Glenlivet Wildlife

Enclosed on all sides by high moors and hills, and with limited access to the outside world, Glenlivet has long been a refuge for wildlife. Its diverse landscape varies from low lying woodlands and rivers through pine forests and wetlands to upland moors. Much of Glenlivet lies over schists and limestones, which break down into more fertile soil than the granites found elsewhere in the Cairngorms. Glenlivet thus supports a richer variety of plants as well as larger stocks of wild birds and mammals than many other parts of the Cairngorms National Park. You can explore some of the diverse habitats of Glenlivet using the menu on the left.