Andi recently did an interview with Ringside Report about the reindeer herd, which has just been published. Apologies - I can't get the link to show a pretty picture, but we assure you there are reindeer photos along with the article!
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A headshot of a female reindeer with a red tag in her left hand ear. Her right hand antler base is noticeably lower on her head. There is snow underfoot.
Three year old Popsicle is very distinctive as her antlers are squint at the base - she got a bop on the head from another reindeer as a youngster, which shifted the 'pedicle' for her right hand antler lower (the pedicle is the specialised part of the skull where the antlers grow from).
A wee bit later than usual but you can now enjoy our February photo blog! This month has been a bit gusty so you can expect a few windswept Reindeer and Herders.
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A herd of reindeer walk towards the camera over heathery moorland, with patchy snow on the ground. A figure in a red jacket is visible in the background.
Now the February half-term is over, the reindeer in the Paddocks at the Centre are heading back up on to the mountains. For the next few weeks the Hill Trip will be the only way to see the herd, though the Exhibition will remain open at the Centre.😊
Here's old girl Ryvita leading the herd! 🤩
It's been a fairly snowy winter compared to some so far, particularly higher up on the hills. Whilst us humans aren't very well adapted for a life in snow, luckily the reindeer are! www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2026/02/20/p...
A herd of reindeer walk across a snowy hillside.
Fetching the reindeer yesterday morning! 💭
Much like the rest of the UK, the Cairngorms haven't seen much sun yet this year! We have spent lots of time walking around in the clouds, but there is something pretty magical about this monochrome landscape! 🤩
Here’s a blog all about the lovely Chickpea. She'll turn six years old in the spring and after a rather unusual first few years to life has grown into a beautiful lass and excellent mother. Read all about her story here...
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A female reindeer lies on a hillside. She has a velvety nose and beautiful antlers. Behind her the sky is blue and there is a light dusting of snow on the ground.
Sunflower enjoying some sunshine this week! 🌞🌻
It has been WONDERFUL to have some sunshine over the last couple of days. Don't be fooled though, in the Cairngorm wind it is still bitterly cold. 🥶
A reindeer calf stands and looks towards the camera while her mother - laying down - reaches up to groom behind her ear. There is a snowy hill in the background.
Macarena enjoying some motherly love from her mum, Morven. 🥰
Emmental and her 9 month old son, Oro! 🤩
Oro is one of the shier calves, but he is super sweet. He's easy to spot due to his distinctive white tuft of hair between his antlers!
In this week's blog Hen shames all the Christmas pictures that should be reindeer.... but aren't!
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A herd of reindeer run across a slightly snowy hillside. It's a windy day and the reindeer are leaning sideways into the wind.
Today's reindeer feed was a BREEZY one! 💨
Can you see their beards blowing and how much they are all leaning into the wind? As always, it's amazing to see how capable the reindeer are in really challenging conditions. 💪
As always, the last Friday of the month means photo blog! Grab a cuppa and enjoy! 📷
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The photo shows the road up Cairngorm Mountain - whilst the road is clear the snow on the right hand side of the road is around 5 foot deep, almost completely burying a road sign.
Four reindeer are grazing on a hummock of exposed ground, with snow in the foreground and background. The left and right hand reindeer are calves, whilst the two in the middle are adult females.
The effects of wind 💨
These photos were taken only about 250m apart and illustrate nicely just what the wind does in winter - scour some areas clear of snow whilst dumping huge amounts in other spots. Here's Twist, Turtle, Glacee and Ceilidh very sensibly sticking to a clear patch to graze!
A reindeer with big antlers stood on a hillside looking at the camera. Two more distant reindeer are in the background. The sky is grey.
It was lovely to catch up with Scoop whilst he is out free ranging in the hills the other day, despite it being very dreich! He learnt how to pull a sleigh and attended several Christmas events in December making us all very proud. Now he's having a well-deserved break, enjoying the peace and quiet.
A herd of reindeer stand on a hillside, behind them the sky is dark and dusky.
Sunflower and the herd were delighted to see us for a late afternoon feed earlier in the week! 🤩
The hills are very wild today with wind & snow (sadly just rain in the glen) but this week's blog transports us back to a summer's day. Lotti bumped into some of the free rangers whilst on a walk last August - she shares her busman's holiday with us! ☀️
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A group of reindeer walk across a snowy hillside towards the camera. Behind them the hills are snowy and the sky is moody.
Our calves are now eight months old. Some of them are super independent, but some like Salsa and Foxtrot here are still at their mum's side! 🤩
Here we have Sundae, Salsa, Foxtrot, Morris and Hopscotch.
A female reindeer stands knee deep in snow. It's a beautiful day with blue skies.
Whilst a lot of the snow has now melted, we can't resist posting a few more snowy photos from earlier in the month. ❄
Here is Latte in the snow to brighten your Monday! 🤩
A female reindeer lies on a grassy hillside. Behind the sky is moody grey.
Happy Weekend from the lovely Peanut! 🎉
Peanut doesn't get featured very often on our social media despite being such a lovely lass. She's quite shy so often found at the back of the group behind some of the greedier, bossier reindeer. Peanut is mum to Nuii, Kuksa and Polka. 🥜
This week's blog is a BIG thank you to all of last year's volunteers! 🙏 We're grateful to everyone who gives up their time to spend a week the reindeer. 🫵 If YOU are interested in volunteering drop us an email info@cairngormreindeer.co.uk to find out more.
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A single female reindeer stands on a snowy hillside. She has snow lying on her back. She has beautiful bony antlers and behind her there are trees covered in snow.
The lovely Darling out in the snow last week! 🤩
Reindeer are perfectly adapted to life in the snow, their coat is so insulative that the snow doesn't melt on their backs. Instead it forms an extra layer of insulation on top of their coats! ❄
Four rather cold looking humans, sitting in the snow!
After an excursion up the hill to see if we could locate any reindeer it was too windy💨 to go any further, so we gave up and staggered back to the Centre. The reindeer will be loving life out in the hills, totally at home in their mountain environment. Unlike us humans, try as we might.
This week's blog is written by Anna who volunteered with us in September. Anna is a photographer who specialises in landscapes, locations & mountains. Amongst her volunteer tasks, Anna also spent time trying to capture lovely shots of the reindeer 📸😊
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Three reindeer stand on a snowy hillside.
Lupin, Magnum and Zoom enjoying the recent snowfall! 🤩
For anyone coming to visit us tomorrow (before we close for the rest of the month) please allow extra time to travel to us on snowy roads. ❄
We've got less than 10 calendars left for 2026, so if you realise you've missed your annual order of one - get in there VERY quickly!
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Eurasian tundra reindeer - Rangifer tarandus tarandus :-D
Time for the first blog of the year! Amy looks back at the last two calves to return to the hill enclosure in the autumn, Quickstep and Charleston :-D
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Happy Hogmanay! Huge thanks to all our followers over the past year! 🙏 We hope you all have a wonderful and peaceful start to 2026, just like Trilby here. We will continue to share lots of lovely photos and blogs throughout 2026 to keep you up to date with the goings on with our beautiful herd ✨
Orinoco & Mississippi were born in 2023 and as young cows they've spent the majority of the year free ranging in the hills. They're in great condition with lovely antlers! 🤩 They're now spending the last week of 2025 in the hill enclosure, taking their turn to meet & greet our Hill Trip visitors.
