Cycling in the glen of Glenfeshie in Inverness-shire in the heather
Glenfeshie is a sporting estate in the south-west corner of the Cairngorms National Park. In the early 19th Century, under the ownership of the Duke of Gordon, Glenfeshie was established as a destination for deer stalking. Numbers of deer were kept high, which has had a detrimental impact on the ecology of the glen. The deer graze on vegetation and prevent young plants from establishing, making it difficult for forest to be maintained. From the early 21st Century, an extensive cull has dramatically reduced the number of deer in an attempt to allow native species to regrow. Glenfeshie today lies within the boundaries of the Cairngorms national park but is privately owned, and although it is still run as a shooting estate there are now dramatically fewer deer than before.
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Location: Glenfeshie, Inverness-shire Scotland UK
Photo credit: © Bridget Clyde / Alamy / Afripics
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