The Garden - Delnalyne Cottage Tomintoul

		The patio area along the back of the cottage has quality hardwood garden furniture. This is a lovely place to sit and unwind and watch the birds feeding on the bird table. The half acre garden is mainly lawned with several shaped flowerbeds and fruit trees. There is a gate which provides access to the riverbank. The river Conglass runs past the bottom of the garden. Weather Information
		You can go on a magical nature journey along the riverbank. Herons swoop down following the meandering river looking for food, Ducks are regular visitors and the Dippers bob around on the river bank. Delnalyne is an ideal place for anyone with an interest in Wildlife photography. Nature is in abundance here and you don't have to go to it, it comes to you! Deer graze in the grounds surrounding the cottage and there is an astonishing array of birdlife hovering in the skies above.
		Wildlife Wildlife on your doorstep! This area is a national park and has an amazing variety of interesting wildlife for you to see. You'll maybe catch a glimpse of the magnificent Golden Eagle on a trip to the mountain or see the red squirrels and beautiful butterflies in the garden.

Here is what you might see in and around the garden area and riverbank:
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• Stoat • Fox • Heron • Kestrel • Pheasant • Red Squirrel		• Rabbit • Deer • Buzzard • Great Tit • Frogs & Toads • Butterflies and More

A Northern Brown Argus Butterfly was recently seen (and filmed) in this area!

To find out more local wildlife information and latest wildlife sightings click the link below to visit the Wildlife Scotland Website

The burns, rivers, lochs and wetlands in the area have a higher degree of 'naturalness' than almost anywhere else in the EU. Our freshwaters are used as a bench mark of high water quality against which other areas are judged. The plateaux is dissected by straths where the largest remnants of native woodland in Britain, as well as important examples of heathland are set in cultural landscape of great beauty. The local farmland and grasslands have been managed in a less intensive manner than other areas so are still important for many plants and animals.

As a consequence of this variety in a relatively small geographical area, a large proportion of the UK's most threatened, localised and endangered species occur in the Cairngorms, including a quarter of the Government's top 'Priority' species. For a considerable number of these, the Cairngorms hold a significant proportion of the UK population and range, and in a few cases, the entire population. For these reasons, the Cairngorms merit the description as the jewel in the crown on Scotland's natural heritage.