Cairngorms National Park Areas and Map

The five area types of the Cairngorms National Park.

 

 

 

Mountain

The mountains are unique to the Park – and they’re the place with the rarest

habitats too. The high plateaux are more like parts of Greenland than anywhere

else in Scotland. With so much land above 600 metres, the Park is an important

place for species that need such a cold place to live. It’s the most southerly site in

Europe for snow buntings, and for many other species the Cairngorms National Park

is a last outpost.

Forest

Magical places of dappled sunlight and the scent of heather, imposing cathedrals of

silent pines, or thin scrub on the mountainside, the great forests of the Park have

evolved from woodland that’s been here for thousands of years. Together, they

make up the largest area of native woodland in Britain and are a key part of the

Park’s character. They’re also home to core populations of wildlife that’s scarce in

the rest of Britain, like red squirrels, crossbills and capercaillie.

Farmland

If there had been better roads to the hungry towns and cities, the farmland in

the Park might look very different today. But the straths were too far away from

the markets, and the soil was too poor, for them ever to be farmed intensively.

That makes them rare survivors, and vital places for birds such as waders.

Moorland

From the kaleidoscope of landscapes that turns outside the window of a visitor’s

car, moors are probably the one that makes the biggest impression. They also

provoke what may be visitors’ commonest question: ‘What are those funny

patterns in the heather?’ Understanding muirburn (burning heather), and how moorland is managed

for red grouse, can be a key to understanding many other aspects of the Park.

Water

Water, frozen and liquid, has moulded the Park. Thinking of it as one habitat doesn’t

do it justice: it is many. World famous fishing rivers so clean and natural they are

used as benchmarks for UK water quality standards, internationally important

wetlands, high arctic lochans and popular places to paddle – the Park has them all.

Check our www.cairngorms-park.com free to use copy and print map of the Cairngorms National Park.

Speyside Way Walk gets go ahead to Newtonmore

The long-held aspiration of communities in Badenoch and Strathspey for the Speyside Way to be extended south from Aviemore to Newtonmore is now a step closer. The Minister for the Environment, Stewart Stevenson MSP confirmed the Path Order - a first for Scotland - today (Friday 1 June), which will allow the route to cross Kinrara Estate ground immediately south of Aviemore.

Two rounds of extensive public consultation in 2005 and 2007 over a variety of route options resulted in a route being proposed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and approved in principle by Scottish Ministers in May 2009. Charged with taking the project forward, the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) has experienced a good deal of cooperation from land managers generally and agreements are now in place over most of the route.

However, Kinrara Estate continued to have fundamental objections about the route which prompted the CNPA to use its formal powers to place Scotland's first ever Path Order on the land to secure the line of the path. The Estate objected and this led to Ministers appointing a Reporter to hear the arguments for and against the chosen route. The Hearing and site visit took place in August last year.

The Speyside Way currently runs from Buckie on the Moray coast to Aviemore. Investigations into the possible extension of the 84km Long Distant Route to Newtonmore began in 2004 and consultations involved a wide range of groups including farmers, landowners, community councils, accommodation providers and so on, with the consultations being led by the CNPA with support from Highland and Moray Councils.

David Green, Convenor of the CNPA, welcomed the decision and stated: "The CNPA has long recognised the desire from communities along the length of the extension to have the Speyside Way carry on to Newtonmore, so this is fantastic news. The Minister has clearly weighed up all the arguments put forward and has seen the benefits that this new route will bring.

"We rely on a great deal of cooperation from land managers to help people enjoy the Park. We only use our formal powers as a matter of last resort. This is the first time such powers have been used and confirmed by Ministers in Scotland. I hope that we can all now put this chapter in the process behind us and move forward. The hard work will now continue as planning permission is still required and finding funding to implement this project will be challenging."

SNH, who had responsibility for submitting the proposals to Ministers in December 2008, also welcomed the decision. Cattie Anderson, Operations Officer with SNH commented: "Long distance routes promote health and well-being and allow Scotland's people to maintain an interest in our landscapes and species. They also provide social and economic benefits for communities. We worked with partners to put forward the proposed route for consideration by Scottish Ministers as there was clearly demand from local communities for the Speyside Way extension. We recognise that settling on a route which suited all involved was challenging. It is now for the CNPA as outdoor access authority to deliver the route."

Since the Scottish Government's in principle approval of the Speyside Way extension in 2009, the CNPA and the Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust have continued to work with landowners along the route to prepare for the implementation of the extensions south to Newtonmore.

