Directory of Nature Charities in Cairngorms & Moray
Explore our directory of nature charities and environmental organisations working across the Cairngorms and Moray, including conservation charities, wildlife groups, river trusts, environmental partnerships, community organisations and other groups helping to protect and restore the region’s natural environment. From the ancient Caledonian pinewoods, mountains and peatlands of the Cairngorms National Park to the rivers, coast, wetlands, woodlands and farmland of Moray, these organisations are involved in wildlife conservation, habitat restoration, rewilding, freshwater and marine conservation, species protection, environmental education and sustainable land management. Whether you are looking to support a local conservation charity, discover a wildlife organisation or find groups working to protect the landscapes and biodiversity of Cairngorms & Moray, this directory provides a useful starting point.
Nature Charities in Cairngorms & Moray
Including registered charities, CICs, coalitions, alliances, and related organisations.
The public body responsible for managing Scotland’s largest national park, with nature conservation at the heart of its work. It leads and coordinates major programmes covering habitat restoration, woodland expansion, peatland recovery, species conservation, ecological networks and climate action across the Cairngorms.
A Scottish charitable organisation supporting sustainable, community-led development within the Cairngorms National Park. Its work includes funding projects that protect and restore nature, improve access to the outdoors and strengthen local communities, with wildlife and the landscape forming a central part of its remit.
A large-scale partnership of neighbouring land managers working across an extensive area of the Cairngorms National Park. Its long-term programme focuses on restoring native woodland, peatlands, rivers and other habitats, allowing natural ecological processes to recover and creating better conditions for threatened wildlife.
A landscape-scale partnership between the Cairngorms National Park Authority and estates in the eastern Cairngorms. It works to improve the condition and biodiversity of moorland through habitat restoration, peatland and woodland enhancement, species conservation, monitoring and more sustainable land management.
A long-established conservation charity based in the Cairngorms, working to promote the protection and wise use of the natural environment, landscape and character of Badenoch and Strathspey. It takes an active interest in local planning, land management and environmental issues and encourages public involvement in conservation.
A landscape-scale conservation charity working across the River Spey catchment. Its work centres on integrated catchment management, including restoring rivers and riparian habitats, improving water quality, enhancing biodiversity and building resilience across the wider Spey landscape.
A conservation charity working throughout the River Dee catchment from the Cairngorms to the North Sea. It combines ecological research, monitoring and practical restoration to improve river habitats and support native wildlife, while also working with communities, landowners and volunteers.
A place-based environmental conservation charity working across the Findhorn, Nairn and Lossie river catchments in the Highlands and Moray. Its work includes river stewardship, habitat restoration, freshwater conservation, invasive species management, environmental education and landscape-scale nature recovery.
A landscape-scale nature recovery initiative covering the River Findhorn watershed from the Monadhliath Mountains to the Moray Firth. It brings together landowners, communities, businesses and other partners to restore habitats, improve river stewardship, strengthen connections with nature and support a more nature-positive local economy.
The RSPB’s extensive Abernethy reserve in the Cairngorms protects some of Scotland’s most important remnants of ancient Caledonian pinewood and associated habitats. Conservation work includes woodland restoration, peatland recovery and efforts to protect species including capercaillie, while the site forms part of the wider Cairngorms Connect landscape restoration programme.
One of the UK’s most important inland wetland sites, Insh Marshes is an RSPB nature reserve in the southern Cairngorms. The reserve supports nationally important populations of breeding waders and other wildlife, while conservation work includes floodplain restoration, habitat management and partnership work across the wider Cairngorms landscape.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s North of Scotland Local Group provides a local focus for the Trust’s wildlife and conservation activities in the north of Scotland, including the Cairngorms and Moray area. The group organises talks, activities and conservation events, while the Trust also manages wildlife reserves including Spey Bay on the Moray coast.
Scotland’s wildlife conservation charity operates Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig in the Cairngorms and undertakes significant conservation work in the National Park. Its projects include the recovery of Scottish wildcats and conservation breeding and release work for the critically endangered pine hoverfly, alongside wider biodiversity work at the park.
A major species recovery programme led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and delivered with a range of conservation partners. The project is focused on restoring a viable population of Scottish wildcats in the Cairngorms, including captive breeding, release, monitoring and work to address threats such as hybridisation.
A Scottish rewilding charity headquartered in Findhorn, Moray, working to restore the Caledonian forest and wider Highland ecosystems. It has a strong presence in and around the Cairngorms, including work with the Cairngorms National Park Authority and the Cairngorms Aspen Group to develop a landscape-scale network for the conservation of aspen and the species associated with it.
An environmental education charity based in Findhorn, Moray, delivering nature-based learning, outdoor education and community programmes across Moray, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands. Its work also includes rewilding activities, invasive species control and projects designed to reconnect people with the natural environment.
A charitable coastal partnership working across the Moray Firth and its approximately 800-kilometre coastline. Its activities include marine and coastal conservation, biodiversity, marine litter reduction, support for sustainable use of the coastal environment and partnership working around protected areas such as the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation.
A Moray conservation charity dedicated to conserving, restoring and managing native woodland around Forres. It promotes community involvement in woodland management and combines habitat conservation with public access, education and the sustainable management of local woodland.
A grassroots environmental charity caring for woodland, fields and associated habitats around Forres. Its work combines habitat restoration and land stewardship with community food growing, tree nursery activities and practical conservation, helping to maintain a locally important wildlife network.