The Duke of Buccleuch and Bowhill Estate is hunting for a piece of poetry or prose capturing the idea of homecoming, to commemorate the first ever gathering of the Scott family back home in their ancestral heartland.

John Glen has been appointed from 3rd November as the new Chief Executive of Buccleuch Group. He succeeds Michael Clarke who is retiring after 19 years with the Scottish based property and land management business.

Michael Clarke Buccleuch Group Chief Executive retires today, 31st October.

Estate agents Buccleuch John Sale has just brought to the market Lamb Island or just Lamb, a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth.

Bowhill Country Estate breaks new ground this summer with the inaugural ‘Treemendous Trees’ day, a spectacular celebration of trees and woodlands.

A rare moth has unveiled itself from deep within the woodlands of Bowhill Estate

The 2008 Scottish Stage of the Tour of Britain professional cycling race will finish at Drumlanrig Castle on Saturday 13 September. It will be the second last Stage of an enhanced eight day Tour (the final Stage on Sunday 14 September is between Blackpool and Liverpool, the 2008 European City of Culture).

Buccleuch FBR the Scottish Borders based chartered surveying and farm business consultancy are delighted to announce that they have won the first contract to provide rural land management services to the Trustees of the newly opened Dumfries House.

School children across the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway have been getting creative as entries piled in for a colourful competition to help their school go green.

A new power emerges in biomass energy Caledon Green, a leading renewable energy specialist in the commercial property and land management sectors, has invested in Scottish-based biomass energy company Buccleuch BioEnergy. The new joint venture company, called Caledon Buccleuch BioEnergy, will offer its range of highly efficient woodchip-fuelled boilers, engineering expertise and renewable fuel supplies to customers in the commercial property, educational, healthcare and government sectors throughout the UK.

Tests carried out on grey squirrels in the past week have revealed that the squirrelpox virus, the disease deadly to red squirrels but harmless to greys, has been found on the Queensberry Estate north of Dumfries.

Richard 10th Duke of Buccleuch opened the new tree trail for visitors at Bowhill on Tuesday 8th April. Duke Richard planted the Wollemi Pine with Ann Fraser from the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association

A unique opportunity to buy fishing rights on the Tweed along with a riverside 2 bedroom cottage Buccleuch John Sale, the estate agency business of the Duke of Buccleuch is offering purchasers the chance to buy a unique property on the banks of the river Tweed.

‘Woodland Grange’, located in Dalkeith, is the very first residential development from the new Queensberry brand – a joint venture from Cruden Homes and Buccleuch Property.

THE Duke of Buccleuch’s dog trainer has made sporting history after taking the first three places in a prestigious national competition.

SCHOOL children across South Scotland are getting creative to help their school go green.

A BARONIAL mansion which once served as a convalescent hospital for officers wounded in the Second World War is up for sale.

If I may I will make a short statement on behalf of the Buccleuch family. We were overjoyed to receive confirmation that the painting recovered in Glasgow was indeed the Madonna with the Yarnwinder, stolen in August 2003 from Drumlanrig Castle.

The Duke of Buccleuch and family are delighted to have received confirmation that the painting recovered by Dumfries & Galloway police officers is the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece stolen from Drumlanrig Castle four years ago.

SCOTTISH landowners and the government must continue to work together to "seize the opportunities" that the country's forests and woodlands can play in tackling climate change.

One of the most ambitious and innovative land management projects ever to be carried out in Britain is launched today by Scottish Environment Minister Michael Russell.

It is with deep regret that the Buccleuch family announce the death of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Knight of the Thistle, who passed away peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday September 4 at Bowhill House in the Borders at the age of 83 years. The Earl of Dalkeith succeeds his father to the Dukedom.

Literary fans are being given the chance to puchase a piece of history - the home of one of Scotland's most famous poets.

STAFF at the Duke of Buccleuch's Estate who together have clocked up more than 192 years on the job have been presented with loyal service awards

A Peebles woman who battled against bowel cancer is to take part in a gruelling physical challenge in a bid to help raise awareness of the deadly disease

The search is on to find Scotland's most committed countryside ambassador after the launch of a special nationwide competition.

A Scottish sausage has been causing a stir in the States after it sold out within minutes of appearing on a top shopping channel.

World renowned sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has called on the skills of a Scottish design business to help house his latest commission.

Fishing fans are set to net a rare sale along one of the world's most famous rivers.

ONE of Dumfriesshire's most popular visitor attractions is set to open its doors for free

FIVE-star hotels in Greece will soon be stocking a range of Scottish speciality foods supplied by Buccleuch Heritage Brands

PROVOST Kenny Cameron officially launched the newest business to open its doors in Dumfries, estate agency, Buccleuch John Sale.

The Duke of Buccleuch is helping pioneer a ground breaking new environmental initiative to help Scottish schools go green.

BUCCLEUCH Sporting has become the first Scottish game shooting operation to sign-up to a ground-breaking recycling effort.

Estate Agency Seeks Scotland's Newest Nobles

A RARE dog related to the first ever Labrador to arrive in Scotland has become the first in the historic line to win a top sporting prize.

A HISTORIC Borders landmark which started life as a Victorian game larder has been given a modern makeover.

THE world’s number one tennis player has appealed for his favourite food to be served up at a prestigious Wimbledon banquet – Scottish lamb.

A NEW generation of world-renowned Scottish gun dogs will start competing after the Duke of Buccleuch helped save them from the brink of extinction.

The Duke of Buccleuch's dog trainer has won first place in a national championship- on home ground

SNOOKER fans have been given the chance to pocket a rare collectors’ item - but they have to buy a house to get it.

The future of one of the Borders oldest monuments has been secured following crucial conservation work.

Stargazers have a heaven-sent opportunity to snap-up the ultimate in astronomy accessories- their very own observatory.

Rangers at the Duke of Buccleuch's Queensberry Estate have used their nature expertise to help produce a special walks guide.

An English lord was kidnapped by a gang of rebel Border Reivers - inclusing two members of the famous Reivers rugby team.

The Duke of Buccleuch is set to help locals make the most of one of the Borders biggest attractions.

Pupils at Penpont Primary School will plant 650 feet of hedgerow around their school with help from kind-hearted staff at Buccleuch Estates

A saddler is set to go down in history as he celebrates 25 years of keeping an ancient tradition alive

Second Year pupils at Wallacehall Academy in Thornhill are set to take part in the first ever Food Enterprise Day sponsored by Buccleuch Foods

VITAL conservation work has begun on the ruins of a 15th century Scottish tower house. Newark Tower, the oldest monument on the Duke of Buccleuch’s beautiful Bowhill Estate, has been battered by invasion and centuries of inclement weather.