WHAT’s ON
You are in an all year round destination with lots going on. Check out what’s happening each day, for further information and details of new events added please visit: www.visitcairngorms.com/ whats-on
June 2023 Events
1st - 30th June
LANDSEER; A Highland Romance - Grantown Museum, Grantown on Spey. 10am-5pm. www.grantownmuseum.co.uk. T: 01479 872478.
2nd, 3rd & 4th June
Blair Castle Trail Weekender - Blair Castle, Atholl Estate. www.outsiderevents.com
3rd & 4th June
Scottish Downhill Association Round Scottish Championships - Glenshee Ski Centre, Braemar. www.britishcycling.org.uk/events
2nd - 18th June
FREE. Textile Exhibition - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. 10am- 4pm. T: 01540 673422.
3rd - 9th June
Ballater Walking Festival - www.walkballater.com. E: jennifer.ap.macmillan@gmail.com
9th - 11th June
Cairngorms Convention - Badaguish, Aviemore. www.cairngormsconvention.org. E: info@ cairngormsconvention.org
9th - 16th June
An Inner Place; An exhibition of paintings by Stephen Redpath - Clashnettie Arts Centre, Strathdon. clashnettie.co.uk. E: helen@clashnettie.co.uk
16th - 26th June
Moray Walking & Outdoor Festivalwww.moraywalkoutdoorfest.co.uk
22nd - 24th June
Kingussie Festival of Words - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. www.facebook.com/people/KingussieFestival-of-Words/100092304894564
Tuesday 30th May
FREE. Station to Station on the Speyside Way - Cragganmore Speyside Way Car Park, Ballindalloch. 11am-1pm. T: 07946 025981. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Cairngorm CC Hill Climb - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Wednesday 31st May
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones - Inveravon Church and Pictish Stones, Ballindalloch. 2pm-2.45pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Orchestra Of The Music School Leinfelden - Echerdingen, Germany - Village Green, Aviemore. 5.30pm. E: aviemorecctreasurer@gmail.com
Thursday 1st June
FREE. Grantown Social Ride - Museum Car Park, Grantown On Spey. 6.30-8.30pm. cairngormcc.co.uk
FREE. Petalpower Social Mountain Bike Ride - Parking Opposite Petrol Station, Grantown on Spey. 6.30-8.30pm. E: rebeccapetalpower@gmail.com
Friday 2nd June
Woodland Wander - RSPB Loch Garten, Boat of Garten. 9.45am-1pm. E: fergus.cumberland@rspb.org.uk
FREE. Fine Art Exhibition by Shona Cammack - The High St Merchants, Grantown on Spey. 10am4.30pm. T: 01479 872246.
Mar Lodge Guided Evening Tour and Walk - Mar Lodge, Braemar. Booking Essential. 7-9pm. T: 01339 720164.
FREE. LIVE MUSIC with Chris Grant - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm. E: info@thebalavoulin.co.uk
Saturday 3rd June
Cairngorms Ultra Trail Race - Mar Lodge, Braemar, 8am-6pm. www.highterrainevents.co.uk
Coffee and Chat - Cromdale Village Hall. 10am-12pm. www.cromdale.org
Scottish Downhill Association Round Scottish Championships - Glenshee Ski Centre, Braemar. www. britishcycling.org.uk/events
LIVE MUSIC with Duncan Chisholm and Hamish Napier Highland Tour - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 7.30-10.30pm. E: ann.nap@btinternet.com
FREE. LIVE MUSIC with Willie Campbell - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm. E: info@thebalavoulin.co.uk
Sunday 4th June
FREE. Boat Car Boot Sale - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 12-3pm. T: 01479 831123. E: info@ boathall.org.uk
FREE. Ballater Duck Festival - Church Green, Ballater. 11am-4.30pm. www.ballaterrd.com/ballaterduck-festival
Boat of Garten Community Garden Annual Plant Sale - Boat of Garten Community Garden, Deshar Road. 2-3.30pm. E: suerjmurray@gmail.com
Tuesday 6th June
Cairngorm CC 10-mile TT - Coylumbridge Hotel, Aviemore. 7-8pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
FREE. Creating A Commonplace Book - ONLINE. 6-7.30pm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-acommonplace-book-tickets-626272978337. E: chiara. alagia@cairngormsconnect.org.uk
Wednesday 7th June
FREE. Winking Owl Wednesday: Street Food and Craft Festival - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 11am-5pm. www.craicevents.com
FREE. Hidden History Walk: Scalan Mills and Seminary - The Carrachs Car Park, Chapeltown. 1-2.30pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Thursday 8th June
Wildlife Wander - RSPB Insh Marshes, Kingussie. 9.30am-1.30pm. E: insh@rspb.org.uk
