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.
Non-native conifer removal
5791
hectares
Pinewood field layer grazed or cut
1122
hectares
Scots pine plantation restructuring
1914
hectares
Staff employed across the partnership
60+
full time equivalent
Deer management across the entire area
60000
hectares
Peatland restoration
1184.5
hectares
Floodplain restoration
20
hectares
New native woodland planted
1253
hectares
Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme funding spent locally
£1929845
Illustrations by Holly Acland
After a hiatus of 400-years, the Cairngorms Connect landscape is once again home to Beavers. Work on bringing Beavers back to the Cairngorms National Park has been led by the Park Authority, working closely with partners, land managers and local communities. We caught up with some of the partners involved at RSPB Scotland Insh Marshes and Wildland Limited to find out how living alongside Beavers has been for them …
Hope for rare woodland flower as Scottish conservation project is roaring success in the Cairngorms National Park
In September 2024, the Cairngorms National Park Authority and NatureScot launched the Capercaillie Emergency Plan 2024 – 2030. The Plan sets out “immediate and targeted measures in the short-term… (aiming) to rapidly benefit Capercaillie, from improving habitat to reducing the impacts of predation and disturbance at scale.”