Fishing in Aviemore and the Cairngorms

Fishing in Scotland and the Cairngorms

 

Every human being has a desire to travel to new and famous places all over the world. There are many different types of places to visit and enjoy. Scotland is also a famous place to visit for everyone. Aviemore, Royal Deeside, Glenlivet in the Cairngorms National Park has something for the people who want to get some rest from hustling and bustling in the daily life. Aviemore, Royal Deeside, Glenlivet in the Cairngorms National Park has all that is important for making any visit memorable.

Many people have continued to travel and enjoy the holidays in the Aviemore, Royal Deeside, Glenlivet in the Cairngorms National Park instead of venturing to other places worldwide. The heritage of Scotland is in rich form, and it is not surprising that the holidays are popular in the Aviemore, royal Deeside, Glenlivet in the Cairngorms National Park because there is peace and quiet everywhere you look. Not just that, there is even no language barrier in existence for the travelers explore northward from England. There is something for everyone to enjoy in Aviemore, royal Deeside, Glenlivet in the Cairngorms National Park. The Caravan parks are also one of the best places in the Europe to enjoy the holidays. Anyone can get the wonderful facilities at the remarkable low prices in the Caravan parks.

If you are thinking to travel in Scotland then you are thinking about the right choice because the is the best place to find everything that is must for making a trip joyful. You can also enjoy the fishing hobby in Scotland. There are many types of fishing facilities available like salmon, sea and brown trout, coarse fishing and stocked rainbow trout, but the game fishing is more popular than any other type of fishing. The most participation sport in fishing is angling in the Scotland. The richness of rivers and striking scenery boasts some of the most exciting fishing in Scotland. The professional fishing guide is called a Ghillie.

You can find a large variety of species of fishes in the rivers for fishing and the facility of fishing is offered by Scotland  and Cairngorms throughout the year. You can take the help of the professional fishing guides (Ghillies) because they have the best knowledge about the fishing. There are four main rivers found in Scotland, and they are Dee, Tay, Tweed and Spey. Both the Spey and Dee are in the Cairngorms National Park. The river Tweed is a salmon river, but it is also better for brown and sea trout fishing. The river Tay is famous for salmon fishing, and it is 120 miles long. The river Dee is known for its best fishing of sea trout, especially in the month of June and July. There are many finest and ideally located hotels in Aviemore and the Cairngorms where everyone can enjoy staying and fishing. The sea area of Scotland is fantastic and very quiet so the fishes can be found easily in the deep places of the sea area.  Check www.Cairngorms-Park.com for more info. Or www.cairngormsholidaycottages.com/activities/Water-Sports/

Cairngorms National Park - Monarch of the Glen

Cairngorms National Park - Monarch of the Glen

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Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen, set in the Scottish Highlands in fictitious Glenbogle, was largely filmed on location in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of the Cairngorms National Park. Writer Michael Chaplin, who first came to the region way back in 1968, created Monarch of the Glen for Ecosse Films. Exactly 30 years later he returned to research an idea about an impecunious young laird desperately trying to keep his birthright in the face of pressure from an unsympathetic bank and interference from his impossible father. Monarch of the Glen was born and its popularity has raised the profile of the region on a global scale, recognised throughout as Monarch Country.

Monarch of the Glen had many locations in the area, with the Ardverikie Estate, near the small village of Laggan, being the focal point. Ardverikie House, in the middle of the estate, doubled as the MacDonalds' residence - Glenbogle House (or The Big House) in the show. The estate also boasts the croft of the ghillie Golly MacKenzie and the local pub, the Ghillie's Rest. The entrance to the estate, Kinloch Laggan, was often seen in the show, as was the bridge that gives access from Kinloch Laggan to the actual Ardverikie Estate. Loch Laggan surrounds the estate, and its beach was used many a time in the show. Ardverikie opens its gardens on the last Sunday of May each year.

Laggan appeared as the village of Glenbogle, and was home to Glenbogle Primary School, the croft of its headmistress Katrina Finlay, and the village stores. The village of Newtonmore features the funeral directors, post office, and various other minor locations. Kingussie hosts the Glenbogle Town Hall, whilst Carrbridge has the Village Hall, and Broomhill Station in Strathspey doubles as the Glenbogle Station. Some of the river and water fall location were filmed at the the Falls of the Truim at Crubenbeg.

