Hoopoe is a design company  based in Peebles in the Scottish Borders. It offers a range of creative services including:

 

Photography

Interpretation

Graphic design 

Personal publishing

Illustration

 

It is run by Colin MacConnachie, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art. He has considerable experience in Interpretation and Learning in Scotland including fourteen years as Head of Learning  and Interpretation with the National Trust for Scotland.

 

He has taken a leading role in the development of the  Learning, Interpretation or Fundraising elements in many major national projects including:

 

Glencoe Visitor Centre

Culloden Visitor Centre

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Bannockburn Visitor Centre

St Kilda Museum

Flodden1513 Ecomuseum

The Trimontium Museum

 

Interpreting wildlife and the natural environment is a speciality of the company.

 

Hoopoe has worked closely with organisations such as NatureScot, RSPB, Historic Environment Scotland, The National Galleries of Scotland, National Nature Reserves, The National Trust for Scotland, The Heritage Lottery Fund and various regional councils and government agencies.

 

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