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Adventure activities on the Findhorn River

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The River Findhorn supplies an abundance of food to the Bay, evidenced by seals and seagulls feeding at the line between the peaty river waters, and the clear saltwater of the Moray Firth.

It is renowned as a fabulous river to fish, by many expert flyfishers staking their skills against the salmon swimming upstream.

One other sport that seems to be increasingly popular is kayaking or white water rafting in the upper and middle stretches of the Findhorn. The river is graded from Category II to IV, and sports many gullies and rocks to negotiate on your downstream trip.

A couple of local operators are G2 Outdoor, and Full On Adventure. We haven’t yet used or experienced either of these operators, so are unable to recommend them personally. However a call to Tourist Information at Aviemore will likely yield a recommendation.

Have fun! You’ll be glad of that whisky in front of the roaring fire at The Kimberly on your return to Findhorn.

Photo courtesy http://www.g2outdoor.co.uk

Wildlife in and around Findhorn

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BBC’s Springwatch filmed Dolphins feeding at Chanonry Point, on the north shore of the Moray Firth, about an hour from Findhorn via Inverness.

‘Chanonry Point is a spit of land protruding into a narrow, deep channel, with a steeply shelving beach where dolphins come in to the shallows to feed on the salmon and sea trout brought in by converging currents.

Around 100 Dolphins live here in the cold waters of the most northerly colony on Earth, one of only two colonies in the UK.‘ – BBC Natures Calendar (link).

If you wish to plan a trip to view local wildlife, including the Dolphins, contact Wild at Heart’s Deborah Benham, who lives in Findhorn (link).

For information on other ways or places to view dolphins, take a look at the Dolphin Space Programme website (link).

Photo by Charlie Phillips http://www.charliephillipsimages.co.uk

For something a little closer to home, contact NatureWalk Findhorn (link).

Or plan your own birdwatching by using  the RSPB website. RSPB Culbin Sands is a short distance away (link). You are just as likely to see a large number of waders and even an Osprey, sitting in front of the Kimberly Pub with a binoculars in one hand, and a beer in the other!

Either way, you will find an abundance of wildlife year round in and around Findhorn.

Off season we are happy to entertain short break or weekend bookings for you at Myrtle Cottage Findhorn.