NORDIC SKI-ING IN GLEN TANAR

WHERE CAN WE SKI?

....LET ME HELP...

 Today, conditions perfect in the Glen.

MAKING TRACKS

HOWS THAT?

Some track making by the Laird, Michael Bruce, himself a keen Nordic skier.












Into the white....













Into the blue....

Winter Facilities

Winter is here now, with 50cms snow in places.

We are keeping the Car Park clear: Mike Fifield a hero on the tractor. The Visitor Centre is open. 

Getting about is not easy, but fun: just allow more time.

Check the forecast before setting out: we find this one useful mountain weather forecast

Drive safely, park carefully, wrap up well, dont eat the yellow snow!

from Braeloine Bridge

NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome back to the Ranger Service blog: and to this, the first post of 2013.
We are looking forward to a busy year: the Visitor Centre is now up and running; it's the 'Year of Natural Scotland'; and the 10th anniversary of National Parks in Scotland.

Today, its been a balmy 9 Centigrade, not a drop of rain, some snow lying above 2000ft., and the river subsiding after the recent floods. So no excuse not to come on our weekly Health Walks- Fridays, 10-11. Or our monthly 'hands-on' conservation day (19th January is next one).

We look forward to welcoming visitors to Glen Tanar throughout 2013- the Centre is open all year round (closed Tues/Weds in winter).

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



With short days and long nights we are turning our attention to updating websites/blogs.
Check out our history site.