Whats happening in the Cairngorms National Park June 2023

WHAT’S ON JUNE 2023 : EVENTS & INFORMATION : FREE

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Welcome to the June edition of What’s On.

Welcome to the June edition of What’s On - your guide to what is happening in the Cairngorms National Park this month; this is definitely the place to be!

Walkers, runners, bikers and triathletes all have some awesome events to get stuck into: The Moray Walking Festival, The Kingussie Bikeathon, The Cairngorms Cycling Festival (a fabulous free event!) and the spectacular Speyside Triathlon at Loch Insh are just a few of the wonderful events that celebrate getting stuck in and embracing the challenge.

If you fancy a slower pace there are loads of street & farmers markets brimming with the wonderful produce of the Cairngorms: Winking Owl Wednesdays in Aviemore and The Ghillie’s Larder in Ballater are just two of the National Park’s fabulous markets scattered across the Park.

Live music, quiz nights, guided walks, exhibitions, rides with the Cairngorm Cycling Club, health walks, pop up cinema nights, a Festival of Words in Kingussie… the communities of the National Park are a talented and welcoming crowd so take a peek inside and make your plans, you will be spoilt for choice!

If you’re looking for inspiration while you’re here or even planning your next visit, make sure you check out www.visitcairngorms.com

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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.

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

www.cairngormsconvention.org. E: info@ cairngormsconvention.org

Tuesday 6th June Cairngorm CC 10-mile TT - Coylumbridge Hotel,

9th - 16th June An Inner Place; An exhibition of paintings

by Stephen Redpath - Clashnettie Arts Centre,

FREE. Creating A Commonplace Book - ONLINE.

Strathdon. clashnettie.co.uk. E: helen@clashnettie.co.uk

16th - 26th June Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival www.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

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Aviemore. 7-8pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk

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

Saturday 10th June One Day Yoga Retreat with Katie What Yoga The Dell Of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. www.katiewhiteyoga.com

FREE. LIVE MUSIC with Alan Frew - Balavoulin,

Sunday 18th June Kingussie Bikeathon 2023 30th Anniversary Special - 10am-4pm. www.cyclefriendlykingussie.co.uk The Dell Soundscape Day Retreat - The Dell of

Aviemore. 9pm. E: info@thebalavoulin.co.uk

Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. 10am-6pm. www.thedellofabernethy.co.uk

Sunday 11th June Fitnessat58° Speyside Triathlon - Loch Insh

Monday 19th June Storylands Sessions - ONLINE: Folk Music with

Outdoor Centre. www.fitnessat58.co.uk

FREE. The Village Green Market and Craft Fair Village Green, Aviemore. 11am-3pm. T: 07925 150890.

FREE. The Ghillie’s Larder Farmers Market St 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 Masterclass Abernethy 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

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 2023 -

Macdonald 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 Fair The 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

- Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie. 7pm. E: kingussie. high@highlandpc.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 Mackay Cairngorm 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.

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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!

Golden Eagle, Mary Braddock

‘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.

Top 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

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