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones - Inveravon Church and Pictish Stones, Ballindalloch. 2-2.45pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Aviemore Social Ride - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Friday 9th June
Woodland Wander - RSPB Loch Garten, Boat of Garten. 9.45am-1pm. E: fergus.cumberland@rspb.org.uk
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Castle Walk to Blairfindy from Glenlivet Distillery - The Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch. 2-3pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Talk: Saving Bumblebees - Nethy Bridge Community Centre. 7.30-9.30pm. E: thelilleyfamily@hotmail.com
FREE. Live music with Alan Frew - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm. E: info@thebalavoulin.co.uk
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Saturday 10th June
One Day Yoga Retreat with Katie What YogaThe Dell Of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. www.katiewhiteyoga.com
FREE. LIVE MUSIC with Alan Frew - Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm. E: info@thebalavoulin.co.uk
Sunday 11th June
Fitnessat58° Speyside Triathlon - Loch Insh Outdoor Centre. www.fitnessat58.co.uk
FREE. The Village Green Market and Craft FairVillage Green, Aviemore. 11am-3pm. T: 07925 150890.
FREE. The Ghillie’s Larder Farmers MarketSt Margaret’s, Braemar. 10am-2pm.
FREE. Repair Cafe - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 2-5pm. E: repaircafe@boathall.org.uk
Tuesday 13th June
FREE. Curious Curlew Mornings - RSPB Insh Marshes, Kingussie. 9-11am. E: insh@rspb.org.uk
FREE. Heritage Ranger Walk: Drumin Castle and the Wolf of Badenoch - Drumin Castle Car Park, Ballindalloch. 2-3pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Storylands Sessions Open Mic Night - Ptarmigan
Dome, Loch Insh Outdoor Centre. Early show 6-7pm Late Show 8-10.15pm. www.badenochstorylands.com/ storylands-sessions
Wednesday 14th June
FREE. Hidden History Walk: Scalan Mills and Seminary - The Carrachs Car Park, Chapeltown. 1-2.30pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Clubbercise with Louize - Kincraig Community Hall, Kincraig. 6-7pm. T: 07740 984247. www.facebook.com/ clubbercisewithlouize
Thursday 15th June
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones - Inveravon Church and Pictish Stones, Ballindalloch. 2-2.45pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Kingussie Social Ride - Ardvonie Car Park, Kingussie. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Cairngorms Connect Venison MasterclassAbernethy Forest. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. 5.30-9.30pm. E: chiara.alagia@cairngormsconnect.org.uk
Friday 16th June
Woodland Wander - RSPB Loch Garten, Boat of Garten. 9.45am-1pm. E: fergus.cumberland@rspb.org.uk.
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Castle walk to Blairfindy from Glenlivet Distillery - The Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch. 2-3pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Saturday 17th June
All About Trees - Lynbreck Croft, Tomintoul Road. 9am-5pm. www.lynbreckcroft.co.uk
Moray Walking Festival Glenfiddich to Glenlivet - Allan Reid Car Park, Glenlivet. 9am-5pm. www.moraywalkoutdoorfest.co.uk
FREE. Family Fun Day - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 12-3pm. E: info@boathall.org.uk
Cinema Showing | Mary Poppins Returns (PG)Grantown YMCA Community Centre. 4-6pm. www.grantowncinema.co.uk
Summer Solstice Party - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 4-11pm. www.oldbridgeinn.co.uk
Cinema Showing | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance (12A) - Grantown YMCA Community Centre. 7-9pm. www.grantowncinema.co.uk
Bikeathon Ceilidh In Aid Of Blood Cancer UK - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. 7pm. E: kingussie. high@highlandpc.co.uk
Sunday 18th June
Kingussie Bikeathon 2023 30th Anniversary Special - 10am-4pm. www.cyclefriendlykingussie.co.uk
The Dell Soundscape Day Retreat - The Dell of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. 10am-6pm. www.thedellofabernethy.co.uk
Monday 19th June
Storylands Sessions - ONLINE: Folk Music with Hamish Napier. 7pm. www.badenochstorylands.com/ storylands-sessions
Tuesday 20th June
