Author: Invercauld Admin

Two black cocks fight it out in an April ‘lek’ on Invercauld Estate.

Five new workshop units built by the Estate near Braemar have been let to local businesses.

Muirburn is an important tool in managing the uplands by encouraging the natural regeneration of heather and other plant life.

Salmon are at risk from overheating in our rivers. A new short video produced by Invercauld Estate shows some of the actions being carried out to address this.

A large number of hill ditches, or grips, have been blocked at Culardoch 5 miles north-east of Braemar as part of the latest peatland restoration project to take place on Invercauld.

New waymarker posts have been installed on our Craig Leek walking route near Braemar.

A report published by the River Dee Trust indicates excellent water quality for invertebrates on three key rivers flowing through Invercauld Estate.

Willie, a wildcat bred under a project led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, last year undertook an amazing journey from near Aviemore where he was released to Invercauld Estate.

Steve Denham of Scottish Stoneworks, drystone walling specialists based near Alford in Aberdeenshire, has recently been providing a dyke building training course on part of Invercauld Estate near the new Gairnshiel Bridge.

BBC Scotland’s Landward programme tells the story of ‘woody debris’ being installed into parts of the River Clunie on Invercauld Estate as part of a project to improve riparian habitats.