Glenesk Folk Museum

05/06/2026

The sun is shining and the breeding season for birds is upon us here in the Glen. Whether you are driving, cycling or hiking, here is what you can expect to see:

Waders:

Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Curlew
Redshank
Golden Plover

Raptors:

Osprey (often seen flying overhead or hunting near Loch Lee)
Red Kite
Common Buzzard
Kestrel
Raven
Black Grouse

Woodland & Summer Visitors

The wooded areas and sand banks in the lower parts of the glen host returning migrants and local nesters:
Common Cuckoo (you will likely hear them calling)
Sand Martin
Spotted Flycatcher
Ring Ouzel (the "mountain blackbird" in the upper reaches of the glen)
Wood Warbler
Dipper (by the fast-flowing burns)Woodcock

Our Nature Watch board in the welcome area of the museum shows what our visitors have spotted.

Tell us what you’ve seen in the comments below

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04/06/2026

🌟 Volunteers’ Week 2026 🌟

This Volunteers’ Week, Glenesk Folk Museum would like to extend a special thank you to our wonderful volunteer bakers.

From delicious home baking served in our café to treats enjoyed at events and community gatherings, your generosity, skill, and dedication help create the warm welcome that visitors know and love. Every cake baked, traybake shared, and recipe perfected contributes to the unique experience that makes Glenesk Folk Museum such a special place.

Your support helps us celebrate and preserve the heritage, traditions, and community spirit of Glenesk, and we are incredibly grateful for the time and care you give so freely.

Thank you for all that you do. You are a valued part of the Glenesk Folk Museum family. ❤️

01/06/2026

Congratulations to Highland Folk Museum on their anniversary!

On this day in 1944, Dr Isabel F. Grant opened 'Am Fasgadh' ('The Shelter'), aka the Highland Folk Museum, to the public at its new home at . The "relics of the old way of life" which she had gathered had previously been exhibited in Iona and at Laggan in the 1930s. An additional site at Newtonmore was opened in 1987 and 20 years later, this became its sole home.

[souce: Highland Folk Museum]

30/05/2026

This post has most engaged our followers, if you missed it last time, here’s another opportunity to share your favourite images of beautiful Glenesk…….

29/05/2026

We’re open today from 12 - 4pm

Today’s cake menu looks yummy! Which will you choose?

25/05/2026

Art you can feel. Stories you can step into. Don’t just see the exhibition—experience it.

This Bank Holiday Monday, we’re turning the upstairs gallery into a playground for your senses. Expect bold visuals, unexpected textures, and pieces that invite you to look twice.

• Dates: Fri–Sun, May 25 - Sun 28 June
• Time: 12 - 4pm
• Location: Upstairs gallery (FREE ENTRY)
Glenesk Folk Museum
The Retreat
Tarfside
Angus
DD9 7YT
• Entry: Museum admission £5 Adults, Under 16s Free


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24/05/2026

We're excited to announce that we're launching a new project together with the Angus-based Glenesk Folk Museum entitled, 'A Survey of the Living Music Practices and Traditions of Glen Esk and its Surrounds'.

Through interviews with those involved in music, the fieldwork project will work to document and understand the contemporary musical landscape of the glen, as well as nearby Edzell and Brechin. Together, we hope to make a contribution to the on-going work in Scotland that aims to support living heritage/Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).

If you live in these areas or have a musical connection to them, we'd love to hear from you. Please comment below, send a direct message, or contact us through the Expressing Scotland website.

(Pictured below: Julie Cave, Glenesk Folk Museum Development Officer, and Simon Gall, Expressing Scotland CIC, Director)