Words of the Wild

Scotland is a land of stories.

Stories of wildlife, wild land and wild weather. Whether it’s great journalism, a memorable poem or a personal tale, a story can move us in different ways.

In recognition of Scotland’s rich history of storytelling and to mark our 60th anniversary in 2024, we launched our Words of the Wild campaign as a celebration of these stories.

But there are always new stories to be told…

2025 competition

Submissions for this year’s competition are now open.

Send us your wild words on the theme ‘From source to sea‘ by 12 July – over £2,000 in wildlife prizes to be won.

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Read the 2024 competition shortlist

Read the 24 inspiring and evocative stories that were selected from over 500 entries to the inaugural Words of the Wild competition in 2024.

Read now

Listen to stories from the Trust

Join our hosts, Rachel and Ed, as they explore the stories of the Trust’s past, present and future in our podcast series.

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“Under me the central core of fire from which was thrust this grumbling grinding mass of plutonic rock, over me blue air, and between the fire of the rock and the fire of the sun, scree, soil and water, moss, grass, flower and tree, insect, bird and beast, wind, rain and snow – the total mountain.”

Nan Shepherd, The Living Mountain