For this activity, our team are delivering events, competitions and visiteering opportunities (volunteering opportunities for visitors) within the Inner Forth.  Through these experiences, we hope to encourage repeat visits, longer stays and sustainable staycations, plus add to the economic resilience of local businesses.  

Where possible, we encourage attendees of these events to use sustainable modes of transport in their landscape and heritage exploration - and we hope they will enjoy spending time in new ways at sites they may not have previously been aware of, that have a unique story to tell as part of the Inner Forth’s past, present and future. All of our events are FREE, thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and keep checking our socials and our Event Calendar for upcoming 2026 dates.

We invite you to enter our photography competition celebrating lesser‑known heritage of the Inner Forth. All abilities are welcome, and if you do not own a camera, we encourage you to use your phone.

Entries can be submitted any time between 1st May and 30th June 2026. You can submit your entry by CLICKING HERE!  

Your challenge is to showcase lesser-known heritage within the Inner Forth. Heritage comes in many forms, and we are open to your interpretation of it. Some examples include:

We will ask for a short explanation of your chosen heritage and why it is important to you. This will be taken into account during judging. Please do not enter well‑known heritage (e.g. Stirling Castle, Kelpies, the Bridges). This competition is about the hidden heritage that makes the Inner Forth unique, and we can’t wait to see what you uncover.

Photographs must be taken within the Inner Forth (Stirling, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire and West Fife). To view the exact area boundary, see the map on our website.

Judging will take place in July with our wonderful guest judges Brian Vass and Michael Westcott. There are three prize categories and the top 15 photographs will be also displayed in a temporary art exhibition in autumn.

For any questions contact us at innerforth@rspb.org.uk.

So far, we have worked with Historic Environment Scotland on the following experiences at their sites: Litter Pick and Palace tour at Linlithgow Palace and Blackness Beach clean followed by entry to Blackness Castle. We also asked people to take part in their Monument Monitor Scheme at Antonine Wall - Rough Castle. They're asking visitors to help them monitor the impacts of climate change at heritage sites and, at this site, with flooding monitoring. Over a 2-week period, we asked visitors the site and send in pictures from their visit.

Other heritage-themed events have included a storytelling session for children, a crafty cyanotype workshop and a 'Foody Cycle Tour' with cycling writer, influencer and filmmaker, Markus Stitz.

Finally, we had a very successful first Inner Forth Photography Contest, which received over one hundred entries. 

Keep an eye on our Event Calendar and the Get Involved section of our website for all upcoming events.