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A wild landscape in the making

Cairngorms Connect is a partnership of neighbouring land managers, committed to a bold and ambitious 200-year vision to enhance habitats, species and ecological processes across a vast area within the Cairngorms National Park.

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Cairngorms Connect Projects

Projects

What we're working on right now.

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Highlights Report

An update on progress 

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Since 2019...

Non-native conifer removalNon-native conifer removal 8219 hectares
Pinewood field layer grazed or cutPinewood field layer grazed or cut 1632 hectares
Scots pine plantation restructuringScots pine plantation restructuring 2275 hectares
Staff employed across the partnershipStaff employed across the partnership 60+ full time equivalent
Deer management across the entire areaDeer management across the entire area 60000 hectares
Peatland restorationPeatland restoration 1539.5 hectares
Floodplain restorationFloodplain restoration 79 hectares
New native woodland plantedNew native woodland planted 1360 hectares
Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme funding spent locallyEndangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme funding spent locally £2912082.83

Illustrations by Holly Acland

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Latest News

Jan 17, 2025

Five years of raptor data has been published by WildLand Cairngorms in a new report showing the positive impact of ecological restoration work.

Dec 16, 2024

The cold, dark Winter months offer an invitation to pause and reflect. As the year draws to a close, another year towards our 200-year vision, we take time to review the highlights from 2024. 

Dec 5, 2024

To mark World Soil Day, Lynn Cassells writes a love letter to soil and explains why it is so important to her work at the Cairngorms Connect Tree Nursery. 

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