Cairngorms sighting maps
159 sightingsRed DeerCervus elaphusMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
63 sightingsReindeerRangifer tarandusMost seen 4–7 PMSighting map
102 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–8 PMSighting map
37 sightingsBlack GrouseLyrurus tetrixMost seen 4–6 AMSighting map
72 sightingsRed GrouseLagopus lagopus scoticaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
82 sightingsPine MartenMartes martesMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map
69 sightingsBadgerMeles melesMost seen 8–11 PMSighting map
117 sightingsMountain HareLepus timidusMost seen 8–10 PMSighting map
132 sightingsRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
69 sightingsRed KiteMilvus milvusMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
139 sightingsBuzzardButeo buteoMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
155 sightingsGoldeneyeBucephala clangulaMost seen 4–7 PMSighting map
107 sightingsSnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisMost seen 10 AM–3 PMSighting map
64 sightingsBrown HareLepus europaeusMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
17 sightingsSparrowhawkAccipiter nisusMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 4 PMSighting map
75 sightingsDipperCinclus cinclusMost seen 7–10 AM & 3–7 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Cairngorms. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cairngorms Tour Guide
Cairngorms, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cairngorms National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Cairngorms audio tourRecorded for this place
Cairngorm Mountain and the Funicular0:00 / 0:35
“You're approaching Cairngorm Mountain, where the funicular gets you high above the forest without a mountain hike. In under ten minutes it reaches Ptarmigan, with views down toward Loch Morlich when the cloud allows.”
Plays as you drive up to Cairngorm Mountain in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Sugar Bowl and Chalamain Gap
- Coire na Ciste Motorhome Stopover
- Allt Mòr and the Lodge Trail
- Hayfield and Pine Knoll
- 298 audio storiesacross Cairngorms’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Red Deer, Reindeer, Osprey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 260 trails, 90 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

