Grant Donald
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Borlotti's calf has been getting a lot of love on hill trips recently due to his distinctive white colouring but we think Borlotti is pretty gorgeous too! 🤩
Borlotti's calf, pictured behind her here, is leucistic, a genetic condition causing a partial lack of pigmentation.
Borlotti's calf, pictured behind her here, is leucistic, a genetic condition causing a partial lack of pigmentation.
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Borlotti's calf has been getting a lot of love on hill trips recently due to his distinctive white colouring but we think Borlotti is pretty gorgeous too! 🤩
Borlotti's calf, pictured behind her here, is leucistic, a genetic condition causing a partial lack of pigmentation.
Borlotti's calf, pictured behind her here, is leucistic, a genetic condition causing a partial lack of pigmentation.
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Happy Monday from the gorgeous Brie and her son, Cicero! 🤩
Brie was born in 2013 when all of our calves were named after different types of Cheese and Cicero was born in 2020 when all of our calves were named after Beans, Seeds and Peas. Cicero's name comes from the Latin for Chickpea! 🧀🫘🫛
Brie was born in 2013 when all of our calves were named after different types of Cheese and Cicero was born in 2020 when all of our calves were named after Beans, Seeds and Peas. Cicero's name comes from the Latin for Chickpea! 🧀🫘🫛
September 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy Monday from the gorgeous Brie and her son, Cicero! 🤩
Brie was born in 2013 when all of our calves were named after different types of Cheese and Cicero was born in 2020 when all of our calves were named after Beans, Seeds and Peas. Cicero's name comes from the Latin for Chickpea! 🧀🫘🫛
Brie was born in 2013 when all of our calves were named after different types of Cheese and Cicero was born in 2020 when all of our calves were named after Beans, Seeds and Peas. Cicero's name comes from the Latin for Chickpea! 🧀🫘🫛
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These photos were taken just over 4 months apart! Morven's calf has grown into a chunky little lass and is growing in confidence now she's back in the hill enclosure and meeting visitors every day. And Morven herself is in excellent condition but has grown the most peculiar set of curly antlers! 😂
September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
These photos were taken just over 4 months apart! Morven's calf has grown into a chunky little lass and is growing in confidence now she's back in the hill enclosure and meeting visitors every day. And Morven herself is in excellent condition but has grown the most peculiar set of curly antlers! 😂
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We've posted lots of photos of our gorgeous calves and handsome bulls recently, but we can't forget our wonderful 'Christmas reindeer'! These are the non-breeding males who we train to harness. 3 yr old Kulfi was looking very handsome this morning, with his beard blowing in the wind! 😍
September 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We've posted lots of photos of our gorgeous calves and handsome bulls recently, but we can't forget our wonderful 'Christmas reindeer'! These are the non-breeding males who we train to harness. 3 yr old Kulfi was looking very handsome this morning, with his beard blowing in the wind! 😍
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Over at our Glenlivet farm, where some of the reindeer spend part of each year, we also have a herd of red deer. Collective decision between most of us reindeer herders however, is that they are rather big and scary compared to the reindeer! Or at least the stags are in the autumn rutting season...😬
September 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Over at our Glenlivet farm, where some of the reindeer spend part of each year, we also have a herd of red deer. Collective decision between most of us reindeer herders however, is that they are rather big and scary compared to the reindeer! Or at least the stags are in the autumn rutting season...😬
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As the 'velvet' strips from the antlers recently, it can look very gory. However, these two photos of young bull Limpopo were taken 36 hours apart, so it doesn't take long for the antlers to look 'clean' after the blood left behind dries/washes off in the rain.
How handsome does Limpopo look?!
How handsome does Limpopo look?!
September 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As the 'velvet' strips from the antlers recently, it can look very gory. However, these two photos of young bull Limpopo were taken 36 hours apart, so it doesn't take long for the antlers to look 'clean' after the blood left behind dries/washes off in the rain.
How handsome does Limpopo look?!
How handsome does Limpopo look?!
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It's #tongueouttuesday👅! Here's lovely Magnum, not looking as handsome as normal...
September 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's #tongueouttuesday👅! Here's lovely Magnum, not looking as handsome as normal...
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What a difference a summer can make! 🤯
Here is Helsinki and her calf in May and then again last week!
The coat that they are born with is different in colour to their adult coats. When she was born Helsinki's calf was really distinctive with dark face and back, you can still see the resemblance.
Here is Helsinki and her calf in May and then again last week!
The coat that they are born with is different in colour to their adult coats. When she was born Helsinki's calf was really distinctive with dark face and back, you can still see the resemblance.
September 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What a difference a summer can make! 🤯
Here is Helsinki and her calf in May and then again last week!
The coat that they are born with is different in colour to their adult coats. When she was born Helsinki's calf was really distinctive with dark face and back, you can still see the resemblance.
Here is Helsinki and her calf in May and then again last week!
