Nature, Naturally

Scotland is not the untouched wilderness it’s often presented as.

It’s a landscape shaped by centuries of human use — farming, extraction, ownership, clearance, sport, conservation, and debate. Nature here often survives around human systems rather than thrives.

Compared to many parts of the world, it is still rich. There is space, weather, water, and life in abundance.
But it is also a poor substitute for what once existed, and for what could exist again.

Few corners are wild enough for humans to feel like guests rather than landlords.
When you do find them, that experience is powerful.

We work within this reality rather than pretending otherwise.
Understanding the landscape means acknowledging both its beauty and its history, without romanticising either.

With a Blue Noun holiday, you don’t choose a filtered version of Scotland. You encounter the full picture — and the conversations that naturally grow from it.

Nature is not another tool on our holidays.

It is something we consider a privilege to share — shaped by our own experience, and by Scottish partners who work with wildlife in non-invasive ways.

Just as we are re-imagining and advocating for what English language learning can be, we aim to hold course towards a North Star: building a business that supports and defends nature.

We regularly see kestrels, ospreys, and red kites in the skies over Perthshire — and occasionally eagles too.

One moment I always find magical happens on the scenic route from Edinburgh Airport to Crieff. As we cross Sheriffmuir, it’s common to see a kestrel hovering.

I love that within hours of stepping off a plane, we’re watching a bird held motionless in the sky.

We share nature in many different ways on our holidays — through walking, listening, eating, noticing absence, and sitting with complexity.

But is is important to know there is no formula.

We follow the seasons, and if we get lucky with a sighting, it’s a bonus.

We don’t curate nature as a list of sights. We share how nature becomes part of real conversation and real moments — and the pieces offer small glimpses of how that looks in practice.