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Cairngorms National Park

A captive Scottish wildcat kitten with his mother at Wildwood Discovery Park, near Canterbury, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Wildcats to be released in Cairngorms National Park after licence approved

A pair of capercaillie do battle for mating rights
A pair of capercaillie do battle for mating rights

Attenborough warns capercaillie on the brink of going extinct in Scotland again

The boat shed at Loch Vaa, near Aviemore has been locked up after the tenant ended his fishing business given the disturbance caused by wild swimmers and paddle boarders. PIC: Kay Durden.
The boat shed at Loch Vaa, near Aviemore has been locked up after the tenant ended his fishing business given the disturbance caused by wild swimmers and paddle boarders. PIC: Kay Durden.

Wild swimming disturbance brings fishing to an end on Highland loch

Stuart MacBride PIC: Mark Mainz
Stuart MacBride PIC: Mark Mainz

Book review: The Dead Of Winter, by Stuart MacBride

Leaders of some of Scotland's most prominent estates have come together to complete a development programme to improve Scotland's land.
Leaders of some of Scotland's most prominent estates have come together to complete a development programme to improve Scotland's land.

Cairngorms-based leaders gather to share experience

Pupils at Aboyne Academy with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Pupils at Aboyne Academy with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Pupils have their say in shaping a more sustainable Cairngorms

The Plan is part of a strategic approach at a national level to tackle the issue with the available resources.
The Plan is part of a strategic approach at a national level to tackle the issue with the available resources.

Six-year North East Local Flood Risk Management Plan published

The Northern Lights in the Cairngorms. Pic: PA Photo/Visit Cairngorms.
The Northern Lights in the Cairngorms. Pic: PA Photo/Visit Cairngorms.

See the Northern Lights in Cairngorms National Park - Scotland on Sunday Travel

The Cairngorms National Park could be net zero within the next three years.
The Cairngorms National Park could be net zero within the next three years.

Cairngorms National Park could reach net zero well ahead of target

Dunbar-born John Muir helped establish the national park at Yosemite in the US in the 19th century, but it was not until 2003 that Scotland got its first (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Dunbar-born John Muir helped establish the national park at Yosemite in the US in the 19th century, but it was not until 2003 that Scotland got its first (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

What if Scotland’s new national park wasn’t only on land? – Stuart Brooks

Xander McDade is the current Board Convener. He is the youngest ever member, joining in 2018 at 23 years old.
Xander McDade is the current Board Convener. He is the youngest ever member, joining in 2018 at 23 years old.

Get on Board! Information sessions ahead of Cairngorms National Park Authority e...

A golden eagle. Image: Phil Wilkinson
A golden eagle. Image: Phil Wilkinson

Bird of prey persecution remains at ‘high level'

Arthur Fernie, Head Gamekeeper on Mar Estate monitoring waders. (Photo Ed Smith)
Arthur Fernie, Head Gamekeeper on Mar Estate monitoring waders. (Photo Ed Smith)

Waders bucking the trend in the Cairngorms National Park

Finegand Estate is known as the Glen of the Faeries.
Finegand Estate is known as the Glen of the Faeries.

Estate in the Cairngorms National Park is on the market for £5,000,000

Stunning landscapes come as standard in the Cairngorms National Park
Stunning landscapes come as standard in the Cairngorms National Park

6 free school holiday activities you can enjoy in the Cairngorms

The interactive learning and discussion opportunities are being offered to those who live or work in the Cairngorms National Park
The interactive learning and discussion opportunities are being offered to those who live or work in the Cairngorms National Park

Call for people living or working in the Cairngorms National Park to attend clim...

The Cairn Distillery. Image: John Paul Photography
The Cairn Distillery. Image: John Paul Photography

Ad Feature Competition: Win two VIP tickets for the first-ever visitor tour of The Cairn Di...

Win two VIP tickets for first ever visitor tour of The Cairn Distillery, plus overnight accommodation
Win two VIP tickets for first ever visitor tour of The Cairn Distillery, plus overnight accommodation

Ad Feature Win two VIP tickets for first ever visitor tour of The Cairn Distillery

Loch Morlich and Rothiemurchus forest in the Cairngorms National Park are popular visitor destinations. The national park -- one of just two in Scotland and the largest in the UK -- is home to some of the country's most iconic landscapes and around a quarter of all the UK's rare and endangered species. Picture: Mark Hamblin
Loch Morlich and Rothiemurchus forest in the Cairngorms National Park are popular visitor destinations. The national park -- one of just two in Scotland and the largest in the UK -- is home to some of the country's most iconic landscapes and around a quarter of all the UK's rare and endangered species. Picture: Mark Hamblin

Cairngorms vision clamps down on holiday lets amid nature restoration focus

Grant Moir, CEO, Cairngorms National Park Authority, Lorna Slater MSP, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Xander McDade, convener at Cairngorms National Park Authority Board.
Grant Moir, CEO, Cairngorms National Park Authority, Lorna Slater MSP, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Xander McDade, convener at Cairngorms National Park Authority Board.