The coat that they are born with is different in colour to their adult coats. When she was born Helsinki's calf was really distinctive with dark face and back, you can still see the resemblance.
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We'd had lots of sunshine and showers this week which also means, lots of rainbows! 🌈
Here is Zambezi looking gorgeous to brighten your Sunday morning! 🤩
Here is Zambezi looking gorgeous to brighten your Sunday morning! 🤩
September 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We'd had lots of sunshine and showers this week which also means, lots of rainbows! 🌈
Here is Zambezi looking gorgeous to brighten your Sunday morning! 🤩
Here is Zambezi looking gorgeous to brighten your Sunday morning! 🤩
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Sundae and her calf are now back in our hill enclosure having spent the summer out free-ranging. 🤩
More than half of this years calves are now back in the enclosure keeping the herders busy working out who is who! 🤯
More than half of this years calves are now back in the enclosure keeping the herders busy working out who is who! 🤯
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Sundae and her calf are now back in our hill enclosure having spent the summer out free-ranging. 🤩
More than half of this years calves are now back in the enclosure keeping the herders busy working out who is who! 🤯
More than half of this years calves are now back in the enclosure keeping the herders busy working out who is who! 🤯
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We've had a busy August, with fully booked Hill Trips, plenty of free-range missions bringing in cows and calves, and lots of behind the scenes work going on in our Exhibition. Have a look at the blog to see lots of photos taken over the past month 🤩📸 www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/08/29/p...
Photo Blog: August 2025 - The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd
August has been a busy and fun month. We've had lots of visitors and three sold out Hill Trips almost everyday. Lots of people have also been coming into the Paddocks to see the reindeer on display th...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We've had a busy August, with fully booked Hill Trips, plenty of free-range missions bringing in cows and calves, and lots of behind the scenes work going on in our Exhibition. Have a look at the blog to see lots of photos taken over the past month 🤩📸 www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/08/29/p...
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Texel and her mini-me daughter are back in the enclosure after a summer out in the hills. 😍 The calves are being named tomorrow evening! But as ever we won't be naming any of the calves online until our adopters find out their names in the October newsletter. A perk of being a reindeer adopter!
September 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Texel and her mini-me daughter are back in the enclosure after a summer out in the hills. 😍 The calves are being named tomorrow evening! But as ever we won't be naming any of the calves online until our adopters find out their names in the October newsletter. A perk of being a reindeer adopter!
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📱Youssef Chermiti’s goodbye message to Everton on Instagram💙
September 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
📱Youssef Chermiti’s goodbye message to Everton on Instagram💙
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🗞️Everton have an £18M obligation to buy Merlin Röhl next Summer
(Source - Liverpool Echo )
(Source - Liverpool Echo )
September 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🗞️Everton have an £18M obligation to buy Merlin Röhl next Summer
(Source - Liverpool Echo )
(Source - Liverpool Echo )
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Look at these two beauties! 😍 Chai (L) and her mother Cheer (R) have been enjoying roaming freely in the hills for the majority of 2025. Cheer is 13 years old and so has been retired from breeding, with no new calf to look after this summer she's remained close to her yearling daughter.
August 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Look at these two beauties! 😍 Chai (L) and her mother Cheer (R) have been enjoying roaming freely in the hills for the majority of 2025. Cheer is 13 years old and so has been retired from breeding, with no new calf to look after this summer she's remained close to her yearling daughter.
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Kernel is a friendly fella and a keen hand-feeder so lots of our visitors are getting to meet him very closely! Kernel was a breeding bull during the 2024 rut, so he is a father to lots of this year's calves. This autumn will be rather different for Kernel as he'll be learning to pull a sleigh! 🛷 🤩
August 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Kernel is a friendly fella and a keen hand-feeder so lots of our visitors are getting to meet him very closely! Kernel was a breeding bull during the 2024 rut, so he is a father to lots of this year's calves. This autumn will be rather different for Kernel as he'll be learning to pull a sleigh! 🛷 🤩
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This week's blog is from our youngest herder Maisy, who has been helping out on her school holidays and weekends since March 2024. It's packed full of her favourite photos she's taken over that time... enjoy! 😍📸
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Maisy’s Favourite Photos - The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd
I (Maisy) have been helping out with the reindeer here and there since March 2024. I am now working on weekends and during my school holidays to my delight. I have started to spend a lot more of my ti...
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August 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This week's blog is from our youngest herder Maisy, who has been helping out on her school holidays and weekends since March 2024. It's packed full of her favourite photos she's taken over that time... enjoy! 😍📸
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/08/22/m...
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/08/22/m...
