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@scottishlandcom.bsky.social

🌲 Exciting news, the Scottish Land Commission and @cairngormsnews.bsky.social have appointed Annabel Davidson Knight as Community Benefits from Nature Adviser, the first role of its kind in Scotland!

March 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Loch Morlich this morning #Cairngorms ❤️

March 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Can you help people and nature thrive together? If so, please join the wonderful #Cairngorms2030 community engagement team👇

Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnews.bsky.social · Mar 7

We’re looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator to join our team and lead on the engagement activity for the projects across our Cairngorms 2030 programme 🗨️

🗓️ Applications close 30 March at 11:59pm.

Find out more at ➡️ buff.ly/TFrWD8u

📸 Liam Anderstrem

Aerial view of Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park, surrounded by lush greenery and distant rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

March 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM

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walkhighlands

@walkhighlands.co.uk

The Cateran Trail is a superb circular long distance route that straddles the area along the border between Perthshire and Angus. It takes its name from the marauding bands of cattle thieves known as Caterans which brought terror to these glens in times past.

www.walkhighlands.co.uk/perthshire/c...

View over a glen with snow-dusted mountains beyond

March 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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Robert Macfarlane

@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social

Silver winter light in the northern corries of the Cairngorms yesterday. And look at that fabulous expanse of pine forest lapping the feet of the big hills. Pulls my heart northwards…

(Images by my parents, who were up in Coire an Lochan)

March 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM

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Cairngorms National Park

@cairngormsnews.bsky.social

When Helen’s farm was put at risk due to high deer density, she wanted to find a solution that could benefit local communities 🦌

Through #Cairngorms2030, this pioneering project creates a local supply of venison for those who need it most 🌱

➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3fv...

📹 Wunnar Film

From field to food bank: the community larder

YouTube video by The Cairngorms National Park

www.youtube.com

February 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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Cairngorms National Park

@cairngormsnews.bsky.social

Today we’re sharing exciting news of a #Cairngorms2030 project that is addressing damage to farms and fragile habitats caused by high deer densities, benefitting local food banks, schools and community kitchens through donations of venison 🦌🥩

➡️ cairngorms.co.uk/deer-larder-...

Deer larder project to deliver 360-degree benefits addressing agricultural and social challenges in and around Cairngorms National Park. - Cairngorms National Park Authority

An innovative project led by the Park Authority and two farming families will address damage to farms and fragile habitats caused by high deer densities.

cairngorms.co.uk

February 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Edinburgh Castle looking splendid this morning.

Edinburgh castle in the early morning. Dark sky in the background

February 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Lovely weekend at Cullen on the Moray coast. Sea temp is a balmy 6.7c 🏊‍♂️ 🥶

View over the coastal town of Cullen. Houses line a golden sandy beach

February 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Beutifully calm and peaceful at three #Cairngorms lochs this morning.

Dead tree in frozen water of Mloch Mallachie

February 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM

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Drew Bennellick

@drewbennellick.bsky.social

#HeritageFund believes in wetlands. Here’s one of our largest ever investments in wetlands for #WorldWetlandsDay - Peatland Progress at The Great Fen www.greatfen.org.uk/peatland-pro...

Peatland Progress | The Great Fen

Peatland Progress: A New Vision for the Fens will tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and the anxieties of the next generation head-on through the restoration of Speechly's Farm, bringing togethe...

www.greatfen.org.uk

February 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Highly recommend Tailfin cycling panniers and bags. Buy the appropriate thru axles and you can easily transfer the rear rack from your MTB, Road,Gravel or E-bikes. 🚲😎 www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

Hit the road with the best bike panniers and handlebar bags

Whether you’re commuting, bike packing or day tripping, our expert recommends smart storage solutions for every journey

www.theguardian.com

January 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM

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Lairig Ghruver

@lairigghruver.bsky.social

People sometimes ask why I moved to the #Cairngorms in #Scotland

Uath Lochans and lower Glen Feshie from Farleitter Crag.

One of the Uath Lochans with snow covered Sgor Gaoith and Carn Ban Mor in the distance.

January 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

‘If anything, we are too spoiled for choice here in the Cairngorms….’ www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

My winter campervan adventure in the Cairngorms, Scotland

A slow jaunt around the mountainous national park, on some of the highest roads in Britain, delivers dramatic scenery, frosty walks and ziplining after dark

www.theguardian.com

January 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Wonderful walk around Uath Lochans this morning. #Cairngorms

Trees reflecting on the surface of a lochan.

January 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Very cold morning run but #Cairngorms put on a good light show as usual. 😎🏃‍♂️

Sun rise over the tree lined bank of the River Spey in Aviemore

January 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Beautiful morning for a bike ride in Rothiemurchus. I had these amazing views all to myself! #Cairngorms 🚲😎

The sun rising over hills at Loch an Eilien, Cairngorms

Scot’s Pine woodland in the morning sunshine

Loch an Eilein Castle. A ruinous old castle of the Wolf of Badenoch on an island in a loch on the Rothiemurchus estate

January 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM

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Cairngorms National Park

@cairngormsnews.bsky.social

Do you love the Cairngorms National Park and want to play your part in protecting this special place?

We’re looking for seasonal rangers 🌱

Find out more and explore opportunities in the Angus Glens, Badenoch and Strathspey and Deeside ➡️ careers.cairngorms.co.uk/Cairngorms/H...

📸 Hector Bryden

Two people smiling, standing beside an open van at a promotional stand with brochures and signs, including a banner for the Cairngorms National Park.

Three people enjoying a conversation in a forest setting, one holding a map, with tents partially visible.

Person in a forest, smiling at the camera while holding a smartphone, wearing a black jacket and a cap, surrounded by tall pine trees.

January 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Almost a Rothko sunrise in the #Cairngorms this morning.

January 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

Winter fun at Loch Morlich this morning 🥾🎿❄️😎 #Cairngorms

January 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM

David Clyne

@davidclyne.bsky.social

A refreshing -14c in Aviemore this morning. 🥶

Home weather station displaying outside temperature of - 14c in Aviemore

Garden furniture covered with a thick blanket of snow.

January 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM

Reposted by David Clyne

Cairngorms National Park

@cairngormsnews.bsky.social

This morning (Friday 10 January) our partners at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland notified us of the sighting of two additional lynx in the Cairngorms National Park.

Our full statement: cairngorms.co.uk/statement-on...