The Latest Breaking News from Cairngorms

Wildfire tears through Cairngorms National Park as emergency teams battle to contain blaze

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The Independent UK · Jul 17

Firefighters tackle huge wildfire for third day as '300 hectares burned'

Firefighters are spending a third day tackling a major wildfire which has led to evacuations in the Cairngorms

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17

New evacuation warning as firefighters give update on '6km-long Cairngorms wildfire'

FIREFIGHTERS have warned that people may need to “immediately” evacuate their homes as a six-kilometre long wildfire in the Cairngorms continues…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16

Gravel riding through the Cairngorms: You don't need long haul flights to discover true wilderness

Unlike the rugged ranges in the west of the country, the Cairngorms feature wide, high-altitude plateaus, perfect for gravel cycling.

Cycling Weekly · Dec 28, 2025

Country diary: Walking the storm path through an ever-changing pinewood

Abernethy, Cairngorms: Even in this part-plantation where there is much uniformity, high winds ensure the woodland can never stay the same

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Country diary: I could stay at this loch all day

Badenoch, Cairngorms: Here, the first ling heather is coming through, and the osprey nest is full of domestic bustle

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025

The Living Mountain: why a second world war meditation on nature’s fragility and wonder is still relevant today

Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain is not a book about conquering peaks or mapping uncharted terrain. It is instead a deeply felt, poetic encounter with the Cairngorms.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

Pigs that were illegally released in the Cairngorms are captured and culled

A gamekeeping organisation has condemned what it described as ‘guerilla rewilding’.

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

Feral pigs captured and killed after being illegally released in national park

A gamekeeping organisation has condemned what it described as ‘guerilla rewilding’

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Call for ‘decisive action’ against guerrilla rewilding as pigs remain at large

Wildlife experts are continuing their efforts to trap a group of pigs that were released in the Cairngorms on Monday.

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025