Spring

Simon from the BBC Springwatch program is in Aviemore and Rothiemurchus

http://www.bbc.co.uk/springwatch/bigthemes/simon.shtml

The top of the Chimneys of the office here can be seen when the Osprey are catching fish - so watch for us every night at 8pm!

And the third chick has arrived at the Loch Garten Osprey nest

http://blogs.rspb.org.uk/lochgartenospreys/archive/2008/05/29/Three-is-the-magic-number.aspx

May Holiday weekend

This weekend is the Teddy Bears picnic on the Strathspey Railway, kids and adults bring your own teddy!

http://www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk/

And a baby osprey should be on the way - due to hatch any time soon so might be worth a visit to the RSPB reserve at Boat of Garten.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/birdsofprey/lochgartenvideo.asp

The weather forecast is good - so have fun!

Silver Birch Cottage

New pictures for Silver Birch Cottage on our web site

http://www.greatnorthlodges.co.uk/silverbirch.htm

This lovely Cottage sleeps 6, is Visit Scotland 4 star rated and has a sauna and log burning stove.

Wolf Lodge new pictures and a new lodge

The new pictures for Wolf Lodge are now on the web site

http://www.greatnorthlodges.co.uk/wolf.htm

and we have a new Cottage coming on soon called Heather Cottage - watch the web site for all the new details here is a picture of it. It is brand new and in Aviemore and sleeps 6. Please call for more details. 01479 812266.

Wolf Lodge

The first new picture is loaded onto the Wolf Lodge web site showing the new landscaping, decking and BBQ. More pictures to follow next week.

http://www.greatnorthlodges.co.uk/wolf.htm

Golf

The best guide to local Golf Course I can find on the web is

http://www.golftoday.co.uk/clubhouse/coursedir/invern1.htm

have a look at the Spey Valley and Boat of Garten courses

The outsider Festival 2009

It looks like the outsider festival will be retuning to Rothiemurchus (near Aviemore) in June 2009. Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2009. See the web site for details and to register for tickets. I wonder who will be playing this festival??

Aviemore Walking Festival

The Aviemore & The Cairngorms Walking and Mountain Festival is 10th - 17th May 2008

The Registration Desk is open 8am - 2pm and 4pm - 5:30pm at the Cairngorm Hotel Function Suite. Walks can be booked here. Full details can be found at http://www.aviemorewalking.com/index.htm

We have Silver Birch Cottage and Rats Magic Cottage available 9th - 16th May at a special 10% discounted rate for anybody participating in this festival please ask about this when booking.