The River Pattack just up from the Ardverikie Estate was used several times for different romantic scenes as well as when family member Paul fell in the river. Shepherdess Iona's croft is just up from the Pattack, while farmer Isobel's farm is just down the from the estate at the village of Moy and the Glenbogle Church is in fact the Cille Choirille Church near Roy Bridge. Lord Kilwillie's Castle is actually Balavil House, off the A86 road near Kingussie, while Ruthven Barracks, Loch an Eilein and Loch na h'Earba appeared during Ewan's stolen-car scenes, where Katrina found her real father, and where the clay-pigeon shooting contest appeared. Meanwhile the shop in Kincraig was the location of the motorcyclists in season one.

Boat of Garten Loo to close!

Highland Council is to shut 14 public toilets and restrict opening times at others to help it save more than £320,000 over the next two years. Boat of Garten in the Cairngorms National Park will shut.

Fire damages Blair Castle clock tower

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a blaze which damaged part of a 13th Century Scottish castle in the Cairngorms National Park. The fire, which broke out at about 2035 GMT on Thursday evening, ripped through the clock tower at Blair Castle near Blair Atholl, Cairngorms National Park. Firefighters contained the blaze and prevented it from spreading to the rest of the building.  Blair Castle is the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and dates back about 740 years. Seven fire crews battled to extinguish the blaze at the height of the blaze and three fire engines are still at the scene. A Tayside Police spokesman said there was a "significant amount of damage" to the clock tower.  He said no-one was injured and the cause of the fire had not yet been determined. A spokeswoman for Tayside Fire and Rescue Service said the roof and second floor of the clock tower had collapsed into the first floor. www.blair-castle.co.uk

 

 

 

Self-build in the park just got more expensive!

Guidance on the amount of affordable housing developers will be expected to contribute when building in the Cairngorms National Park has been officially adopted.

 

Meeting in Nethy Bridge on Friday 4 March 2011, the Planning Committee of the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) welcomed this as a step to getting more housing in the Park that is affordable for people on modest incomes.

 

CNPA Strategic Policy Officer, Alison Lax, said: "Research shows there is a lack of affordable housing in the Park. We highlighted this as a priority in the National Park Plan 2007-2012 and it led to a specific policy in the Local Plan to address it. This guidance is for developers to use and for Local Authorities and us as planning authority to deliver so we can work towards addressing the problem."

 

It means that for every house built within the Park that can be sold on the open market, a contribution must be made towards the provision of affordable housing:

 

Developments of three or more dwellings will be required to incorporate a proportion of the total number of units as affordable housing.

Development solely for affordable housing will be favourably considered.

Where public funding is available to help provide affordable housing, between 25% and 40% of all units will be expected to be affordable.

Where less than one third of the total cost of the development is available through public funding, the developer will be required to provide 25% affordable housing on a site.

If it can be demonstrated that an off-site contribution would better meet a community's housing needs, then an alternative solution will be negotiated with the developer. This may include a cash payment towards the provision of affordable housing at another location. The guide for this financial contribution is currently £25,000 per unit for developments of three or more houses.

Proposals for one and two open market dwellings will also be required to make a contribution towards affordable housing. This will be a cash payment towards the meeting of housing need in the local area and the guide is £1,250 for one house and £2,500 for two houses.

Proposals for off-site contributions will be considered where community needs assessments, or similar assessments, support this as a better way of meeting the housing needs of the community.

 

Planning Committee Chairman, Duncan Bryden, added: "Planning is about community building. High house prices and developer activity in new build and renovations over past years reflect that for many people from across the UK, the Cairngorms National Park is a very desirable place to live and visit. But, we have a responsibility to people who want to work and raise families in Park communities. We must do what we can to enable affordable housing to be provided in the right places.

 

"240 affordable houses have been built in the Park since it was established and until quite recently housing developers and trades benefited from a growing market. For the sake of local employment and the Park economy it is important that they can continue to operate with reasonable profit margins. Equally, as the economic climate has now put the squeeze on access to mortgages and finance, the need for affordable housing in the Park is even more pressing. Developer contributions from 'open market projects' will help towards building essential levels of quality, affordable housing for local people working in important services and helping our communities thrive."

 

The Planning Committee has also approved draft Supplementary Planning Guidance to support the Cairngorms National Park Local Plan on:

 

    * Wildness

    * Carbon Emissions

    * Developer Contributions

 

These will be available for public consultation from 21 March to 29 April 2011 during which copies and details of how to comment will be available on our website or by contacting the CNPA office in Grantown-on-Spey or Ballater.

