Bird Box Making

Bird Boxes

Today in Glen Tanar the junior rangers made bird boxes

We use some flat pack kits to save time and to save it even further we used nails insted of skrews. At the end of the day we all took our bird boxes home to put up in our gardens for the birds.

Junior Rangers- James, Adam, Hannah, Kate, Ailsa- with completed birdboxes

All of the junior rangers making their bird boxes

we tested cameras to see what wildlife they picked up. 



This is us setting up cameras near a badger sett.



This is a close up of the camera being tied to a tree.

Junior Rangers-The Fairy Lochan

Eroded ground by the river from last nights rain!



Kate horrified by the flooded path!

While having a walk by the river, we noticed that the path was unusually flooded from last nights terrentiual  rain. We have made some posters warning the puplic of the danger of the paths if they do not take care of theirselves and family.

This is the poster we made!

This post was created by Kate & Hannah - Junior Rangers



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GLEN TANAR VISITOR CENTRE OPENED!

On 21st August 2012 the Glen Tanar Visitor Centre was formally opened.
To commemorate the occasion, a rowan tree was planted by Clare Carson, assisted by her brother, Michael Bruce.
Michael is a Trustee of the Glen Tanar Charitable Trust. His sister Clare is owner of neighbouring Inchmarnoch Estate.
The Centre is now fully 'operational': so do drop in and see the changes we have made.Visitor Centre Interior
Also present at the opening was singer/songwriter Rachel Sermanni, who helped us to celebrate by singing a Burns song.

Glen Tanar Visitor Centre Shows Off Brand New Look Following £100,000 Refurbishment

Glen Tanar Visitor Centre is set to provide a much improved and more dynamic experience for the thousands of people who visit the popular Deeside glen every year following the completion of a £150,000 refurbishment. The new-look centre, which is more sustainable and accessible as a result of the renovation work, will be unveiled at an official opening on August 21, 2012 at 11.30am.

The centre, which is just a few miles outside Aboyne, has been completely transformed, with fascinating visual and audio-visual displays about Glen Tanar, its geography, wildlife and people. It is also the permanent base for the Glen Tanar Ranger Service.

The refurbishment has been made possible as a result of funding from the Glen Tanar Charitable Trust, Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust, Scottish Natural Heritage, Cairngorms National Park Authority and finance from the Scottish Government and the European Community Cairngorms Local Action Group LEADER 2007-2013 Programme.

The interior of the centre has been completely overhauled, with a bright and fresh open plan appearance which is much more suited to working with groups in a more sociable setting. Follow the link below to see how it looks:

 http://www.photographic360.com/studiolr/Glen_Tanar/Glen_Tanar.html

Junior Rangers in traditional dress, in Glen Tanar Ballroom

Bavarian Junior Rangers visited Glen Tanar recently.
After a short walk, we had lunch in Glen Tanar Ballroom. A quick change into traditional dress, and then off to Ballater Highland Games.
This was a return visit: last year, young folk from the Cairngorms National Park went to Bavaria.The Glen Tanar Head Ranger, Eric Baird, went along as a mentor to the group.

ABOYNE NOMADS VISIT GLEN TANAR

Aboyne Nomads- local mountain biking club- visited Glen Tanar last Sunday for a family treasure hunt. Prizes for everyone!

WILDFIRE ON DEESIDE

foam on the hotspots

using the knapsack sprayer with foam

all-terrain vehicle, fitted with pumps, water tank, and firebeaters

The dry and sunny late March weather brought risk of wildfire. Two Fridays in a row saw us on Feughside, helping estate staff and firefighters put out fires. The second one burned for a while, and we were there until the following Sunday suppressing hotspots, using foam.

The return of cooler weather is welcomed by us: fire risk is down, we no longer have the evening patrols looking for smoke, and spring can do its usual thing.

WALKING TO HEALTH IN GLEN TANAR

A recent outing for the Friday Healthwalkers.

We meet each week at Braeloine Car Park for a 10.00 start, and after an easy walk are usually back by 11.00.

If you would like to join us, call 013398-86072, or e-mail ranger@glentanar.co.uk

VISITOR CENTRE PROGRESS

Glen Tanar Visitor Centre is taking shape. Outside, it still looks like a building site: which it is!

Inside, however, the building is fully insulated, with pipework and electrics installed.

We have left part of the building uninsulated: to provide the right conditions for a summer roost for the bats.



Next stage is installation of the wood boiler.