Cairngorms Upland Advisory group - February 2020 - East Cairngorms Moorland Partnership update

This document contains information about the East Cairngorms Moorland Partnership, which covers 138,000 hectares, around 30% of the Cairngorms National Park. The partnership's goal is to work together to deliver public benefits alongside private interests, focusing on woodland and scrub expansion, peatland restoration, landscape enhancement, and the conservation of birds of prey and other important species. Current projects include monitoring wading birds and mountain hares, carrying out raptor surveys, mapping areas of controlled burning (muirburn), identifying opportunities for new woodlands, restoring peatlands, and educating the public. The partnership also monitors wader nests with temperature loggers and wildlife cameras, with results from the 2018 and 2019 seasons showing data on hatching success and causes of failure.