Co-Op Growth Plans in the Cairngorms National Park

Anonymous sources say that the Co-Op may be considering a significant growth plan in the Cairngorms National Park.  Plans may be afoot to open a larger “supermarket” type facility in Badenoch and Strathspey.  Newtonmore village is scheduled to have significant new housing growth on plots in the south end of the village.  Major housing developments are also planned in neighbouring Kingussie.  It is possible that the Co-Op in Newtonmore and perhaps Kingussie may relocate to one larger premises in Newtonmore.  The dated Waltzing Waters attraction in Newtonmore may be one location they may consider!

Vladimir, the Amur Tiger departs the Kincraig Wild life Park. Cairngorms

On 24th Feb, Vladimir, Amur tiger, was transferred to a new tiger facility at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. This move was recommended by the European breeding programme coordinator for Amur tigers, who is based at London Zoo. At almost 2 years old, Vlad was at the right age to be moved to another zoo as he was becoming more independent and a move at this time mirrors what would happen in the wild. His new companion will be a female from a Bulgarian zoo who will be arriving in Yorkshire shortly. Vlad’s move leaves us with his mother, Sasha, and two sisters, all of whom seem very relaxed about his departure. There is no intention to bring in another potential breeding male just yet as Sasha is past breeding age, and her daughters are not old enough....more info

 

Western Saab Challenge, Scottish Snowcross Championships

Olympians Ben Kilner from Banchory and Aviemore’s Alain Baxter will both be attending the Western Saab Challenge, Scottish Snowcross Championships, which returns to Scotland on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th March 2011. The Olympians will be attending the event to support the riders and award prizes at the two day event. It is organised by Aberdeen Snowsports Club and heads to Glenshee Ski Centre for what is sure to be an action packed, adrenaline fuelled event.

 

The event is the only one of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom. At last year’s event nearly 100 competitors from all over Scotland raced head to head in an adrenalin and action packed knockout race along a course consisting of man-made and natural rollers, jumps, kickers and banked turns, all at high speed. Banchory’s Olympic Snowboard Super-pipe finalist in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Ben Kilner said: “Snowcross is a great event and I’m stoked that Aberdeen Snowsports Club have brought this to Glenshee where I learned to ride all those years ago! “It’s really exciting for spectators and competitors alike, bringing together alpine and freestyle skiers and boarders in the same event.”

 

Former Olympic Skier and BBC wintersports pundit Alain Baxter added: “Last year’s Championships were a great addition to the Scottish and British snow sports scene and it is fantastic to see such a prestigious sport coming to the UK. It is also great to see the continued support from Saab.  “I can’t wait to see the action at Glenshee for myself and absolutely delighted to support Aberdeen Snowsports Club with the Western Saab Scottish Snowcross Championships.”

 

For more info on Skiing and Snowboarding the Cairngorms check www.cairngorms-park.com/activities/Winter-Sports/

 

Calling all Bed & Breakfast owners

 

Great opportunity for B&B owners to promote their business and the Cairngorms National Park area: Channel 4 is back to make a second series of Four In a Bed and you could be a part of it. Do you think you have a great B&B? Would you like to show the nation why they should book in? Do you think your business knowledge would make you a good judge of other peoples B&Bs? They would like to talk to passionate and out-going Bed and Breakfast owners for the second series of Channel Four's popular Four In a Bed. They are looking for B&B owners who feel they have something special to offer their customers – and are willing to put their businesses to the test. They're looking for a wide range of B&Bs, but they'll all be run by proud B&B owners. For more information please contact Studio Lambert ASAP on fourinabed@studiolambert.com Please state the name of the B&B that you run, your contact details and tell us why you are so proud of your business.

 

Royal Deeside £100 million golf and leisure development get backing

Plans for a £100 million golf and leisure development on Royal Deeside have secured the backing of local councillors who rejected the recommendations of senior planners that the scheme should be refused.

Members of the Marr area committee of Aberdeenshire Council voted five to three in favour of the development of the major complex, including a luxury hotel, which would be centred on the existing championship course at Inchmarlo Golf Club on the outskirts of Banchory.

Although the plans by developers Frank Burnett Ltd had been backed by both Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland as a key development in boosting tourism in the area, planning officials recommended refusing permission as the application was “significantly contrary” to the wider strategy of the local development plan.

