The devastating wildfire that spread through parts of the Cairngorms has had a huge impact on wildlife, people and businesses in the Glenmore and Nethy Bridge area, in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this new edition of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson speaks to Forestry and Land Scotland\u2019s regional visitor services manager Paul Hibberd. For the last three weeks, Paul and his teams have been supporting the firefighting efforts and latterly preparing to open up access to Glenmore again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Businesses there have lost weeks of trade at one of the most important times of year, so it\u2019s vital that people return and support the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glenmore is open again, with many of the trails and paths unaffected by the impacts of the fire. Paul explains where you can go, where it\u2019s still not safe to go and how FLS is managing the reopening of this popular Highland beauty spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cover picture courtesy of Paul Hibberd\/FLS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The links mentioned in the podcast are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glenmore Forest Park: Forestry and Land Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cairngorms National Park: Path closures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Active Outdoors is a weekly newsbrand feature about the outdoors. Read it at: www.hnmedia.co.uk\/activeoutdoors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please subscribe and like to hear more from Active Outdoors!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" John Davidson heads to Glenmore after the devastating wildfire and speaks to Paul Hibberd of Forestry and Land Scotland about how they are opening up the area in the aftermath<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15048,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/www.bl6.co.uk\/johndavidson\/AO Glenmore podcast 2_part.m4a","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/glenmore-reopens-after-cairngorms-wildfire-cover-scaled.jpg","cover_image_id":"15048","duration":"10:02","filesize":"9.42M","filesize_raw":"9882123","date_recorded":"2026-08-09 14:00:00","explicit":"","block":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"tags":[33,193,11,194],"series":[179,167],"class_list":["post-15047","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cairngorms","tag-glenmore","tag-highlands","tag-wildfire","series-active-outdoors","series-activeoutdoors"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/glenmore-reopens-after-cairngorms-wildfire-cover-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/glenmore-reopens-after-cairngorms-wildfire-cover-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2560&ssl=1","download_link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/podcast-download\/15047\/glenmore-reopens-after-cairngorms-wildfire.m4a","player_link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/podcast-player\/15047\/glenmore-reopens-after-cairngorms-wildfire.m4a","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/active-outdoors\/id1561527276","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/activeoutdoors","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5MaMs1afLojdHR7cob58eT","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLIgoDkdOnlqMuYkhMzWKNbluhxTryT_yC","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/active-outdoors","embedCode":"Glenmore reopens after Cairngorms wildfire<\/a><\/blockquote>