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Fàilte! Find out what’s happening across the Cairngorms National Park and be part of a community that’s helping nature and people to thrive together.

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Curious about what beavers do underwater? Check out this amazing footage to find out 🦫

Read all about what our beaver team have been up to in their latest beaver diary ➡️ cairngorms.co.uk/views/winter...

📸 Danny O’Brien
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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We are working on designs for a separate cycle, wheelchair and walking route in Aviemore. Visit our drop-in event on Thursday 11 December, 2pm - 7pm at the Cairngorm Hotel. Find out more and share your thoughts ➡️ https://cairngorms.co.uk/taking-part/consultations/active-communities-consultation
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November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The first specific, National Park-wide survey of peregrine falcons in 20 years has revealed a continuing downward trend in numbers.

Read more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/44jcee0

📷 Fergus Gill
A peregrine perched on a rocky crag with autumnal woodland in the background.
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Which way is up!?

The stunningly still reflections on Loch a' Chnuic create a perfect mirror image 🪞

Where is your favourite place to photograph the autumn colours? Let us know in the comments! 🍁

📸 Jenny Allen
A serene landscape featuring a calm loch reflecting the surrounding hills and trees under a clear blue sky.
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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We’re thrilled that this stunning image by Gill Williams was voted by the public as a winner of the 2025 UK National Parks Photography Competition! 🎉

We love seeing the beautiful landscapes of the Cairngorms National Park being celebrated.

📍 Tulloch Moor
spectacular photo of heather, clouds and mist between trees
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Storm warning ⚠️ Some areas across the Cairngorms National Park are experiencing extremely wet and windy weather as a result of Storm Amy. Please take extra care when out and about, #PlanAhead and stay safe. For up to date weather warnings visit the Met Office: https://bit.ly/4nQ65Ot
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October 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Georgia, a graduate of our 2025 trainee ranger programme, reflects on a summer working in nature with local communities and visitors in the National Park.

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📸 Park Authority ranger team
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September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Over the weekend, the National Park got its first dusting of snow of the season.

This came just in time for the autumn equinox today, marking the shift into the colder months.

Here's one of our favourite autumnal snow photos to celebrate.

What are you most excited about as the temperatures drop?
A scenic photo of clouds under snow capped hills 📷 Mark Hamblin
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Want to get your hands dirty and make the world a better place? Look no further! 🌳

Wildland have some exciting volunteer days lined up in Glenfeshie and Glentromie - get stuck in with tree planting, seed collection and more!

Sign up here: www.cervistech.com/acts/console...

📷 Will Hall
Two people maintaining a fence in woodland, surrounded by heather.
August 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Summer evenings in the Cairngorms National Park 🌞

📸 Mark Hamblin
Heather blooming in the sunshine with mountains behind
August 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Some call it rain, we call it ✨ atmosphere ✨

Check out this cracking photo of Loch Muick, by Damian Shields 📸
Gloomy mountains with beautiful light with Loch Muick in the foreground
July 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating the impact of local volunteers 🤝

From volunteer rangers and health walk leaders, to the people making a difference behind the scenes - helping on the parent council or upkeeping the village flower beds 🌷

Together they help our communities to thrive 💜
Two individuals, one in a National Park health walk leader jacket and the other in a yellow raincoat, sitting on a park bench and laughing together in a natural setting.
June 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Nature is for everyone, but we don’t all experience it in the same way 🌿 Anna, who is neurodivergent, shares her journey with neurodiversity and how her connection to nature helps her navigate the world around her beta.cairngorms.co.uk/views/nature...
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June 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Peating our targets! Our peatland team have restored over 2000 hectares of damaged peatland in 2024 - 25, smashing their goal by 600 hectares 🌱🎯

From signs of nature recovery to working with new contractors - find some of their highlights at ➡️ beta.cairngorms.co.uk/views/reflec...

📸 Ed Smith
A group of six people standing on a peatland restoration site with overcast skies, dressed in outdoor gear. A frog peeking out from the surface of a pond surrounded by reeds and clear water reflections. Five members of the Cairngorms peatland team wearing outdoor gear on a peatland restoration site in the National Park.
June 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Earlier this year, two farms involved in the #Cairngorms2030 Future farming project worked with members of the volunteer ranger team to create space for aspen on their farms 🌿 Find out more at ➡️ beta.cairngorms.co.uk/news/space-f... 📸 Rupert Shanks
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May 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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#TogetherForNature 🌿🤝

This #EuropeanDayofParks, we're joining EUROPARC in celebrating the partnerships protecting our wild spaces - from local volunteers, communities and businesses to international networks 🌍💚

When we unite, nature flourishes 🌱

📸 Paul Tomkins

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People hiking on a trail through a scenic landscape in Cairngorms National Park, with mountains and woodland under a clear blue sky.
May 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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We loved welcoming Black Scottish Adventurers back to the Cairngorms National Park earlier this month, for a day exploring the epic Uath Lochans and an afternoon at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre ⛰️🥾

We’re already excited for their next visit 🌱

📸 Brenna Jessie
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May 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Exciting news! A group of Cairngorms National Park Junior Rangers are now accredited emergency outdoor first aiders, thanks to funding from the Cairngorms Youth Local Action Group Fund, supported by the Cairngorms Trust ⛑️🩹🧰

Find out more at ➡️ buff.ly/o6YB26y

📸 Pete Short
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May 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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For #GreenHealthWeek we are celebrating the Outdoor Dementia Resource Centre, one of our #Cairngorms2030 projects, and an initiative so successful that another centre is following in their footsteps, opening this summer in Edinburgh! 💜 Read more: beta.cairngorms.co.uk/views/we-alw...
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May 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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As part of #GreenHealthWeek, we spoke to Isla McCay, the Communications Officer for Glenmore Lodge 🌱 Read on to find out more about their work to help people of all abilities embrace adventure, grow in confidence and develop essential outdoor skills ➡️ beta.cairngorms.co.uk/views/buildi... 💚
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Periods shouldn’t hold anyone back from exploring. We spoke with Mairi, who’s leading an amazing pilot programme to help outdoor educators break down barriers and empower young people to have adventures - even while on their period 🩸 beta.cairngorms.co.uk/views/learni...
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May 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Two and a half years since they first set up, we checked back in with the Cairngorms Pride Paddlers, an LGBTQ+ paddling club based right here in the National Park. This #GreenHealthWeek, we’re celebrating that nature is for everyone! beta.cairngorms.co.uk/views/paddli...
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May 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Free this weekend? Pledge | Process | Planet, the debut exhibition from the new Cairngorms Creative Cooperative, features art that pushes boundaries and connects landscapes and community ⛰️ OPENSPACE Gallery, Grantown-on-Spey, 9am – 5pm #Cairngorms2030
📷Artwork by Clare Waddle
May 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Honk if you love birds! Spring has sprung, bringing some new feathered friends into the National Park.

We are very egg-cited about our first ducklings of the year, drop in the comments your favourite sign of spring 🐣

📸 Cathleen Nicol
April 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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We’re looking for seasonal rangers in Badenoch and Strathspey 🌱

A key part of the team taking care of the National Park, our seasonal rangers help to encourage people to have a safe, enjoyable and responsible visit to the Cairngorms💚

Apply at ➡️ buff.ly/VTpFEoh

📸 Hector Bryden
Two individuals, wearing National Park ranger service uniforms, are taking tools and equipment out of van in a woodland area. A person wearing a ranger uniform smiling at another person with a backpack during a conversation in a wooded area. Person in a white hat handing a map to a smiling person in a ranger van.
April 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM