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UK first for Perth as urban beavers settle in the centre of Fair City by Tim Bugler © PA A beaver in a Scottish river. Perth has become the first city in the UK to have resident urban beavers, according to a new study. The aquatic mammals are establishing a “strong presence” in the Fair City, according to researchers conducting the most comprehensive survey ever of the animal in Scotland. The survey, conducted by Exeter University for government agency NatureScot, has been set up to ...

© Supplied by Savills A striking riverside castle on the edge of Callander has been beautifully overhauled by one of Scotland’s foremost contemporary artists. Jack McKeown finds art and architecture meet in the Gart. Almost everything about the Gart is extraordinary. Its exterior is a beautiful example of baronial Scottish architecture. Its setting on the banks of the River Teith, just outside Callander, could scarcely be bettered. And its interior, designed by one of Scotland’s most succe...