Pioneering Park Plan launches, paving way for tackling climate and nature emerge...

The funding will help support better visitor management this summer.
The funding will help support better visitor management this summer.

Funding for extra rangers at North east nature hot spots this summer

Estate owner Hugh Niven is proposing to plant around one million trees and build 30km of road and track to support the new forestry in Glen Clova. PIC: SWNS.
Estate owner Hugh Niven is proposing to plant around one million trees and build 30km of road and track to support the new forestry in Glen Clova. PIC: SWNS.

National Park resists 30km of new road amid loss of 'wildness' around Munros

Visitors to Cairngorms National Park are being urged to take a 'poop kit' to halt the ever increasing problem of 'wild toileting'. PIC: Cairngorms National Park Authority Ranger Service.
Visitors to Cairngorms National Park are being urged to take a 'poop kit' to halt the ever increasing problem of 'wild toileting'. PIC: Cairngorms National Park Authority Ranger Service.

National park urges visitors to bring 'poop kit' to halt wild toileting

All quiet on the Eastertyre Estate front at the Retreat Group’s two-bedroomed Gardener’s Cottage
All quiet on the Eastertyre Estate front at the Retreat Group’s two-bedroomed Gardener’s Cottage

Summer travel 2022: Private peace of mind with self-catering accommodation

Cairngorms national park
Cairngorms national park

Park plan highlights urgent need for more rural workers - Mike Daniels

The Glen Clova Hotel is tucked away in the Angus Glens, around 15 miles from Kirriemuir.
The Glen Clova Hotel is tucked away in the Angus Glens, around 15 miles from Kirriemuir.

Glen Clova Hotel - a cosy retreat in the Angus Glens - Scotland on Sunday Travel

Return to splendour - it's time to reacquaint yourself with the riches Scotland has to offer
Return to splendour - it's time to reacquaint yourself with the riches Scotland has to offer

Ad Feature 7 UK holiday gems for your summer plans

The home's impressive transformation will allow its large family to curl up and enjoy jawdropping views all year round
The home's impressive transformation will allow its large family to curl up and enjoy jawdropping views all year round

Dramatic transformation sees Cairngorms property dazzle in Highlands landscape

There are only around 1,000 capercaillies left in Scotland, sparking fears the iconic grouse species will become extinct in Scotland for the second time
There are only around 1,000 capercaillies left in Scotland, sparking fears the iconic grouse species will become extinct in Scotland for the second time

Famous grouse: bid to save Scotland's vanishing capercaillies

Skiing Into a Dream World by Ronan Dugan.
Skiing Into a Dream World by Ronan Dugan.

Photographer's magical missions to capture The Cairngorms on a perfect winter's ...

Scheduled to open in spring 2022, the Gordon & MacPhail The Cairn distillery will include a visitor experience, tasting rooms, retail space and a coffee shop.
Scheduled to open in spring 2022, the Gordon & MacPhail The Cairn distillery will include a visitor experience, tasting rooms, retail space and a coffee shop.

Gordon & MacPhail unveils branding for distillery in Cairngorms National Park

Juniper is one of only three conifers native to Scotland, which is home to around 80 per cent of the UK population of the species
Juniper is one of only three conifers native to Scotland, which is home to around 80 per cent of the UK population of the species

Plant experts warn of disease risk to Scotland’s native gin berries

Chris Packham sent a video message to the First Minister
Chris Packham sent a video message to the First Minister

Chris Packham sends Nicola Sturgeon video plea

The Scotsman Top Stories

Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Sturgeon officially tenders resignation as First Minister to King Charles III

The Scotsman's Conor Matchett, Alistair Grant and Alexander Brown discuss the SNP leadership result.
The Scotsman's Conor Matchett, Alistair Grant and Alexander Brown discuss the SNP leadership result.

WATCH: The Scotsman's politics team discuss election of Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader
Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader

Humza Yousaf faces ‘full in-tray’ as half of Scots think country on wrong path