Cairngorms National Park Authority

As part of our Cairngorms 2030 programme, in the Braemar area we’re hosting a planning public drop-in event for the Upper Dee river and floodplain restoration project. As an integral part of the planning process, come and chat with the project team and restoration designer to find out more about: 💧 The benefits of restoring the river and floodplain ⛑️ How the site will be restored 🗓️ Timeline and next steps Join us on 12 September, 4 - 7pm, at Castleton Hall, Braemar Cairngorms 2030 is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland with thanks to National Lottery Players 📷Liam Anderstrem

Explore your future in the Cairngorms📍 In just one week, we’re hosting a careers fair with a difference. Join us, Countryside Learning Scotland and a range of partners on the 12 September at Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 🤝 Connect with local businesses ⛑️ Network with young professionals 🖐️ Get stuck in with practical workshops and demonstrations 🗨️ Engage in one-to-one chats 💻 Explore live job and training opportunities Don’t miss out! Book your FREE place now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTSG7hsM 📸 Steve Campbell #YourFutureHere

Have your say 💡 The next set of surveys have been launched to collect views on issues affecting the people who live and work in the National Park, to inform our next Local Development Plan. The Plan, a statutory requirement for the Park Authority, helps guide development in the Cairngorms, including where affordable housing, community facilities and economic development will go. Complete the tourism, digital infrastructure and land use, soil and resources surveys now at https://lnkd.in/eWj2Rdtx 📸 James Stevens

“Meeting people who can really empathise with you, and share insights and experiences is so reassuring. That's what we do here, we can create that welcoming space for people who can be at risk of isolation to come together.” Alzheimer Scotland’s Outdoor Dementia Resource Centre enables people with dementia, their families, and carers to experience the mental and physical benefits of spending time outdoors, as part of our Cairngorms 2030 programme. In our latest Cairngorms Voices blog, we caught up with Andy, the Outdoor Community Activities Organiser, to hear about how the project is going ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eBQqyrJh Cairngorms 2030 is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund thanks to National Lottery players. #Cairngorms2030 #HeritageFund #NationalLottery

Last week, the aurora borealis lit up the sky across parts of the Cairngorms National Park and photographer Sam Knight was skilled and lucky enough to capture the celestial display, overlooking Glenshee near Mount Blair ✨ The spectacular show coincided with the perseid meteor shower, which is considered to be one of the best meteor showers of the year 💫 📸 Sam Knight

“We’re looking to meet our targets for net zero and also do that in a fair way that actually gives back to the communities and local people.” Young people can play a key role in creating a sustainable future for the National Park. Join us on the 12 September at Macdonald Aviemore Resort to start your career in the Cairngorms. Spaces are filling up! Book your FREE place now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTSG7hsM #YourFutureHere Peatland ACTION NatureScot

We’re excited to be attending the fourth annual Greentown Show 🌱 Taking place on the 1 September, between 10am and 3pm in Grantown, the Greentown Show is a Sustainable Strathspey event. Visit our stall to learn about cycling friendly Cairngorms, nature prescriptions and our transformational Cairngorms 2030 programme, and join our team for ‘tent talks’ throughout the day! ✏️ Meet Tania, our Cairngorms 2030 Learning and Engagement Officer, for ‘Schools and creatives in the Cairngorms – how they feel about net zero’ at 11.30am. 🌿 Find Matthew, our Cairngorms 2030 Nature Based Solutions Manager, for ‘Nature, net zero in the Cairngorms’ at 12pm. 🪺 We’ll also be joined by Speyside Fields for Wildlife, a local charity which assists farmers and other landowners to grow crops to benefit a range of wildlife. Cairngorms 2030 is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. 📸 Brenna Jessie #Cairngorms2030 #HeritageFund #NationalLottery

“I grew up just seven miles from here and this is where I want to be, this is the job that I love.” You don’t need to move away to get your dream job - just about anything is possible in the Cairngorms National Park 📍 Join us, Countryside Learning Scotland and a range of partners, on the 12 September at Macdonald Aviemore Resort for a careers fair with a difference. Spaces are filling up! Book your FREE place now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTSG7hsM #YourFutureHere Hydrasun

‘The river is old, its route carved over thousands of years, yet every droplet drying on my skin fell from the sky and has never been this way before. Here is the ancient made new.’ National Park based writer and wanderer, Merryn Glover, shares her latest Country Diary from a bike ride through Glen Feshie 🍃 Read the full piece ➡️ https://lnkd.in/enP9r7nu

Have your say on our next Local Development Plan 💡 Our plan outcomes, historic and cultural heritage and landscape surveys are open to comments until Friday 16 August. Share your views to help shape the plan, which will guide development in the National Park, including where affordable housing, community facilities and economic development will go. Complete the first three surveys now at https://lnkd.in/eWj2Rdtx 📸 Mark Craig