We are saddened to report, that in the early hours of Saturday morning (11 May) our Evening Mammal Hide, based on Rothiemurchus burned down. Although this is a shock and our team are obviously upset, we shall be operational again soon. Nobody was harmed and please keep an eye on
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Learn how to identify Scottish wildlife correctly through our Lantra accredited qualification – Wildlife Identification of the Cairngorms. Applications are now open for the third year of our successful course. Why should I do this course? If you’ve always wanted to know what the bird calls are that you hear
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“What a great week we had, full of surprises. After spending one evening visiting our Evening Mammal Hide, where we saw Badgers and two beautiful Pine Marten, we visited another hide to try and spot European Beaver. We always keep this a surprise for our guests until the very last
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“Standing on the Asa Wright veranda with coffee in hand as you watch hummingbirds, honeycreepers, euphonias and other wonderful birds is such a delightful way to start the day. As people got the hang of the regular species coming to the feeders, it became calmer too and a few days
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“It’s always a pleasure to be in Extremadura in the springtime and this year’s holiday was another delight – despite a couple of damp days! Luckily the vans proved to be handy mobile hides to watch Great Bustards, Little Bustards, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse and others, while the ‘rain in Spain fell
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Students on Speyside Wildlife’s year-long course are basking in the knowledge that all their hard work has paid off and they can now confidently identify the key birds and mammals in the Cairngorms National Park by sight and sound. When they began over 12 months ago, their knowledge was patchy,
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“On our recent Islay and Speyside Easter trip we had brilliant sightings and some interesting weather to say the least! In Speyside the temperature got down to -5 some nights, with a dusting of fresh snow on several days, but we also experienced stunning warm early spring sunshine. In the
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“This year sees our first ‘Rewilding’ holiday, an exciting prospect for me, but as everything is coming together, I’m more excited about the fascinating experiences on offer to our guests. As well as the activities already in the week’s itinerary, we have just added a visit to one of our
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