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Red Deer sightings in Cairngorms
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Where Red Deer has been reported, from 159 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.
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When to look
| Hour | Share of busiest hour |
|---|---|
| 12 AM | 4% |
| 1 AM | 2% |
| 2 AM | 1% |
| 3 AM | 1% |
| 4 AM | 4% |
| 5 AM | 25% |
| 6 AM | 80% |
| 7 AM | 100% |
| 8 AM | 85% |
| 9 AM | 55% |
| 10 AM | 35% |
| 11 AM | 25% |
| Noon | 20% |
| 1 PM | 20% |
| 2 PM | 25% |
| 3 PM | 35% |
| 4 PM | 55% |
| 5 PM | 75% |
| 6 PM | 90% |
| 7 PM | 100% |
| 8 PM | 85% |
| 9 PM | 45% |
| 10 PM | 15% |
| 11 PM | 6% |
One more story about Red Deer in the app
- A Deer’s Second Chew
Where to look
Cairngorms spots that mention Red Deer
Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Red Deer. A good start, never a guarantee.
Places
SightBlair Castle & GardensFurnished rooms, formal gardens and 750 years of castle history
SightLoch MuickA mountain loch with a full shore circuit and a royal retreat.
SightQueen’s WellWalk 8 km to a stone crown built for Queen Victoria.
CampgroundInvernahavon Caravan ParkRoomy pitches, hot showers and wooded Highland views.Trails
ModerateUpper Glen Feshie and Ruigh Aiteachain Trail18.9 km · 5.5 hrThe bothy is a stop along the way, not the finish.
ModerateMount Keen from Glen Esk17.7 km · 5.5 hrWalk a glen track to the easternmost Munro.
EasyDerry Lodge from Linn of Dee10.9 km · 3 hrA Victorian lodge at the end of a gentle Glen Lui walk.
EasyQueen’s Well Trail, Glen Esk8 km · 2.5 hrA glen walk to a spring framed by a granite crown.
ModerateGlen Banvie and Bruar Circuit16.1 km · 4.5 hrMoorland, pine woods and a waterfall detour reward a long day out.
EasyBanvie Burn Walk6.1 km · 2.5 hrA gorge-side loop to bridges, rhododendrons and a three-arched folly.
ModerateDounalt Trail8.4 km · 3 hrFollow White Water through larches, then return along Jock’s Road.
ModerateLady March’s Cairn Walk9.3 km · 4 hrA rough moorland loop to a cairn above Blairuachdar Reservoir.
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- Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
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