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Sundae and Mississippi looking FANTASTIC after a summer of free-ranging. 🥳
Herder Lotti was super excited to bump into these girls when she was out walking on her day off over the weekend. 🤩
Herder Lotti was super excited to bump into these girls when she was out walking on her day off over the weekend. 🤩
August 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Sundae and Mississippi looking FANTASTIC after a summer of free-ranging. 🥳
Herder Lotti was super excited to bump into these girls when she was out walking on her day off over the weekend. 🤩
Herder Lotti was super excited to bump into these girls when she was out walking on her day off over the weekend. 🤩
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Jester leading the herd on a beautiful sunny day! ☀️
Other reindeer behind include Magnum, Butter, Spartan, Ob, Busby, and Zoom!
Other reindeer behind include Magnum, Butter, Spartan, Ob, Busby, and Zoom!
July 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Jester leading the herd on a beautiful sunny day! ☀️
Other reindeer behind include Magnum, Butter, Spartan, Ob, Busby, and Zoom!
Other reindeer behind include Magnum, Butter, Spartan, Ob, Busby, and Zoom!
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Five-year-old Hemp is looking great at the moment! 🤩 He still has some of his old winter coat to lose, but his antlers are looking fantastic!
Hemp is one of our keenest hand-feeders on our daily Hill Trips - many of our visitors will recognise that white nose!
Hemp is one of our keenest hand-feeders on our daily Hill Trips - many of our visitors will recognise that white nose!
July 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Five-year-old Hemp is looking great at the moment! 🤩 He still has some of his old winter coat to lose, but his antlers are looking fantastic!
Hemp is one of our keenest hand-feeders on our daily Hill Trips - many of our visitors will recognise that white nose!
Hemp is one of our keenest hand-feeders on our daily Hill Trips - many of our visitors will recognise that white nose!
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The gorgeous Spy out free-ranging last week! 🤩
At 14 years old, Spy is one of our older girls and has been retired from motherhood for the past couple of years. Retirement is clearly suiting her and this year she has managed to grow an incredibly impressive set of antlers! 💪
At 14 years old, Spy is one of our older girls and has been retired from motherhood for the past couple of years. Retirement is clearly suiting her and this year she has managed to grow an incredibly impressive set of antlers! 💪
July 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The gorgeous Spy out free-ranging last week! 🤩
At 14 years old, Spy is one of our older girls and has been retired from motherhood for the past couple of years. Retirement is clearly suiting her and this year she has managed to grow an incredibly impressive set of antlers! 💪
At 14 years old, Spy is one of our older girls and has been retired from motherhood for the past couple of years. Retirement is clearly suiting her and this year she has managed to grow an incredibly impressive set of antlers! 💪
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Amur and Adzuki making their way over for breakfast. 🤩
Amur is 2 years old and Adzuki is 5 years old, both of them have been growing their antlers since the spring and will reach full grown in just over a month. 🌞
Amur is 2 years old and Adzuki is 5 years old, both of them have been growing their antlers since the spring and will reach full grown in just over a month. 🌞
July 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Amur and Adzuki making their way over for breakfast. 🤩
Amur is 2 years old and Adzuki is 5 years old, both of them have been growing their antlers since the spring and will reach full grown in just over a month. 🌞
Amur is 2 years old and Adzuki is 5 years old, both of them have been growing their antlers since the spring and will reach full grown in just over a month. 🌞
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BLOG DAY! 🥳
Just like people, some reindeer have huge resemblance within their families, and some more so than others. In this week's blog, Hen writes about a couple of the best examples in our herd today!
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/07/18/f...
Just like people, some reindeer have huge resemblance within their families, and some more so than others. In this week's blog, Hen writes about a couple of the best examples in our herd today!
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/07/18/f...
Family resemblance - The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd
Just like people, some reindeer have huge resemblance within their families, and some more so than others. I thought I'd write a wee blog to talk about a couple of the best examples in our herd today ...
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July 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
BLOG DAY! 🥳
Just like people, some reindeer have huge resemblance within their families, and some more so than others. In this week's blog, Hen writes about a couple of the best examples in our herd today!
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/07/18/f...
Just like people, some reindeer have huge resemblance within their families, and some more so than others. In this week's blog, Hen writes about a couple of the best examples in our herd today!
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/07/18/f...
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Keen blog followers might remember one we published in May following Cuppa's life from calf to yearling. Well, here is an updated photo of him! He has grown some of the biggest antlers of his age group!🤩 For anyone who didn't see the blog have a read here: www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/05/23/c...
July 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Keen blog followers might remember one we published in May following Cuppa's life from calf to yearling. Well, here is an updated photo of him! He has grown some of the biggest antlers of his age group!🤩 For anyone who didn't see the blog have a read here: www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/05/23/c...
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Zap is looking super at the moment in his beautiful short summer coat.
He's a friendly lad who loves his food, as you can tell by the crumbs on his nose! 🤩
He's a friendly lad who loves his food, as you can tell by the crumbs on his nose! 🤩
July 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Zap is looking super at the moment in his beautiful short summer coat.
He's a friendly lad who loves his food, as you can tell by the crumbs on his nose! 🤩
He's a friendly lad who loves his food, as you can tell by the crumbs on his nose! 🤩