The full council will meet on 10 March to make a final decision.

The Cairngorms Park needs you!

It's all change at the Cairngorms Local Outdoor Access Forum as it reaches its sixth year. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) is keen to hear from volunteers who can make a positive contribution to outdoor access in the Cairngorms National Park by becoming a member of the Forum.

The Forum plays a vital role in advising the CNPA and others on matters to do with outdoor access, sculpting and shaping future projects to deliver wide ranging benefits to communities and visitors alike whilst respecting the land, the wildlife and the culture of the Cairngorms National Park.

Paul Corrigan, Convener of the Forum said: "The Cairngorms Local Outdoor Access Forum really does mean 'local' with members drawn from all communities of the Park using their experience, knowledge and judgement collectively to formally advise the Park Authority on access matters across the whole National Park. Forum meetings are always stimulating, interesting and enlightening."
The CNPA is inviting applications for six places on the Cairngorms Local Outdoor Access Forum. The Forum which comprises 21 members and meets quarterly at various venues through the Park, with the Forum's summer meetings always providing an opportunity to get out and about and learn more about outdoor access in other parts of the Park.

More information can be found on the Park Authorities website including an application form, guidance notes. Alternatively, if you would like to speak to someone about the Forum please contact Adam Streeter Smith, Outdoor Access Officer on tel: 01479 873535 or email.

Anyone interested in applying should note that the the closing date for applications is Friday the 25 February.

Royal Deeside Golfing Complex

Plans for a £100 million golf, housing and leisure development in Royal Deeside just outside the Cairngorms National Park, including a new cookery school run by celebrity chef Nick Nairn, are set to be rejected. Developers unveiled proposals last August for the massive complex, including a luxury hotel, which would be centred on the existing championship course at Inchmarlo Golf Club on the outskirts of Banchory in Aberdeenshire. Planning officials are recommending that permission for the scheme should be refused. The application is due to be discussed by members of the Marr area committee next Tuesday before a decision at a full meeting of Aberdeenshire Council. The development includes plans for 90 exclusive houses - with a top price of £900,000 - and 35 affordable homes.

 

It ain't your grannies trifle!

FOOD ON FILM 2011 KINGUSSIE 3RD-6TH OF FEB

 

The Annual Cairngorms Food Festival held in and organised by the village of Kingussie and local high school kick off today.

 

A feast of local food, celebrity chefs, short films, documentaries and feature films to make you laugh, make you think and make you hungry!

 

 

Kingussie’s annual winter festival – FOOD ON FILM – brings the big screen to the beautiful Highlands of Scotland in a unique way, to celebrate and explore the world of food. With filmmakers and food producers gathering to share their passions and skills, a Food Hall showcasing the best of Highland produce and a red carpet Film Award – it’s a recipe for a fabulous weekend! 

 

A new film starring Scots actor Dougray Scott and chef Gordon Ramsay will debut at Kingussie's Food on Film Festival.

 

No Ordinary Trifle's director and writer James Hacking will also be among the guests at the annual celebration of movies and cuisine.

 

He will be joined by actor Lee Boardman, who also stars in the film which will not be released at UK cinemas until later this year.

 

The Food on Film Festival will open on Thursday. More info on the Festival and other celebrations of food in the Cairngorms National Park check - http://www.cairngorms-park.com/Cairngorms-Farmers-Market/

 

Time for UK Tourism businesses to get real

Despite encouraging talk in the early days of the new Coalition Government about the importance of Tourism to the economy, the reality is that the Government Spending Review has impacted on most UK tourism support structures including areas such as quality, training, sustainability and research.

 

The Regional Development Agencies who often led on Tourism are going and are being replaced by more localised Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). Now Tourism finds itself pitching along with every other sector for representation and funding and however that pans out area by area, one thing is for certain, at best budgets will be cut.

 

Lower down the chain the recently introduced Destination Management Organisations, which took over from traditional Tourists Boards seem to be also fighting for survival and/or working on much reduced budgets. But is this a such a bad thing for Tourism? Or simply time for businesses in this sector to get real?

 

In reality a well run business, as many are, should already been on top of issues such as quality, training, sustainability, research; they are after all the core issues any service led business must manage in order to be competitive in a free market. In any event much assistance has been on offer in all these areas for those looking for support over the past 10 years!

