Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Is the humble field vole the Cairngorms' most important mammal? As unassuming as they might seem, field voles play a key part in the food chain and their numbers can have a huge impact on protected sp…
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
The broch of Caisteal Grugaig is a unique structural ecological niche situated in an area of amazing Atlantic Rainforest. Could one of the finest brochs in Scotland be a home to biodiversity, just as …
Monday, 13 November 2023
In November 1923, only four years after the establishment of the Forestry Commission, Glenmore was purchased from the Duke of Gordon. 2023 marks 100 years of public ownership of this much-loved place.…
Monday, 06 November 2023
Glenmore was purchased from the Duke of Gordon in 1923, only four years after our predecessor, the Forestry Commission, was established. Since then, the area has been a hive for recreation, conservati…
Thursday, 02 November 2023
The stone circle of Na Clachan Aoraidh – the ‘Stones of Worship’ – is set high on the limestone ridge of Cnoc na Craoibhe above Loch Tummel. Grid reference: NN 8386 6200 The site is an unusual ‘four …
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
A breeding pair of white-tailed eagles has set up home in a Caithness woodland. The birds, thought to be the first successful breeding pair in the area for almost 100 years, were found nesting in…
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Last month, pine marten experts from around the world attended the Eighth International Martes Symposium in Aviemore. With an estimated population of just 3700, pine martens are a protected spe…
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
As one of the partners in Cairngorms Connect, we've been carrying out enrichment planting of native broadleaves across Glenmore Forest Park. Over the summer, alongside Cairngorms National Park Volunte…
Thursday, 14 September 2023
We recently hosted a BBC news crew to several of our forests to film a segment on protecting Scotland’s wildlife. The package – which included interviews with two of our staff members – aired on BBC …
Thursday, 14 September 2023
Our staff in North Region have been working all summer to grow a wide range of wildflowers that should help boost numbers of a rare species of bumblebee and other pollinating insects. The…
Thursday, 31 August 2023
People planning to head out to forests this autumn to try their hand at ‘foraging’ – to pick wild mushrooms – are being urged to ‘be sure what you’re picking and pick only what you need’. We're findin…
Monday, 21 August 2023
That’s a wrap! We’ve had a blast hosting the 2023 UCI championship at Glentress, where across six days we saw almost 30,000 people visit the forest for the event. World mountain bike champion, Tracey…
Friday, 18 August 2023
Our team recently recreated a historic photo of the Ryvoan Pass to document the impact of deer management over the Green Lochan. The Ryvoan Pass in the Cairngorms National Park is a trail that takes v…
Monday, 31 July 2023
We've teamed up with the British Dragonfly Society to help protect and boost the population of some of the rarest dragonflies in the British Isles. The new conservation partnership will focus on impr…