Posts for June, 2023

A spectacular outdoor performance by The Three Inch Fools of “Robin Hood”, which will be held in the grounds of Balmoral.

Gates will open at 5.15 p.m. so you can get seated before the performance starts at 6.00 p.m. Bring a picnic if you wish or visit our coffee shop for something to eat. Our BBQ will also be available (cash payments only).

OPEN AIR THEATRE TICKETS ARE NON REFUNDABLE

Children under 5 are admitted free of charge.

Annie Ives from Skills for Bees will be facilitating this workshop. She will explain the need for pollinator habitats, how you can create them in your own and a community spaces and get a chance to plant up a planter with wildflowers for your community to enjoy. Nancy Chambers, Manager of the Cairngorms Trust will be on hand to answer any questions about the new Cairngorms Trust Nature Resilience Fund which includes funding for community pollinator and wildflower projects.

Hayley Wiswell, conservation officer from the Cairngorms National Park Authority will be facilitating this workshop. She will explain the need for pollinator habitats, how you can create them in your own and a community spaces and get a chance to plant up a planter with wildflowers for your community to enjoy. Nancy Chambers, Manager of the Cairngorms Trust will be on hand to answer any questions about the new Cairngorms Trust Nature Resilience Fund which includes funding for community pollinator and wildflower projects.

Annie Ives from Skills for Bees will be facilitating this workshop.

She will explain the need for pollinator habitats, how you can create them in your own and a community spaces and get a chance to plant up a planter with wildflowers for your community to enjoy.

Nancy Chambers, Manager of the Cairngorms Trust will be on hand to answer any questions about the new Cairngorms Trust Nature Resilience Fund which includes funding for community pollinator and wildflower projects.

Join us for a walk around Moray’s earliest surviving tower house reputed to have been built for Scotland’s vilest man- Alexander Stewart, the Wolf of Badenoch. Drumin Castle is an impressive medieval fortification standing on a commanding bluff overlooking the confluence of the River Livet and the River Avon.

Once we get to the castle, you’ll learn a bit about the architecture, history, and the notorious Wolf, whose evil deeds continue to cast a long shadow in Moray’s history.

“Cathedral and Toun

Wyld wrath did engulf

Lone Lochindorb Castle

The lair of the Wolf”

This castle has recently reopened after masonry repairs. Access to the first floor is once again possible via a narrow, stone staircase. `Sensible footwear is recommended.

Please park at the The Drumin Castle car park. This short circular walk will start from the Drumin Castle sign in the car park. Access is by foot along a pedestrian trail and will return by a set of steps. Please dress appropriately for changeable weather.

Toilets are not available on site.

Children are very welcome to attend.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

Funded by Foundation Scotland from the Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.

Scalan was originally the site of a secret Roman Catholic seminary where priests, known as ‘heather priests’ were trained in the 1700s when Catholicism was prohibited. Following the departure of the priests in 1799, Scalan reverted to a farm.

Two steading buildings were built housing corn threshing mills which served the Glenlivet farming community. The threshing machines and water wheels are still in place along with a wealth of historical graffiti telling the story of farming life in the 19th and 20th centuries.

A major project to conserve the mill buildings took place in 2019, restoring the waterwheel and lade in North Mill and improving visitor access to the site. This was funded through the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Join members of the Scalan Association and Glenlivet & Inveravon Heritage Ranger Lydia on a guided tour of the site and the mill buildings. In addition to being a special area of historical interest, this area of the Glenlivet Estate abounds with oystercatchers, curlews, and lapwings in the spring and summer months – be sure to bring your binoculars if you have them.

We will be meeting in the Carrachs car park before proceeding by foot along a farm track, 1km from the car park at the end of the public road. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for changeable weather.

Donations to the Scalan Association on the day are most appreciated and help them to care for this special place.

Children are very welcome to attend.
Toilets are available on site in the summer months.

Well behaved dogs are welcome in the mill buildings, but are not permitted in the seminary. Please note that sheep and other livestock live on site. Please be aware that there may be cattle present on the walk in.

Funded by Foundation Scotland from the Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.

Whether you live nearby or are visiting from further afield, our aim is to inspire and help everybody to connect with nature.

This season, we’re piloting a limited series of immersive forest walks (also known as forest bathing) that have been specifically designed to provide a rich experience of Abernethy Forest. Even for those who already love the outdoors, many say that forest bathing differs dramatically from their usual experience of being in nature.

Our guided forest bathing walks are specifically designed to provide opportunities to quietly connect with the details of nature, and relax, restore, and recalibrate.

We’re delighted to visit the Velosolutions pump track in Boat of Garten for the North region qualifier for Ride the Worlds.

The top 3 riders in each category will qualify to race in the final of the Race the Worlds Series.

Series details and Ts & Cs found here – https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/RaceTheWorlds.

An opportunity to learn or develop a skill in willow weaving at workshops in the community woodland. Come along and relax, enjoy meeting people or sit quietly by. Come for an hour or all stay all day. Donations appreciated.

Looking to reconnect with nature and embrace your creative side?

To celebrate our summer exhibition, The Forest, we’re holding a special one-off workshop, combining the ancient Japanese practice of shinrin yoku (AKA forest bathing) and ceramics.

Running on Friday July 7, 10am-2.30pm, you’ll start the day with a session led by Highland Quietlife in beautiful Anagach Woods in Grantown-on-Spey. Cath will lead you through ways to find a connection with the forest and trees around you.

Then at the Spey Bank Studio, our lead tutor Angus Grant will show you how to make a pinch pot, using natural objects to add texture to your clay.

And best of all – Angus will glaze and fire your ceramics and you’ll get them to keep as a memento of the day.