Swathes of Cairngorms unrecognisable after 12 days of ‘cataclysmic’ wildfires With large areas still burning, damage from national park’s worst blaze could take decades, if not longer, to put right The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
Country diary: Somewhere in the vast forest is a miniature one Abernethy forest, Cairngorms: One of my favourite species, the tiny twinflower, does better in Scots pinewoods than most places in the UK. Now I just have to find some The Guardian - UK · Jun 22
Country diary: As spring bursts into life, all eyes on the Cairngorms barbecue ban Abernethy Forest, Scotland: On glorious mornings like this, with the woods ringing with sound and light, I’m glad there is extra protection from wildfires The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Country diary: Our first sunny day in a month – time to scale a summit Sgòr Gaoith, Cairngorms: Our rucksacks are heavy with crampons and ice axe, and the wind is a menace, but it’s all worth it for the views The Guardian - UK · Apr 4
Country diary: Green shoots in the ancient forest Glen Einich, Cairngorms: A wintry walk in the Rothiemurchus woodland is always glorious. To see some of its barer expanses starting to recover tops it off The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Trio of rescued lynx settling ‘incredibly well’ into new home, keepers say They were found abandoned in the Cairngorms earlier this year. Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
King’s 1965 schoolboy Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition recreated by students Charles was 16 when he and four other Gordonstoun pupils spent four days trekking through the Cairngorms for their silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025
New Highlands woodland to be created as project aims to plant 30,000 trees PLANS to plant tens of thousands of trees to create a new woodland in the Cairngorms have been unveiled by a charity ... The National (Scotland) · Apr 19, 2025
Scotland’s tallest mountains: 5 giants of the Highlands We reveal the 5 tallest mountains in Scotland, from the mighty Ben Nevis to the giants of the Cairngorms National Park Advnture · Apr 7, 2025
Lynx captured after illegal release in Cairngorms ‘doing well’, say experts All three lynx are believed to be less than a year old. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Pigs illegally released in the Cairngorms captured and culled A group of pigs that were illegally released in the Cairngorms National Park have been captured and culled. The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2025
Experts working to trap illegally released ‘feral’ pigs in the Cairngorms The animals have been on the loose since Monday. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
My winter campervan adventure in the Cairngorms, Scotland A slow jaunt around the mountainous national park, on some of the highest roads in Britain, delivers dramatic scenery, frosty walks and ziplining after dark The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025
Conservation efforts create thriving birds of prey sanctuary in the Cairngorms SINCE 2019, a dedicated restoration project has been underway in the Cairngorms to support the thriving populations of birds of prey... The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2025
The Conversation · Jan 13, 2025 How lynx and wolf reintroductions to Britain could be shaped by preconceptions and psychology Four lynx were recently and illegally released into the Scottish highlands in two separate incidents. The news prompted searchers to comb the Cairngorms region, the UK’s biggest national park. People were warned not to approach the animals if they encountered them.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025 One of four lynx captured in Scottish Highlands dies Postmortem will be carried out on wild cat, one of four humanely captured in Cairngorms after illegal release
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025 Two more lynx captured in Scottish Highland woods Second pair of illegally released animals safely captured in Cairngorms after they were spotted on camera traps
The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025 Country diary: Somewhere around this glorious loch, beavers are at work Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms: Reintroduced here after local extinction for 400 years, 10 pairs are settling in well – at least two even have kits
The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2024 Planning application for Cairngorms phone mast withdrawn after widespread objections Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) has announced the withdrawal of the planning application for a phone mast in the Cairngorms...
The National (Scotland) · Dec 2, 2024 'Ambitious plan' to protect cornerstone species in two Scottish rivers Cairngorms National Park has announced the preparation of an “ambitious plan” to help endangered species of mussel...
The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2024 National parks boost Scottish economy by £700 million each year NATIONAL parks can “deliver improved public well-being” for both visitors and locals, a new report has found, with the study adding that…
The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2024 Horrifying image shows thousands of midges swarming camper's tent in Scotland A horrifying image shared by the National Trust for Scotland shows thousands of midges swarming a camper's tent in the Cairngorms.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024 Britain experiencing a beaver baby boom as kits spotted across the country Kits emerge for after-dark dips in Northumberland, London, Kent and the Cairngorms after reintroduction drive
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024 Country diary: A valley revived, as far as the eye can see Glen Feshie, Cairngorms national park, Scotland: We take a bike ride through a glacial trough that slowly but surely has become a wildlife haven
The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2024 Baby beavers born wild in Cairngorms for first time in 400 years THE first beavers to be born in the wild in the Cairngorms for more than 400 years have been spotted.