Posts for August, 2022

This trip will visit three parts of Wildlands’ estates to see the impact that rewilding is having on the landscape and wildlife over time.

Jeremy Roberts will explain Cairngorms Connect’s role, while Tom MacDonell will talk about Wildland Limited’s rehabilitation of the landscape and their 200 year vision.

Hear John Macpherson talk about farming by the Aultlarie in the days before the Folk Museum.

Come along to the opening of this museum to pony trekking and all things horses!

The story of Force K6 will be told in a multi-media performance with storytelling, images, music and poetry. This is part of the Storylands Sessions and is produced in partnership with Colourful Heritage, with financial support from Creative Scotland and the Cairngorms National Park. The event will be led by Merryn Glover.

A practical workshop on James Macpherson’s Ossianic Collections, exploring excerpts from the poetry and your responses to them. It will be led by Dr Jim Macpherson, senior lecturer in history at UHI.

Visit the ancient hill fort at Dun Da Lamh the easy way by taking an e-bike most of the way there.

An afternoon walk to the site of a former hut circle and mill by the River Calder, led by Eve Boyle (HES).

Learn about the work being done in Glen Banchor to improve the habitat for fish in the River Calder. With Penny Lawson from the Spey Catchment Initiative.

Celebrate the lives of the Indian K6 soldiers who were posted to Badenoch during the Second World War at the unveilling of a memorial to them, followed by a visit to the graves led by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.