Posts for May, 2023

Celebrate amazing adventures, the Cairngorms and bothy culture with a unique experience. On Saturday 13 May as part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival we are running a Mountain Bothy Film Festival. This is a unique opportunity to experience our precious bothies like never before. At four locations across the National Park, on Saturday evening we will be showing a selection of mountain and adventure films using portable projectors and screens. Get your boots on and join us to celebrate bothy culture ? meeting people, sharing stories and showing respect for fellow adventurers and our most special places. We have been kindly granted permission by the landowners and the Mountain Bothy Association to be able to put on this event.This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

The stunning black grouse males put on quite a display in the early hours of spring. The black grouse is well known for its ?lekking? behaviour and it is a marvel to see.
Join us as we head up the Glen from Ballater to Loch Muick in a Land-rover Discovery on the search for this beautiful bird and get a good look at the action.
On top of watching the black grouse perform their lekking display Glen Muick is full of sounds and activity at this time in the morning,
and the sunrise should be just catching the hills, so well worth the early start.
There are binoculars for everyone but plenty to see without!
This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

Celebrate amazing adventures, the Cairngorms and bothy culture with a unique experience. On Saturday 13 May as part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival we are running a Mountain Bothy Film Festival. This is a unique opportunity to experience our precious bothies like never before. At four locations across the National Park, on Saturday evening we will be showing a selection of mountain and adventure films using portable projectors and screens. Get your boots on and join us to celebrate bothy culture ? meeting people, sharing stories and showing respect for fellow adventurers and our most special places. We have been kindly granted permission by the landowners and the Mountain Bothy Association to be able to put on this event.This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

Celebrate amazing adventures, the Cairngorms and bothy culture with a unique experience. On Saturday 13 May as part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival we are running a Mountain Bothy Film Festival. This is a unique opportunity to experience our precious bothies like never before. At four locations across the National Park, on Saturday evening we will be showing a selection of mountain and adventure films using portable projectors and screens. Get your boots on and join us to celebrate bothy culture ? meeting people, sharing stories and showing respect for fellow adventurers and our most special places. We have been kindly granted permission by the landowners and the Mountain Bothy Association to be able to put on this event.This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

This half-day experience will take you into Coire an t- Sneachda on a well-constructed footpath. After a quick stop for lunch we will traverse over the Fiacaill a? Choire Chais before descending through the ski area back to the car park.
You will hear stories of how the landscape was formed, learning of its vibrant history and the flora and fauna that are an integral part of its eco-system.
This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

At Glenmore we are restoring the ancient Caledonian pinewood by encouraging regeneration of native broadleaves and Scots pine. Join our foresters for a morning of volunteering, using a variety of methods to remove non-native trees to help protect this special habitat and the species that call it home.

Gain practical forestry skills, improve your tree ID, and learn about Glenmore?s fascinating ecology – getting a bit of exercise and making new friends along the way!
This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

After a selling out in 2022, our immensely popular Kid?s Ceilidh is back for the Cairngorms Nature Festival this May! Whether you?re a complete beginners or know all the steps, there?s fun for all here.

With live traditional music from mighty musicians led by Grantown local, Hamish Napier, this will be an exciting, energetic and modern sound for everyone to jump about the hall to!

Hamish will talk everyone through the dances with fun and clear instructions, so no previous dance experience is necessary.

This is far from a formal dance workshop ? no tartan kilts or sashes necessary here! Instead, expect an informal fun-filled, mini ceilidh event. Trainers might be a good idea, instead of formal shoes. This is the perfect chance to learn (or brush up on) Scotland?s most beloved simple ceilidh dances: the ?Gay Gordons?, ?Canadian Barn Dance?, ?The Orcadian Strip the Willow?, and ?The Virginia Reel? and more!This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

Join us for tunes and spirit tasting ? a perfect blend of folk tunes, stories, dancing and drinks inspired by Highland culture and heritage. After selling out in 2022, our immensely popular ?Concert, Ceilidh and Cocktails? event is back for the Cairngorms Nature Festival this May!

Hamish Napier presents his acclaimed album ?The Woods?, winner of ?Album of the Year? at the Scots Trad Music Awards. With music inspired by the flora and fauna of Scotland?s native woodlands, this intimate evening concert pairs beautifully with a cocktail or mocktail tasting flight featuring the remarkable wild flavours of Scotland?s forests, brought to you by flavour innovators Highland Boundary. Once the concert and cocktails are complete, we will clear the tables and get our ceilidh on! Come along for an unforgettable evening of music, flavours and fun!This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

Surrounded by mountain views and fresh air, join us for 60 minutes of grounding Vinyasa Yoga. Yoga outside is a wonderful, sensory way to connect to nature – to feel the sand beneath your feet, the sun on your skin and to listen to the sounds of the birds, the breeze and the water.
We?ll begin gently focusing on the breath, slowing down and listening to the world around us, before building heat through the body with flowing movement. Finally we?ll slow it down again with some longer-held restorative postures, leaving the mind and body calm and restored.
Izzy is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher with over 200 hours training in Vinyasa, Yin and Ashtanga Yoga based in the Cairngorms. She teaches twice weekly in Aviemore as well as hosting creative day retreats. Her years of experience inspire her teachings with Yogic philosophy at the root. Far more than about touching your toes, yoga is an opportunity to slow down, listen to the body and quieten the mind. Izzy teaches with an ethos that classes should be fun, empowering and inclusive of everybody, whatever level you are at.
This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/

Discover this local hidden gem on a Sunday stroll and learn about the area?s fascinating geology and wonderful wildlife. Join a local ranger and community members for an afternoon stroll to Glenbuchat?s garnet stone. The walk will begin at Glenbuchat Hall and will mainly follow estate paths this hidden treasure, with precious local knowledge about geology, history and nature shared along the way. The walk will be followed by refreshments and the opportunity to chat at the cosy Glenbuchat bothy.This event is part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival which runs from 12 – 21 May 2023. It’s a ten day festival with over 80 exciting events across the Cairngorms National Park celebrating the incredible landscapes and nature found here.

To see full event details and book events please visit: https://www.cairngormsnaturefestival.co.uk/