Cairngorm CC 10-mile TT - Coylumbridge Hotel, Aviemore. 7pm-8pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Storylands Sessions: Folk Music Workshop with Hamish Napier - The Iona Gallery, Kingussie. 7-9.30pm. badenochstorylands.com/storylands-sessions
Wednesday 21st June
FREE. Winking Owl Wednesday: Street Food and Craft Festival - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 11am-5pm. www.craicevents.com
FREE. Hidden History Walk: Scalan Mills and Seminary - The Carrachs Car Park, Chapeltown. 1-2.30pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Moray Walking Festival; Bee Walking - Glenlivet Estate Visitor Centre, Tomintoul. 1pm-4.30pm. E: annie.ives@bumblebeeconservation.org
Thursday 22nd June
FREE. Aviemore Social Ride - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Friday 23rd June
Woodland Wander - RSPB Loch Garten, Boat of Garten. 9.45am. E: fergus.cumberland@rspb.org.uk
Moray Walking Festival Cromdale Hills Avonside - Balcorach Car Park,Tomintoul. 9am-4pm. E: mark. johnston@crownestatescotland.com
Earthtones Trio - St. Margaret’s, Braemar. 8-10pm. www.stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk
Saturday 24th June
FREE. Ballater Farmers Market - Ballater Church Green, Ballater. 10am-2pm. E: ballaterfarmersmarket@gmail.com
FREE. Cairngorms Cycle Festival 2023Macdonald Aviemore Resort, Aviemore. 11am-5pm. www.craicevents.com
FREE. The Dell Makers Market - The Dell of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. 12-5pm. www.thedellofabernethy.co.uk
Sunday 25th June
Lairig Ghru Hill Race 2023 - www.deesiderunners. com/races/lairig-ghru-race
FREE. The Village Green Market and Craft FairThe Village Green, Aviemore. 11am-3pm. E: aviemorecctreasurer@gmail.com
FREE. Wildflower Walk - Nethy Bridge Community Centre, Nethy Bridge. 2-4pm. thelilleyfamily@hotmail. com
Tuesday 27th June
FREE. Heritage Ranger Walk: Drumin Castle and the Wolf of Badenoch - Drumin Castle Car Park, Ballindalloch. 2-3pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk.
Cairngorm CC Tulloch Time Trial - Car Park at Junction of Boat Road and B970. 6.45pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
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WHAT’s ON
Thursday 29th June
Aviemore Social Ride - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park, Aviemore. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones - Inveravon Church and Pictish Stones, Ballindalloch. 2-2.45pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Friday 30th June
Woodland Wander - RSPB Loch Garten, Boat of Garten. 9.45am-1pm. E: fergus.cumberland@rspb.org.uk
FREE. LIVE MUSIC with Jono - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm. E: info@thebalavoulin.co.uk
Every Monday
FREE. Braemar Health Walk - Under the Mews, Braemar. 10am. T: 07816 110549. www.pathsforall.org.uk/health-walk/braemar.
Ultra Slow Line Dancing - Grantown British Legion. 10.30. T: 07541 372524.
FREE. Live Music with Graeme MackayCairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Every Tuesday
FREE. Grantown on Spey Health Walk - Meet at Anagach Wood, curling rink car park, Grantown on Spey. 10.30am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Nethy Bridge Health Walk - Meet by Nethy Bridge Community Centre. 1.30pm. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Ballater Health Walk - Meet at Glenmuick Church Hall, Ballater. 1.30pm. T: 07816 110549.
Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 8.45pm. T: 01479 810233.
Every Wednesday FREE. Newtonmore Health Walk - Meet at the Wildcat Centre, Newtonmore. 10.30am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Boat of Garten Health Walk - Meet Boat of Garten Community Hall. 1.30pm. T: 07816 110549.
Weekly Folk Sessions at The OBI - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 8pm. www.oldbridgeinn.co.uk
Open Mic at the Skiing Doo - Skiing Doo, Grampian Road, Aviemore. 8.30pm. E: skiingdoo@gmail.com
Every Thursday
FREE. Cromdale Health Walk - In front of the Kirk, Cromdale. 11am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Carrbridge Health Walk - Meet by the Old Bridge, Carrbridge. 11am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Kingussie Health Walk - Badenoch Centre, Kingussie. 10.30am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Aviemore Chess Club - Aviemore Community Centre Library. T: 07415 892669.
