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

News just in! Scottish Ministers have today approved a seasonal fire byelaw for the Cairngorms National Park, banning recreational fires and barbecues between 1 April and 30 September annually. Find out everything you need to know at cairngorms.co.uk/news/new-bye...

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. cairngorms.co.uk/views/my-dre... 📸 Park Authority ranger team

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?

Don’t miss the world premiere of ‘Clinging by a Claw’ by SCOTLAND: the Big Picture, taking you behind the scenes of the Saving Wildcats project to restore the population of Scottish wildcats in the National Park. Spey Valley Cinema, Aviemore, 30 September. Booking essential:

Great news! We’ve secured £1.2 million from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund to supercharge our work with partners on nature this year 🌿 Read the news release here: cairngorms.co.uk/news/1-2m-bo...

We’re excited to announce the ‘Beavers across Britain - science, practice and policy’ conference on 20–21 May 2026! From inspirational keynote speakers to breakout sessions on: 🔹 Best management practices 🔹 Community engagement 🔹 Ecology, policy & practical insights

We’ve launched a set of surveys to collect the views of people who live and work in the National Park to inform our next Local Development Plan. This is a statutory requirement for the Park Authority that ensures our plan reflects your priorities. Share your views ➡️ cairngormsldp.commonplace.is

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

From caring for parents with dementia to the GP referral that changed her life, in our latest Cairngorms Voices Caron shares her story as one of the first people in the National Park to be prescribed nature. 🌿 📷 Caron Dawson cairngorms.co.uk/views/how-a-...

News just in! The successful recipients of the Climate Adaptation Fund 2025 have just been announced, with funding supporting work on everything from wildfire prevention to riparian tree planting. Find out everything you need to know here: cairngorms.co.uk/news/270-000...

Summer evenings in the Cairngorms National Park 🌞 📸 Mark Hamblin

From volunteer to Chief Executive - we caught up with Donald Hall on the work of Badenoch and Strathspey Community ConnXions as the service celebrates 25 years of making a daily difference to people’s lives in the area.

Some call it rain, we call it ✨ atmosphere ✨ Check out this cracking photo of Loch Muick, by Damian Shields 📸

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 💜

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...

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

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

#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 #PartnershipsForNature

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

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

Connecting with nature comes with so many mental and physical health benefits 🌿 To round off #GreenHealthWeek, Green Health Link Workers Lucy and Gavin share their favourite ways to connect with nature at home: buff.ly/M9cU4VW

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...

For #GreenHealthWeek, we teamed up with our friends @cairngormsnews.bsky.social to highlight the power of walking and wheeling in nature 🌳🚶 Mike Woolvin, Volunteer Manager at the National Park, shares how Health Walks support the wellbeing of local people ✨ 👉 www.pathsforall.org.uk/blog/blog-po...

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... 💚

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...

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...

For Green Health Week, artist Alec Finlay reflects on his own experience of viewing and connecting to landscapes in the National Park, and living with ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis). Read his work here:

Running from 3-11 May, #GreenHealthWeek centres on making everyone feel welcome enjoying and connecting with nature. We chatted to David Clyne, head of the #Cairngorms2030 programme about celebrating inclusion and taking action locally to inspire communities across the National Park

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

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

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

Our trainee ranger programme is now open for applications for 2025 🌱 If you love nature and the outdoors and are interested in a career as a countryside ranger - this could be the role for you! Find out more and apply at ➡️ buff.ly/Q5SduHH 📸 Cairngorms National Park ranger service

Last chance for expressions of interest in our Climate Adaptation Fund 🌱 We’re excited that our fund to support climate adaptation in the National Park is back for another year. Expressions of interest will close on Tuesday 15 April. Find out more at ➡️ buff.ly/4OOJbyx 📸 Rupert Shanks

The results from our first resident and worker survey are in 🏘️ In total, we heard from 1,357 people living and working in the Cairngorms National Park. Thank you to everyone who took part 💜 Find out more and read the full results of the survey at ➡️ cairngorms.co.uk/resident-sur...

We’re excited to see TV naturalist Nick Baker and our Conservation Officer, Hayley Wiswell, on #Countryfile tonight 🌿 Tune in to find out more about our work with Mar Lodge Estate to help narrow-headed ants thrive in the National Park 🐜 📺 Watch at 5.15pm on BBC One or catch up on iPlayer.

The third edition of our Gaelic Language Plan (2025 - 2029) has been approved by @Bòrd na Gàidhlig 💜 This new plan supports the continued use of Gaelic as an active language and culture within our communities. Find out more and view the plan at ➡️ cairngorms.co.uk/third-editio... 📸 Ed Smith

We were pleased today to welcome First Minister and Perthshire North MSP John Swinney to find out more about #Cairngorms2030, and the community deer larder that’s having a big impact on nature and people in and around the National Park.

Interested in a career in ecological restoration after school? We have four types of work placements available for local young people in S4–S6! Get hands on experience in deer management 🦌 science 🔬 youth engagement 🙌 or our Tree Nursery 🌱 bit.ly/CC-Study-Opp... @cairngormsnews.bsky.social

Evening light over the Cairngorms 🌿 The National Park is spectacular throughout the seasons, but there’s something special about the hope of spring 🪻 📸 Adam Alexander

Play fight! 🦫 Did you know that wrestling like this helps young beavers to practise their motor skills and build strong family bonds? 🍃 Most commonly seen in kits (babies) and juveniles, playing can involve pushing, climbing on top of each other and stealing things 🪵

We've experienced all sorts of weather in the past few months, but something we can always look forward to - whatever the season - is the wildlife 🌱 Our countryside ranger Pete has some great tips for spotting species 🔍 Find them at ➡️ cairngorms.co.uk/voices/watch... 🌿

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re reflecting on some of the inspiring stories of women living and working in the Cairngorms, and celebrating their influence in the National Park on everything from nature to climate, culture and heritage 🌿 Find out more at ➡️ buff.ly/9uWYejA 📸 Ed Smith

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

Wading birds need our help! 🔍 This spring @rspbscotland.bsky.social is leading a survey that will provide the data we need to protect wetland habitats and waders like snipe, curlews and lapwings 🐦‍⬛ We caught up with David Tompkins on the survey and how you can help ➡️ buff.ly/WexPYGH

Russwood wanted to reduce their company's environmental impact and improve energy efficiency. They used our Climate Adaptation Fund to install solar panels and batteries⚡☀️ Inspired? The Climate Adaptation Fund is open for expressions of interest for 2025: cairngorms.co.uk/caring-futur...

Did you know that camanachd (shinty) is thought to be one of the oldest sports still being played today? 🏑 Learn more about the traditional sport and its strong links with the Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhonaidh Ruaidh (Cairngorms National Park) at ➡️ buff.ly/4bjy8jy 📸 1 + 2 - James Stevens, 3 - Ed Smith

We have been informed by Police Scotland that a red kite was shot in the Glenbuchat area of Strathdon earlier this month. The Park Authority condemns the illegal killing of raptors in the strongest possible terms. Full statement ➡️ cairngorms.co.uk/statement/

It’s day 28 of sharing a photo a day from the Cairngorms, and we’re wrapping things up with this breathtaking view of Loch a Garbh-Choire 🌿 The challenge might be over but there’s so much more content to come from the National Park ✨ 📸 Peter Cairns

Did you know that many of the place names in the National Park originate from Gàidhlig (Gaelic)? 🌿 A beautifully descriptive language, understanding these names tells us more about the culture, history, environment and wildlife of the Cairngorms 🍃 📸 Lee Haxton #SeachdainNaGàidhlig