just around the corner, in this week’s edition of our Feel Closer to Floors blog we continue to celebrate the joys of spring on the estate and also turn our focus to our beautiful walled garden.
In April 2020, The Times and The Sunday Times handpicked Head Gardener’s House at Floors Castle as one of the most romantic places to stay in the UK. 'With a Scottish castle on the doorstep and heavenly gardens to explore, this could be a future fairytale getaway for you and your beau.'
Covid-19 update: Do you have a Floors Castle & Gardens Annual Pass?
From the 20th March 2020 your passes have been frozen and will remain so until we reopen to the public.