 

Government intervention should only be required or be warranted where there is a clear market failure, not as a matter of course.  Indeed, under the previous government, a market failure in tourism was addressed in terms of providing affordable online booking and therefore a route to online consumers for small business via the creation of Englandnet.

 

Englandnet is a destination management system which drives the publically funded Visit Britain, Enjoy England websites and many locally council funded DMO websites and enables all graded  accommodation providers to make their property available online and thus compete on equal terms with larger scale businesses. Additional software was also made available for free or highly subsidized rates to accommodation providers that enabled them to push their availability to major online booking sites.

 

Given it now exists and small businesses and sole traders can push their offer out to various booking portals such as lastminute.com, means it really is up to businesses to employ this tool. That they choose not to is now a business choice, not a mandate as many would argue for further intervention or support. Indeed even this intervention has been subject to challenge by some within the tourism industry as being anti-competetive; and viewed as state aid by those businesses who invested their own money and time developing their own systems to reach online consumers. So it seems the Government is damned if it does or damned if it doesn't!

 

Equally, if a business chooses not to invest in quality and training that surely is a business decision. Most in business normally complain about government interference, however tourism has become rather dependent on government intervention, some would say too dependent. As such well run business are seemingly at a disadvantage as market forces are being skewed the other way and intervention and state aid is enabling less well run ones to keep going and where intervention has been well meant such as with online booking it has been met by both apathy and anger in many quarters. For those that believe in a free market and business self-determination, should the government be propping up failing businesses or leaving the market to decide which ones offer value for money? Especially when some within the industry challenge such interventions; this alone must lead many who look after such interventions to question their merit!

 

So the cuts may be a blessing in disguise!

 

If nothing else it will show which aspects of the tourism services traditionally offered by LA's are truly valued by local businesses.

 

Tourist Information Centres are an interesting point in case as they seem to divide trade opinion and go to the heart of the problem with public funding. There are many well supported private TIC's up and down the country that manage to survive through trade subs and smart retailing, no doubt established because of an identified need by local businesses to enhance the visitor experience. However and interestingly, in those areas where there have been publically funded TICs, which are now under threat of closure because of budget cuts, it seems they are less valued. Whilst many in those areas are up in arms about the loss of such a 'vital service' and actively lobby to keep them publically funded; there is little actual appetite from local businesses to take on the overheads to retain the service.

 

Perhaps one reason is those TIC’s are not cost effective due to never having to trade on commercial lines.

 

It seems that where a service has been funded, rather than developed through an identified local need, they have less value to businesses and public funding may actually inhibit co-operative local working.

 

So perhaps the cuts will mean that more tourism businesses work together, identify real needs, see each other as potential allies rather than competitors and take charge of their destinations future, building it from the bottom up together.

 

By David Rutherford

 

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Cairngorms National Park win Euro funding

Kingussie Community Development Company has been awarded £93,765 for a micro hydro scheme.Glen Tanar Charitable Trust, based near Aboyne, has received £44,707 towards the cost of refurbishing the Braeloine Centre on the Glen Tanar Estate.
The park authority has been granted £58,300 for a new scheme aimed at increasing consumption of local food.
The authority has also been awarded £160,000 which will be used to offer support to young people through an existing training project.
Other community projects across Britain's largest national park have also benefited from the programme.
Newtonmore Camanachd Association has been granted £25,020 to research the history and culture of shinty in Badenoch.
A project run by Community Learning and Development and Marr Youth Forum will use £16,416 to provide activities for young people to help them avoid anti-social behaviour.
Abernethy Golf Club has secured £7,507 to help create an area where young golfers can learn and practice golf before they feel confident enough to go on the golf course.
A new indoor climbing wall is to be built at Nethy Bridge after the Abernethy Trust has received £3,750.
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team has been awarded £8,250.

Glencoe's avalanche transceiver training park opens on Saturday.

An area of a ski centre is to be made available for training in the use of a device designed to help find people caught in a snow slide.

Glencoe's avalanche transceiver training park opens on Saturday.

The resort said the move followed an increase in the numbers of climbers, skiers and snowboarders choosing to wear the devices.

The new park has nine buried transmitters to help users practise in how to operate the transceivers.

Most people buying the equipment are believed to be climbers and snow sports enthusiasts who venture into remoter parts of Scotland's hills to climb or ski.

Scotland's skiing season started early this winter. Glencoe Mountain opened before Christmas for the first time in 10 years.

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