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This document contains ranger patrol data for 2024 in the Cairngorms National Park. The Cairngorms National Park Authority Ranger Service has five full-time Countryside Rangers, eleven Seasonal Rangers and four Trainee Rangers, with 14 site-based ranger services operating across the park, consisting of over 50 rangers in total. Rangers collect data on visitor activity, which is used to monitor visitor pressure, distribute resources, identify hot spots, and inform visitor infrastructure planning. This data is shared with the Managing for Visitors Group and national groups, with a red, amber, green (RAG) rating system used to report visitor management pressures to the Scottish Government. The document also provides patrol data statistics, including engagements, negative engagements, tents, overnight campervans, dogs on and off lead, fires/BBQs, and litter, for both the Cairngorms National Park Authority Ranger Service and partner ranger services at key visitor hotspot locations.