Over the last few years our adoption scheme has been a lifeline for us, and will hopefully help keep the reindeer herd afloat for many years to come. If you are in a position to help support us, you can adopt our very special free-roaming herd. All of us here at the Centre are incredibly grateful for your support.
For the long explanation, Hen wrote a blog explaining all about adoption… Or read on below for the highlights!
For £44 per year, you can adopt our lovely reindeer herd and, in this way, help to maintain their enviable lifestyle on the Cairngorm Mountains. As an adopter, you become one of our valued supporters and in return for your financial support, you will receive a certificate and photograph of the reindeer and additional information about reindeer along with two newsletters over the year. For UK adopters, we also send a few unique souvenirs. You can also visit the herd for free (one person admitted free per adoption). The adoption subscriptions are spent entirely on the upkeep of the reindeer including their food and welfare in the form of medicines and veterinary care.
“Reindeer Adoptions make an unusual Birthday present for someone who has everything and an ideal Christmas present – supporting Father Christmas’s reindeer!”
Ready to become an adopter? Click here!
If you’d rather adopt a specific individual reindeer, this is also an option. All of the reindeer in our herd have a name and are available for adoption, but we do encourage adopting the herd as a whole. Whilst reindeer normally have a life expectancy of 11-13 years, some don’t make it this far, so choosing to adopt the herd as a whole is a ‘safer’ option where we won’t have to potentially deliver bad news! We put a small selection of our reindeer online, but if you know of a different reindeer not shown here, then just get in touch via phone (01479 861228) or email and we’ll be able to arrange this for you. You can also select ‘Other reindeer’ in the drop-down list and write the name of the reindeer you want to adopt in the ‘Special Date/Other’ box.
Individual reindeer available for adoption
Jelly
Male, born 3rd May 2020
Mother: Jenga
Jelly is one of the newest members of our Christmas team. He’s a cheeky, confident lad with a chilled out character.
Pip
Female, born 11th May 2020
Mother: Kipling
Pretty lass Pip is cheeky and has inherited her mum’s greed. She has a definite independent streak.
Haricot
Male, born 18th May 2020
Mother: Ryvita
Handsome Haricot is such a cute fella – he is silvery in colour and has a particularly fluffy coat! He will join our Christmas team this year.
Texel
Female, born 17th May 2019
Mother: Addax
Texel is one of the most distinctive reindeer in our herd, with her patchy white face. She is very sweet natured and friendly.
Cicero
Male, born 6th May 2020
Mother: Brie
Cicero is one of the more reserved reindeer in the herd, a bit of a thinker who considers matters seriously! He’s a big lad and will learn to pull the sleigh this year.
Turtle
Female, born 9th May 2020
Mother: Pony
Turtle (named after the bean!) is a small reindeer with a big opinion! She can be a little bit cheeky about waving her antlers at us if she is in a mood, but is a lovely lass underneath it all!
Lupin
Male, born 16th May 2020
Mother: Marple
Lupin was the smallest male born his year, but has matured into a chunky fella! He will join our Christmas team this year. He is one of the darkest coloured reindeer in our herd.
Hemp
Male, born 12th May 2020
Mother: Addax
Hemp has a unique speckly nose, and (along with his friendly character) this makes him easy to spot in the herd. He will join our Christmas team this year.
Adzuki
Male, born 1st May 2020
Mother: Gazelle
Adzuki has just joined our Christmas team this year. He grew a stunning set of antlers – the biggest of his age group!
Mushy
Female, born 11th May 2020
Mother: Hobnob
Pretty lass Mushy is one of the darkest coloured reindeer in our herd. She has incredibly fluffy ears! A bit of a shy lassie but growing in confidence.
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If you are renewing, please click here.
If you would rather pay over the phone, just give us a call on 01479 861228 during office hours.
Due to data protection legislation, adoptions for children aged 16 or under can only be accepted if the parent/guardian has given permission.
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Please note that we are a small team and make up every pack by hand, so in busy periods it may take us up to a fortnight to get your adoption pack out to you, but we do our best to be quick! If your deadline is within the next week, we advise emailing/calling to check we will be able to get it to you in time.