We have been campaigning to protect and enhance Scotland’s countryside and rural landscapes for nearly 100 years.
We are scanning in our archive as a body of work for our Centenary – here are some of our documents so far… scroll down…..
Read Highlights from our History
APRS has had many achievements in its, nearly 100-year history. Here we highlight some of the key moments in the first 30 years
APRS – The Early YearsThe APRS Archive
Our Founder
Here we explore the legacy of Frank Mears to APRS and planning
Annual Reports
APRS’s Annual Reports since the very first one in 1929
News Articles
Significant Newspaper cuttings from the archive
APRS Minutes
Minutes from APRS Governance Meetings
National Parks
APRS Archive on National Parks : reports, minutes etc
Special Reports
Other interesting snippits from the APRS archives
Blogs on our History
As part of our exploration of APRS history we are looking at key achievements. Founding the National Trust for Scotland is surely one we can be incredibly proud of!
We are looking into APRS history in preparation for our centenery with help from two of our volunteers. Here are highlights taken from our annual reports up to 1954
To celebrate our centenary, we are taking time to look at what we can learn from APRS’s history and the relevance for today. Here we look back at the hydro-electric schemes of the 1930s-50s, to see what this can bring to debates about energy in the landscape today.
This is the second in a series of blogs on APRS history and this one is about Frank Mears, one of the founders of APRS. Here Graeme Purves, a planner and environmentalist, who wrote his PhD on the work of Frank Mears explores his legacy, both in terms of APRS, and in his wider work across rural and planning issues.
We’re wondering what the locations pictured in a booklet published by APRS in 1936 look like today. We are hoping
Some histories to read
Summary of National Parks Policy in Scotland
This history of National Parks was originally Section 2 of ‘Unfinished Business’ the manifesto for National Parks set out by APRS and SCNP in 2012