Every Friday
FREE. Glen Tanar Health Walk - Meet Glen Tanar Visitor Centre. 10am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Tomintoul Health Walk - Meet at Bowling Club, Tomintoul. 10am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Live Music - The Winky & Bothy Bar, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Every Saturday FREE. Parkrun - Speyside Way, Dalfaber Drive. www.parkrun.org.uk/aviemore
FREE. Live Music - The Winky & Bothy Bar, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Every Sunday FREE. Entertainment - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 6-8pm. T: 01479 810233.
Please go to www.pathsforall.org.uk for further Health Walk information.
Shinty www.shinty.com
3rd June 2023
Newtonmore v Kingussie - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 2.30pm.
Kingussie 2nds v Newtonmore - The Dell, Kingussie. 2.30pm.
10th June 2023
Kingussie 2nds v Beauly - The Dell, Kingussie. 2.00pm.
17th June 2023
Newtonmore v Oban Camanachd - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 2.30pm.
Kingussie v Beauly - The Dell, Kingussie. 2.30pm
Single Team Cup Semi Final
Tayforth/Kilmory/Strathspey/Boleskine v Ardnamurchan /Ballachulish
24th June 2023
Newtonmore 2nds v Fort William - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 2.00pm.
Artemis Macaulay Cup Quarter Final (N)
Newtonmore / Fort William v Skye / Kingussie
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Cairngorms
FORESTS, MOUNTAINS, PEATLANDS, LOCHS, WATERWAYS There’s No Place Like Our Wild Isles
The Cairngorms National Park is one of the most spectacular habitats in the UK, recently celebrated in the BBC’s Wild Isles series. It's beautiful to behold - but you only need to take a tiny peak further to appreciate the complex, vibrant and dynamic ecosystems within it - and understand why the National Park is home to a quarter of the UK’s rare and endangered species.
Unique Pine Woodland
Some of the most important woodlands in Britain grow here. Did you know that native tree species comprise a whopping 79 per cent of the National Park’s woodlands. This is a quarter of the entire Scottish native woodland, and more than half of the surviving Ancient Caledonian forest?!
Rare Peatlands
Peatlands are the most carbon rich ecosystems on earth and the Cairngorms National Park has spectacular peatlands. The warmer weather of Spring brings a burst of activity as the delicate wetland flowers fight up through the moss, tadpoles zoom around in the pools and wetland birds come in to nest in the grasses and heather. Carbon rich and thriving with life.
Lochs & Waterways
The peat-laden water of the National Park filters slowly through the glens, eventually making its way into babbling burns, turning the water the colour of whisky. There are three magnificent rivers famous for their quality of salmon fishing - The Spey, The Don and The Dee, and over 60 lochs and many more lochans and burns.
Red Squirrel, Speyside Wildlife
Regeneration
While exploring these wilder parts of the Cairngorms you may stumble across hillsides where young Scots pine trees are establishing themselves. Riversides are being replanted and the rivers restored with dead wood to create pools for breeding fish. Peatlands are being recovered and the tiny worlds occupied by rare mosses and invertebrates (creatures without spines - from bees to beetles, and spiders to snails!) are being studied and protected.
This regeneration will help to allow the National Park to remain home to some of the most endangered species in the UK such capercaillie, pine marten, osprey, Scottish wildcat, golden eagle, red squirrel, snow bunting, lapwing, crested tit, dotterel and black grouse, as well as the many invertebrates who just love to live here!
Get Spotting - From A Distance!
‘Delve deeper still into the scene and you find the micro-worlds. The intricately beautiful and surprisingly colourful flora, fungi and tiny creatures found only when we take a moment to stop and look closely.’ - Annie from Wild Braemar.
Spotting wildlife and recognising habitats is one of the great joys of visiting the Cairngorms, it can be as simple as a walk on the Speyside Way paying that bit more attention, and of course being super mindful not to disturb the habitats these special creatures call home.
If you would like to delve a bit deeper there are lots of fabulous people who can guide you through the magic of the National Park, check out Wild Braemar, Speyside Wildlife and Wild Discovery to name but a few.
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Tips to ensure that you enjoy the wonder of the Cairngorms National Park without disturbing the wildlife that call it home…
• Tread lightly and stick to the path
• Keep your four legged friends on a lead, especially during nesting season (March to August). Our ground nesting birds are really sensitive to disruption
• If you spot something special, enjoy it from afar and quietly move on - we love to see them but they do not want to see you!
It will be a team effort to ensure these rare and endangered species stick around and we LOVE having them in the Cairngorms National Park - let's help them to thrive together!
www.visitcairngorms.com/things-to-do/nature-wildlife
Golden Eagle, Mary Braddock
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