Bamff Wildland and Ecotourism

Bamff Wildland and Ecotourism Scottish eco estate with major rewilding project & beavers. Stay in a cottage or wood cabin. Read more here http://bamff.land.

After 15 years of successfully letting Bamff Old Brewhouse as self catering accommodation, we expanded five years ago to include Gate Lodge, a two bedroom cottage within yards of Britain's most spectacular beaver wetland, The Beaver Hideaway, a hide with a double bed for romantic nocturnal wildlife watching overlooking two beaver ponds; and two beautiful Mongolian yurts in the wooded area at the b

ack of the castle. Booking can be done through our website: www.bamff.co.uk

Bamff, a small estate on the edge of the Scottish highlands in east Perthshire, has been home to the Ramsay family since 1232. In the last thirty years, Paul and Louise Ramsay have managed the land with emphasis on ecological restoration; planting native woods, restoring wetlands and reintroducing beavers. The result is an extraordinary and stunning resurgence in nature: plants, birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, insects and fungi; attracting biologists, journalists, nature photographers, wildlife enthusiasts and tourists. We are now launching a new rewilding programme begun on Jan 1st 2020 with the removal of sheep from ten fields - aiming yo create 450 acres of wild land through conservation grazing.

Up close with the frozen beaverlands, the next day.
10/01/2025

Up close with the frozen beaverlands, the next day.

Up close with the frozen beaverlands today.
09/01/2025

Up close with the frozen beaverlands today.

The Exmoor ponies have been at Bamff Wildland now for one year. Eleven originally arrived, followed by six foals born at...
08/01/2025

The Exmoor ponies have been at Bamff Wildland now for one year. Eleven originally arrived, followed by six foals born at Bamff, and then two recent newcomers, bringing the total now to 19.
Their owner, Debbie Davy, is a leading researcher on the significance of their role in rewilding.

Her PhD presentation on the subject can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66lVgqBn0dE
and part 2, which explores the Exmoor Pony genome, is found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Apfm7ukvk

Looking down onto the frozen wetlands, at Bamff Wildland.
08/01/2025

Looking down onto the frozen wetlands, at Bamff Wildland.

Cosmic Bamff, tonight.
02/01/2025

Cosmic Bamff, tonight.

Happy new year.Happy new aurora.
01/01/2025

Happy new year.
Happy new aurora.

Happy new year from the bedraggled ponies and young piggies at Bamff Wildland.
31/12/2024

Happy new year from the bedraggled ponies and young piggies at Bamff Wildland.

Tamworth Piggie no.3, seeking attention this morning.
27/12/2024

Tamworth Piggie no.3, seeking attention this morning.

Christmas stars over Bamff.Merry Christmas!
25/12/2024

Christmas stars over Bamff.
Merry Christmas!

Before sunrise, Christmas Eve.Merry Christmas, from everyone at Bamff.
24/12/2024

Before sunrise, Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas, from everyone at Bamff.

Today we welcomed Sienna and Primula, two beautiful Exmoor Mares.They were dropped off near the old ruined horse mill, t...
19/12/2024

Today we welcomed Sienna and Primula, two beautiful Exmoor Mares.
They were dropped off near the old ruined horse mill, then guided down past Bamff House, to then be greeted by a majority of the resident herd in the Wildland.
Most pleased to greet them, of course, was a thrilled Peter Parker, our stallion, who did his best to be most courteous and charming.
Some galloping ensued, the Tamworth Pigs turned up, the Cattle looked on bemused, deer scrambled up a distant slope. Some other mares expressed a minor level of skepticism.
Soon after, the cacophony calmed and they both settled in, beginning what will hopefully be a happy and fulfilling phase of their lives.

Today, with the resident Ramsays of Bamff Wildland.
14/12/2024

Today, with the resident Ramsays of Bamff Wildland.

A glistening wonderland along Bamff’s front drive. After nighttime temperatures of around -10 degrees, the winter sun bl...
11/12/2024

A glistening wonderland along Bamff’s front drive. After nighttime temperatures of around -10 degrees, the winter sun blazes through the canopy onto the descending beaver dams below.

A visit from the owner of our Exmoor Ponies, Debbie Davy, and her son Phillip.It took a while…but we finally found them!...
10/12/2024

A visit from the owner of our Exmoor Ponies, Debbie Davy, and her son Phillip.
It took a while…but we finally found them! All looking happy and healthy, even in sub zero temperatures.

A walk around Bamff Wildland on a beautiful afternoon. Storm Darragh and the prior meltwater have caused only a small nu...
08/12/2024

A walk around Bamff Wildland on a beautiful afternoon. Storm Darragh and the prior meltwater have caused only a small number of beaver dams to be partly breached, but they’ll be repaired swiftly, no doubt.
The wonderful Dundee conservation volunteers were here again, dealing with invasive non native Rhododendron, a group who have been coming to Bamff for 20 years now.
And new beaverland areas are growing ever more sculptural and geometrically impossible.

Our Tamworth Pigs and Exmoor Ponies in the snow.
04/12/2024

Our Tamworth Pigs and Exmoor Ponies in the snow.

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Blairgowrie
PH118LF

Telephone

01828 633605

Website

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/Bamff-wild-land, https://bamff.land/, https://bamff.co.uk/

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Videos

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Beaverwoods
Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Beaverwoods

Just magical to see the wild Exmoor Ponies gallop through the beaverwoods at Bamff.

Autumnal Wetlands at Bamff Wildland
Autumnal Wetlands at Bamff Wildland

A three minute autumnal tour of Bamff Wildland’s wetland areas (and their environs).

A beaver sniffs.
A beaver sniffs.

“What’s that…smell?” Well, Mr. Beaver, I’m afraid it’s the smell of the person filming you at an ungodly hour with a thermal camera. A magical encounter; the air was still, and a backdrop of delicate sounds emanated from the quietened water of a nearby dam, moonlight dappled through the woodland behind. For beavers, scent is everything. Sounds too, but the detailed information they glean from scent can be astonishing, especially when it comes to sniffing potential rivals. From one study it was found that the anal gland secretions of beavers contain information about age and social status which helps other beavers gauge their level of response to a perceived threat. Whereas here, it eventually became obvious that the threat was mostly mild, and ultimately rather uninteresting..

Incredible activity around a very recently constructed beaver dam at Bamff over a few days. Previously this area was just a small ditch, often with barely any water flow. Now, it’s a sequence of over a dozen dams with multiple pools. Aside from the beavers, various mammals and birds use the dam as a bridge, and the new pool becomes a watering hole for ponies and cattle. Otters slink along and humans look upon it and marvel.

A quick flyover of Bamff’s main wetland areas this morning.

Some very special moments from a trail camera looking at a recently constructed Bamff beaver dam - watch out especially at 01:06 for the mama beaver carrying her recently born kit across the pool!

A film of the birth of our new wild Exmoor Pony foal, Argaty (a filly). Born at Bamff Wildland, Perthshire, Scotland, 28 April 2024. Mother's name: Kilbride, Father's name: Peter Parker 🕸️ 🐴❤️ Everyone is doing really well and thriving in the days after.

A little film from yesterday, showing new born foal Dalwhinnie's first steps, and the meeting of his half-sister Airlie.

Welcome, Airlie, to Bamff, and to Planet Earth. 🐴🌎

Happy International Beaver Day, 2024. 🦫

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