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Spring in the Cairngorms
With only a few days of snow flurries, March into April has been reasonably mild in the Cairngorms, with daffodils making an early...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 15, 20192 min read


Has Spring arrived at the Wildlife Hide?
Is it Winter or Spring? The weather has indeed been changeable in the past few weeks, with what’s called the ‘lambing snow’ hitting the...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 9, 20192 min read


Scotland’s Big 5 – Wildlife in the Cairngorms
There is no doubt that people visit Scotland for it’s wildlife. It is no African safari, but Scotland has its own unique ‘Big 5’ wildlife...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 25, 20193 min read


Braving the Weather at the Wildlife Hide
It was a wet and windy week at the Wildlife Hide, with brief sightings including footage from our night vision cameras. As we head into...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 19, 20192 min read


Inquisitive Visitors to the Hide
The warm weather lasted until the end of February, where the mammals behaviour changed as the females start to look ahead to giving birth...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 11, 20192 min read


February in the Cairngorms
With freezing temperatures at the beginning and temperatures of seventeen degrees by the end, February has felt like a jump into Spring....

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 4, 20192 min read


Rewilding in Scotland Understanding it.
Rewilding is not just about the reintroduction of large carnivores such as Wolf and Lynx, its about the restoration of ecosystems and...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 26, 20193 min read


New Visitors to the Wildlife Hide
The mild weather continues in the Cairngorms and at the wildlife hide. There has been a Spring step in all the wildlife over the last...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 19, 20192 min read


Speyside 24/7 Holiday – witness change in the Cairngorms!
Stepping outside our fabulous accommodation in Speyside at The Steading, you are instantly immersed in the sounds of Spring in the...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 19, 20193 min read


Winter Survival for Wildlife in the Cairngorms
Winter is a harsh time for all, especially the wildlife that calls the Cairngorms home. With short daylight hours, gale force winds and...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 11, 20192 min read


January in the Cairngorms
The first month of the new year is over and we look forward to the year ahead. Until the middle of January, the Cairngorms had...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 5, 20192 min read


Wintery month at the Wildlife Hide
With a mild start to the year, the weather has certainly turned more Wintery, with snow creating a white blanket on the ground and...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 1, 20192 min read


Welcome to the BBC Winterwatch Team
Winterwatch is here! The return of BBC Winterwatch has arrived and if you haven’t heard already, it’s coming from our very own Cairngorms...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 29, 20191 min read


Black Grouse Lekking – the Greatest Show!
Black Grouse, or Black Cock, with their distinctive red eyebrows, blue-black feathers and an impressive white tail that forms a fan when...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 22, 20192 min read


Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Happy New Year! We hope that you all had a good time over the festive period and that the new year brings lots of new wildlife moments...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 7, 20192 min read


Winter Preparations at the Hide
After the busy Summer season at the Wildlife Hide, things have taking a slower approach. The evenings are at their darkest and the...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 14, 20182 min read


What’s that Bird? – Wildlife ID Qualification
Learn how to identify Scottish wildlife correctly through our Lantra accredited qualification – Wildlife Identification of the...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 13, 20182 min read


November in the Cairngorms
The cold nights and the storms bringing lots of wind, caused the last of the golden autumn leaves to blow off the trees, leaving them...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 3, 20182 min read


Autumn at the Wildlife Hide
The season is coming to and end now, with the night’s drawing in and clocks changing at the weekend. After a warm Summer, the Autumn...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 5, 20182 min read


October in the Cairngorms
October has seen the Cairngorms filled with sunshine and showers, Autumn colours and a change in our wildlife. The Summer visitors have...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 1, 20182 min read
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