Volunteer Event: Tree Planting on RSPB Scotland Abernethy Reserve 🌲 On Sunday the 28th of April join Ewan, RSPB Scotland Warden, for a day of planting broadleaf trees in the Loch Garten area!

Register: bit.ly/abernethy-volu… Cairngorms National Park Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

📷 SCOTLAND: The Big Picture

🔊 The #Gaelic name for purple saxifrage is a clue to where this beautiful but hardy spring plant grows. Sound on to learn the pronunciation and meaning behind the name. 🏔️ 🌸

BREAKING: Drama has rocked the nest at Loch Garten!

At 14:49 this afternoon, a ringed male Osprey, known as Axel, attacked the nest.

Now for the tea... Axel is none other than Asha's old flame! ☕️👀

Watch it all unfold...

#TheOspreyDiaries 17/04/24

New staff, seasonal rangers and volunteers from across the partnership gathered today at Boat of Garten Community Hall to learn about #CairngormsConnect and get to know each other on a walk through the woods as the season begins 🌲

Ospreys Asha and Brodie are ready to welcome you to RSPB Scotland Loch Garten Nature Centre, which is now open every day from 10 am – 5:30 pm for the season.
You can also watch a livestream of the Loch Garten Ospreys on the RSPB YouTube channel: bit.ly/RSPB-Loch-Gart…

The Commonplace exhibition is on tour!

First stop: Boat of Garten Community Hall, on now until 25th April bit.ly/CC-Our-Commonp…

Eden Court Highlands Inverness
29th April – 24th May

RSPB Scotland Insh Marshes Bird Hides
3rd June – 16th July

The Iona Gallery Kingussie
22nd – 29th July

A fine day in the high ground of Abernethy & Cairngorms Connect yesterday.

Hopeful scenes of a forest on an upward march. 🌳

Breeding season has begun for Capercaillie & during this time they're particularly vulnerable to disturbance.

Together with the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project we’re encouraging everyone to #LekItBe and not to look for capercaillie at this critical time. bit.ly/Cairngorms-Cap…

I'm glad to share with you a sunrise full of #birds from one of my treasured places in the #Cairngorms . I walk this way several times a week and love it more each time. My Country diary piece for today.
Cairngorms National Park Cairngorms Connect Polygon Books

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Join the #CairngormsConnect team! Apply to be our Next Generation Officer & deliver a programme of activities to involve local young people with our 200-year vision🌱

🗓️ Deadline: End of Day, Sunday the 14th of April
🔗 Find out more & apply now: bit.ly/cc-jobs-and-te… #hiring

🌄 Part of our #RestoringLandscapes blog series, Taylor Shaw shares their experience attending a #KnowledgeExchange Visit where #practitioners from across Europe discussed how science can support their #restoration work!

Find out more: appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/04/08/res…

SPOTTED: And it's a confirmed ID - Asha the female Osprey is back at Loch Garten!!

She looks to be making herself right at home... but will she reclaim her old nest for the season? Time will tell...

Watch LIVE on our YouTube channel 🦅

#TheOspreyDiaries

Our colleagues at Wildland Limited are #hiring a Conservation Lead to build on the meaningful and noticeable progress they have made through their conservation approach 🌲

Find out more and apply now: bit.ly/cc-jobs-and-te…

📷 SCOTLAND: The Big Picture #conservationjobs #cairngormsjobs

Come for a Wildlife Wander with RSPB Scotland's knowledgeable team to see some of the amazing wildlife that Spring brings to Insh Marshes.

18th April, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Tickets: £5/6 🎟️bit.ly/insh-wildlife-…

📷 Steven Williams

In our latest blog post, Artists in Residence Elizabeth Reeder and Amanda Thomson share their inspiration behind the Commonplace Book project. bit.ly/CC-Our-Commonp…

📷 Catriona Parmenter Photography

Breeding season has begun for capercaillie, and during this time they're very vulnerable to disturbance.

The Cairngorms Capercaillie Project is encouraging people to Lek It Be, and not to go looking for capercaillie.

Find out more at lekitbe.scot

📸 Mark Hamblin

We’re hiring! We have two exciting opportunities available:

🌱 Next Generation Officer (part-time)
Deadline: End of Day, Sunday 14th of April

🌱Tree Planting Tender for Spring & Summer
Deadline: 9:00 am, Monday 15th of April

Find out more & apply now: bit.ly/cc-jobs-and-te…