Swimming in a #Cairngorms loch. Feels almost liminal this morning.

Sitting by the river Spey reading the most excellent book. The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin. What a life! Ps If you haven’t read Waterlog - do so now! A beautiful ode to outdoors swimming. penguin.co.uk/books/355182/w…

(1/4) How should research about mental health and wellbeing in rural areas be conducted? What should the priorities be? How can communities be involved meaningfully and fairly? Take our 30-minute online survey and let us know! 📋 communityknowledgematters.com/survey

Delighted to be riding a bike again after breaking my collarbone. Three months of pain, inactivity and boredom forgotten with a short bike ride this morning. #Cairngorms #GreenHealth😎

A reminder this #WorldPeatlandsDay of the progress being made to restore damaged peatlands in the National Park. In 2023 alone, our Peatland ACTION team and partners restored 1,345 hectares of peatland, the third year in a row they have exceeded their target 🌱 📸 Ed Smith

Help get more people #cycling and tell me everything I'm doing wrong... become a trustee of Cycling Scotland. Deadline for applications is this Sunday 9th June. 👇

📣 Are you passionate about climate action in Inverness? Keen to work directly with your community to empower bold projects? We would love for you to join our Team as a Community Development Officer for Inverness! More information & how to apply here: hiclimatehub.co.uk/vacancies

Land agents - still time to join us on 12th June in Aviemore. Scottish Land Commission and RICS Scotland are delivering CPD for land agents on practical application of the Land Rights and Responsibilities principles and protocols for land ownership, management and use. Details below...

It’s a beautiful morning at Loch Vaa #Cairngorms 🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️😎

Are you ready to explore the Scottish countryside this summer? Join Calum Maclean at stunning locations and get his top tips for enjoying Scotland’s great outdoors responsibly and safely in these short videos: orlo.uk/M6mPv #KnowTheCode #RespectProtectEnjoy

Popped round to visit friends on holiday in Aviemore. Love the fire pit which has been up-cycled from a washing machine drum. 🔥♻️

Great to meet Ian Rendall at Download this weekend & buy one of his amazing bracelets. the guitarwrist is a not for profit social enterprise that’s up-cycling used guitar strings from bands into jewellery for charity. For more info visit the website theguitarwrist.co.uk

At Dementia Adventure, we like to think we do things differently to support people with dementia, and these are some of the ways we are doing that on this June Tuesday. dementiaadventure.org/living-with-de… #DementiaAwareness #TodayIWill #TheSmallThings

Share your views! 💡 We’re working on the preparation of our next Local Development Plan, which is a statutory requirement, and we want to hear your views on the landscape of the National Park. Complete the survey now at cairngormsldp.commonplace.is 📸 Peter Cairns

Are you passionate about your community in & around Inverness? And equipped to support them to take climate action? Join us a Community Development Officer! 👇

One of our #Cairngorm2030 projects, Climate Learning and Education has been making an impact at Alford Academy where students have been creating a community garden! 🌼 We heard from Sophia, one of the additional support staff, on how the project is going: cairngorms.co.uk/voices/plantin…

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I chucked a few potatoes in the compost bin as I left on my summer hols. Didn’t expect this. Bumper crop!