Ballintean Mountain Lodge
We have been practising and advocating for nature-based tourism for 28 years, providing inspirational learning experiences to hundreds of groups. We promote rewilding as an economically viable land use by employing local staff and sourcing goods and services from within the local area.
Our engagement activities are wide-ranging from private groups on ‘rewilding journeys’ to learning institutions on study days/tours. We are also active in the local community promoting coexistence with wild nature and demonstrating the principles behind rewilding. We are also keen to explore whether the concept of Wildlife Smart Communities might have a role in Scotland.
Ballintean was formerly an equestrian centre, which we’ve been passively rewilding for 30 years by letting nature lead. Today, the landholding is a mosaic of emerging woodland, scrub and grasslands, shaped primarily by natural processes. We are keen to support a wildlife comeback and have been active in the recent return of beavers to Scotland.
The recolonization of water voles and beavers
Diversification into semi-wild ponies
Improvement in Atlantic salmon populations
During this time, we have also transformed our 120 acres from an over-grazed monoculture into a mosaic of native woodland and floodplain meadows, and are proud members of the Northwoods Rewilding Network.
We continue to work with SCOTLAND: The Big Picture and others, to offer informative and inspirational learning experiences in the heart of the Cairngorms.
We have been practising and advocating for nature-based tourism for 28 years, providing inspirational learning experiences to hundreds of groups. We promote rewilding as an economically viable land use by employing local staff and sourcing goods and services from within the local area.
Our engagement activities are wide-ranging from private groups on ‘rewilding journeys’ to learning institutions on study days/tours. We are also active in the local community promoting coexistence with wild nature and demonstrating the principles behind rewilding. We are also keen to explore whether the concept of Wildlife Smart Communities might have a role in Scotland.
Ballintean was formerly an equestrian centre, which we’ve been passively rewilding for 30 years by letting nature lead. Today, the landholding is a mosaic of emerging woodland, scrub and grasslands, shaped primarily by natural processes. We are keen to support a wildlife comeback and have been active in the recent return of beavers to Scotland.
The recolonization of water voles and beavers
Diversification into semi-wild ponies
Improvement in Atlantic salmon populations
During this time, we have also transformed our 120 acres from an over-grazed monoculture into a mosaic of native woodland and floodplain meadows, and are proud members of the Northwoods Rewilding Network.
We continue to work with SCOTLAND: The Big Picture and others, to offer informative and inspirational learning experiences in the heart of the Cairngorms.
