Where to See Pine Marten in Cairngorms National Park

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Pine Marten sightings in Cairngorms

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Where Pine Marten has been reported, from 82 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM10% of the busiest hour1 AM5% of the busiest hour2 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM8% of the busiest hour4 AM50% of the busiest hour5 AM80% of the busiest hour6 AM60% of the busiest hour7 AM35% of the busiest hour8 AM20% of the busiest hour9 AM12% of the busiest hour10 AM10% of the busiest hour11 AM10% of the busiest hourNoon12% of the busiest hour1 PM15% of the busiest hour2 PM20% of the busiest hour3 PM30% of the busiest hour4 PM45% of the busiest hour5 PM60% of the busiest hour6 PM75% of the busiest hour7 PM90% of the busiest hour8 PM95% of the busiest hour9 PMBusiest hour10 PM70% of the busiest hour11 PM35% of the busiest hour

Pine Marten is most seen 7–10 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Pine Marten sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	10%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	8%
4 AM	50%
5 AM	80%
6 AM	60%
7 AM	35%
8 AM	20%
9 AM	12%
10 AM	10%
11 AM	10%
Noon	12%
1 PM	15%
2 PM	20%
3 PM	30%
4 PM	45%
5 PM	60%
6 PM	75%
7 PM	90%
8 PM	95%
9 PM	100%
10 PM	70%
11 PM	35%

Audio tour

Hear about Pine Marten on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Cairngorms, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Cairngorms Tour Guide

A Pine Marten’s Long Pause

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“A pine marten's breeding calendar includes a pause lasting months. Adults mate in summer, but their kits arrive the following spring.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Cairngorms Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Cairngorms spots that mention Pine Marten

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Pine Marten. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightLinn of DeeA Victorian granite bridge over a river squeezed through stone.

SightLandmark Forest Adventure ParkForest trails, tower views and water rides fill a full family day.

Trails

ModeratePine Marten Trail, Boat of Garten11.3 km · 3.5 hrA railway-side woodland track ends at a small loch with open views.

ModerateBeaver Trail, Rothiemurchus7 km · 2.3 hrWatch for beaver signs, then detour for Loch an Eilein’s ruined castle.

ModerateDava Way38.2 km · 11 hrWalk the old railway across open moor to a seven-arch viaduct.

EasyWilderness Trail, Nethy Bridge2.5 km · 1 hrA muddy pinewood loop with a possible old logging camp.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Wildlife

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72 sightingsRed GrouseLagopus lagopus scoticaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 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

Where to see Pine Marten in Cairngorms