Aigas accommodates up to 35 guests in comfortable and spacious timber lodges dotted around the gardens and wooded grounds of the House of Aigas. These shared lodges are cosy and friendly, warm and entirely self-contained.  The grounds are dedicated to wildlife; it’s not at all unusual to see roe deer from your window, hear a […]

The History of the House of Aigas The House of Aigas is a family home; a place of good country fare, muddy boots, and crackling pine-log fires, where the air is full of the aroma of baking and the sound of laughter. Aigas is one of those places people have always liked.  It has been […]

Donating from the UK To contribute towards our conservation projects, please read more on our Conservation at Aigas page and follow this link: You can find more information about Naturedays at Aigas on their website or follow this link to donate: We have a variety of adoption packs if you would like to make a […]

Since 2026, the Aigas kitchen is run by our resident chef Katie Banks. The estate is organic; we eat much of our own produce – beef and venison – and we buy ingredients locally whenever we can. Dinner is a 3-course set menu, breakfast is hot porridge and a help-yourself buffet of lots of cereals, […]

The House of Aigas gardens date back to the Victorian era. Planted in the 1880s, the small arboretum boasts 61 species of trees including giant sequoias, western red cedars, Asian spruces, Japanese hibas and nootka cypresses, as well as many native hardwoods such as ash, English oak and lime. For over the last 30 years […]

During the season Aigas employs up to 30 people, as well as a number of outside group leaders, who work closely together to ensure the place runs to the high standards we expect. Everyone helps everyone else and there is a strong team spirit here. Directors Administration Environmental Education Field Staff Academic Placements Guest Leaders […]

John is one of Britain’s best known conservationists, naturalists and nature writers. He has written 13 books on wildlife and most recently Osprey (2026). His autobiography of his 1950s childhood in England, The Dun Cow Rib, was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize in 2018. His book Gods of the Morning (2015) won the Richard Jefferies Prize […]

Our wildlife hides are free for guests on our programmes to use as they please. There is also a network of well maintained nature trails winding around the loch, moorland and up to the Iron Age Fort. In the daytime it is possible to see many of our resident species, including red squirrels, field voles, […]

To use Aigas as a base for your own expeditions is to combine staying in a beautiful place with the friendly expertise of Scotland’s premier nature centre. The package we offer to those who may not wish to join an organised group enables you to use our facilities and Rangers, as well as stay in […]

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