A ranger led walk, over easy ground. To recover/improve fitness and well-being.

• Booking:   
  • Not required
• Contact:    
  • 01339 886072
  • [email protected]
• Meet:
  • Glen Tanar Visitor Centre

Glen Tanar Ranger Service

Watch badgers from a comfortable hide right on the banks of the river Spey.

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Allan Bantick – 01479 831768;
  • [email protected];
  • http://www.cairngormwildlife.co.uk/bogwig/badgerhide.html
• Meet:        
  • Details on booking

Boat of Garten Wildlife Group

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Aviemore Community Centre, Muirton

GOLDEN EAGLE TOUR

The Golden Eagle is an iconic part of the Scottish Upland Landscape.  Join your local Countryside Ranger for a Golden Eagle tour in a stunning location within the Cairngorms National Park. We’ll be searching for these beautiful symbolic birds while looking at its ecology and impact on the Highlands of Scotland.

As with all ranger walks we will be enjoying fresh air, company and wildlife sights and sounds. Dress warm as we’ll be stationary.

Suitable for those with mobility issues as a minibus will be provided. Pick up Aviemore.

• Booking:       
  • Essential – [email protected] using Booking Ref: 001591KING
• Contact:       
  • Saranne Bish – 01479 874 696;
  • [email protected];
  • https://www.highlifehighland.com/rangers/
• Meet:           
  • Meeting place to be given out after booking via email.

High Life Highland Countryside Ranger

Bash together your own bird box for biodiversity with the rangers at Burn o Vat! Take it home and see if you can encourage birds to nest in your own garden.

Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

• Booking:   
  • Not Required – just drop in
• Contact:   
  • Catriona Reid – 01339 881667;
  • http://www.nature.scot/enjoying-outdoors/events
• Meet:        
  • Burn o Vat Visitor Centre – AB34 5NB

SNH & Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service

In glacial terms, a rôche moutonnée is a rock formation created by the passing of a glacier.  This beautiful community managed site needs some hands-on love and attention. Join your local Countryside Ranger and Volunteer Cairngorm to restore this site to its former glory while using your muscles in the great outdoors!

As with all ranger events we will be enjoying fresh air, company and wildlife sights and sounds. Suitable for families but no unaccompanied children please. Wear old warm clothes and decent boots or wellies. Warm drinks and biscuits provided. Bring lunch if you’re planning to do the whole day!

• Booking:       
  • Not Required
• Contact:       
  • Saranne Bish – 01479 874 696;
  • [email protected];
  • https://www.highlifehighland.com/rangers/
• Meet:            Roche Moutonnée, Dulnain Bridge

High Life Highland Countryside Ranger

Do you have what it takes to be a red squirrel? Drop in, self-led event aimed at family groups. Follow the marked trail and see if you can solve all of the questions and complete the course.

Some rough ground and a steep slope. No unaccompanied children please.

• Booking:       
  • Not Required
• Contact:       
  • Saranne Bish – 01479 874 696;
  • [email protected];
  • https://www.highlifehighland.com/rangers/
• Meet:           
  • River Gynack side of the woods to pick up your pack. Post code: PH21 1LR. Grid Ref: NH755018.
  • Event venue: Tom Baraidh Woods Distance approx. 1km

High Life Highland Countryside Ranger

Watch badgers from a comfortable hide right on the banks of the river Spey.

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Allan Bantick – 01479 831768;
  • [email protected];
  • http://www.cairngormwildlife.co.uk/bogwig/badgerhide.html
• Meet:        
  • Details on booking

Boat of Garten Wildlife Group

It’s Easter! Pop into the visitor centre to pick up an answer sheet then, enjoy a springtime walk while you hunt for the clues to win an Easter Egg!

Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

• Booking:   
  • Not Required – just drop in
• Contact:   
  • Catriona Reid – 01339 881667;
  • http://www.nature.scot/enjoying-outdoors/events
• Meet:        
  • Burn o Vat Visitor Centre – AB34 5NB

SNH

An opportunity to ‘put something back’. Work with the Glen Tanar Ranger Services and John Muir Trust volunteers.

Tools and instruction provided. Bring a packed lunch and wear comfortable outdoor clothes and boots.

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Glen Tanar Ranger Service – 01339 886072;
  • [email protected]
• Meet:        
  • Glen Tanar Visitor Centre car park – AB34 5EU

Glen Tanar Ranger Service

Egg Hunt: Bring the whole family together this Easter and treat your loved ones to the magic of our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt! Get ready for a day of fun as you and your family discover the special places the National Trust for Scotland looks after. Follow bunny’s clues and complete your adventure to win a delicious chocolatey prize.

Open Day: Learn about how the estate is managed and see inside Mar Lodge and the famous Stag Ballroom.

• Booking:   
  • Not Required
• Contact:   
  • Mar Lodge Ranger Service – 01339 720164;
  • [email protected];
  • https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/events/cadbury-easter-egg-hunt-at-mar-lodge-estate
• Meet:        
  • Mar Lodge Estate – AB35 5YJ

Mar Lodge Ranger Service

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre, Tomintoul AB37 9ET

Join a reserve Warden to look for seasonal wildlife. April is all about birds. What will we spot? We never know! Join us to find out. A three-mile walk along rough paths.

• Booking:   
  • Preferred
• Contact:   
  • Pete Moore – 01540 661518;
  • [email protected]
• Meet:        
  • RSPB Insh Marshes Car Park – PH21 1NS

RSPB Insh Marshes

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre, Tomintoul AB37 9ET

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre, Tomintoul AB37 9ET

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre, Tomintoul AB37 9ET

An opportunity to ‘put something back’. Work with the Glen Tanar Ranger Services and John Muir Trust volunteers.

Tools and instruction provided. Bring a packed lunch and wear comfortable outdoor clothes and boots.

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Glen Tanar Ranger Service – 01339 886072;
  • [email protected]
• Meet:        
  • Glen Tanar Visitor Centre car park – AB34 5EU

Glen Tanar Ranger Service

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Victoria and Albert Hall, Station Square, Ballater, AB35 5QB

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Victoria and Albert Hall, Station Square, Ballater, AB35 5QB

An opportunity to ‘put something back’. Work with the Glen Tanar Ranger Services and John Muir Trust volunteers.

Tools and instruction provided. Bring a packed lunch and wear comfortable outdoor clothes and boots.

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Glen Tanar Ranger Service – 01339 886072;
  • [email protected]
• Meet:        
  • Glen Tanar Visitor Centre car park – AB34 5EU

Glen Tanar Ranger Service

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Victoria and Albert Hall, Station Square, Ballater, AB35 5QB

Come and explore your responses to nature through these fun and supportive creative writing activities.

No experience or equipment required, just enthusiasm!

• Booking:   
  • Essential
• Contact:   
  • Merryn Glover, Writer-in-Residence for the Cairngorms National Park
  • [email protected]
• Meet:       
  • Victoria and Albert Hall, Station Square, Ballater, AB35 5QB