Aviemore
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Aviemore is a bustling town popular for its proximity to spectacular forest trails, lochs, mountains and snowsports.
Situated in Badenoch and Strathspey, the town sits between the Monadhliath Mountains in the west and the Caledonian pine forests of Rothiemurchus to the east. Two sets of clava cairns nod to the town's Bronze Age origin, but it wasn't until the opening of a critical railway junction in the 19th century that the town began to grow. While the nation has made tracks away from coal-powered travel, steam engines still run on this historic line between Aviemore and Broomhill.
Numerous other areas of interest, such as skiing and conservation, have taken root in Aviemore. In 1961, the town became one of the country's first ski resorts. Now, Aviemore’s population of over 3,000 welcomes more than one million visitors annually – whether that's to hit the slopes of the nearby Cairngorm Mountain or participate in a wide range of year-round indoor and outdoor activities.
The landscape, activities and attractions that appeal to visitors also make this town a popular place to live. Aviemore offers all that you might expect of one of the bigger towns in the region: a choice of supermarkets, gyms and cheery local and outdoor shops, as well as appealing cafes, restaurants and pubs.
With excellent road, rail, and bus connections, Aviemore makes the nature of the Cairngorms National Park more accessible to all. Inverness, with airport links, is just 31 miles north, and Perth, a modern-day rail hub, is 84 miles south.
Aviemore is a bustling town popular for its proximity to spectacular forest trails, lochs, mountains and snowsports.
Situated in Badenoch and Strathspey, the town sits between the Monadhliath Mountains in the west and the Caledonian pine forests of Rothiemurchus to the east. Two sets of clava cairns nod to the town's Bronze Age origin, but it wasn't until the opening of a critical railway junction in the 19th century that the town began to grow. While the nation has made tracks away from coal-powered travel, steam engines still run on this historic line between Aviemore and Broomhill.
Numerous other areas of interest, such as skiing and conservation, have taken root in Aviemore. In 1961, the town became one of the country's first ski resorts. Now, Aviemore’s population of over 3,000 welcomes more than one million visitors annually – whether that's to hit the slopes of the nearby Cairngorm Mountain or participate in a wide range of year-round indoor and outdoor activities.
The landscape, activities and attractions that appeal to visitors also make this town a popular place to live. Aviemore offers all that you might expect of one of the bigger towns in the region: a choice of supermarkets, gyms and cheery local and outdoor shops, as well as appealing cafes, restaurants and pubs.
With excellent road, rail, and bus connections, Aviemore makes the nature of the Cairngorms National Park more accessible to all. Inverness, with airport links, is just 31 miles north, and Perth, a modern-day rail hub, is 84 miles south.
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There are only 532 capercaillie left in the UK. Over 85% of those birds live in a handful of forests in the Cairngorms National Park.
The species is protected under UK law, which makes it a criminal offence to disturb them whilst they are breeding. Breeding season lasts from 1 April to 31 August. Capercaillie need all our help to survive so please #LekItBe and don't go looking for capercaillie.
Latest update: Some male birds are displaying in prominent places near to other breeding capercaillie to attract the attention of females. Visitors are advised to take particular care as birds may also attack you as their testosterone levels are high. There have already been incidents of people being injured by the birds so please follow the signs in place for your own safety too.
In particular, members of the public are being advised not to use the following paths into Abernethy Forest from Glenmore and Nethy Bridge during early mornings (before 8.30am) over the next few weeks to avoid disturbing breeding capercaillie:
- Ryvoan Bothy to Forest Lodge path
- Vehicle access track to Forest Lodge
- Dell Road to Forest Lodge track
- Forest Lodge to Rynettin path
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