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National Badger Day 6 October 2022
Badgers have a particular defensive use for their facial stripes. Their bold pattern acts as war paint to intimidate potential predators...

Harris Brooker
Oct 6, 20221 min read


September's Unexpected Twist
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide - but there’s been some unexpected twists lately. Towards the end of...

Harris Brooker
Oct 3, 20222 min read


Enchanting October
Oh October! Lovely warm orange colours and crunchy leaves underfoot and in the Cairngorm’s National Park, nature’s natural firework...

Ailie Brown
Oct 1, 20222 min read


A Special September
The action has kept going at Our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. September is well underway and the mammals have been coming along as...

Harris Brooker
Sep 20, 20222 min read


An Amazing Autumn Begins in the Cairngorms and on the Black Isle
Now it is autumn migration and our Day Guiding throughout August and early September has been excellent. There has been wonderful bird...

Olly Slessor
Sep 18, 20223 min read


Autumn is Officially Here
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. We’ve had a Pine Marten visiting four nights in a row,...

Harris Brooker
Sep 5, 20223 min read


Spendid September
September is a month of change, a change in colour, a change in weather and a change in wildlife. The Cairngorms National Park has so...

Ailie Brown
Aug 30, 20222 min read


The Last Days of Summer
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide this summer and there have been some exciting changes made to our hide...

Harris Brooker
Aug 22, 20221 min read


Why Scottish Alpine Botany is the Best
Speyside Wildlife prides itself in showing our clients the best wildlife Scotland has to offer. So I thought I could give our readers an insight into the incredible flora of the Scottish Highlands which is just as varied as our birds and mammals and much less well known. Since having moved to the Cairngorms to run our Evening Mammal Hide , I have been enjoying exploring each season as it comes. Scotland has many mountains - these mountains support plants that can’t survive a

Harris Brooker
Aug 19, 20226 min read


August is Here
At the Speyside Wildlife Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, the action has kept going. The Badgers have kept coming, even before I...

Harris Brooker
Aug 8, 20222 min read


A Stunning Scottish Summer Continues in the Scottish Highlands
Now is prime summertime in the Cairngorms and Scottish Highlands and our Guided Days Out throughout July have been fantastic. Most young...
oliverslessor
Aug 2, 20223 min read


August in Speyside
August is such a vibrant month for looking for wildlife. In the Cairngorms National Park, the variety of habitats means a variety of...

Ailie Brown
Jul 28, 20222 min read


Midsummer Moments
At the Speyside Wildlife Evening Hide in the Cairngorms, the action has kept going. The Badgers have kept coming in every day like...

Harris Brooker
Jul 25, 20222 min read


Here Comes July
At the Speyside Wildlife Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, the action has kept going. There are now eleven Badgers known to have...

Harris Brooker
Jul 11, 20222 min read


A Superb Scottish Summer in the Scottish Highlands
Now is summertime in the Scottish highlands and our Guided Days Out through mid to late June have been superb. It is full on with...

Olly Slessor
Jul 9, 20223 min read


Summer Marches On
At the Speyside Wildlife Evening Hide in the Cairngorms, the action has kept going. The male Pine Marten is still coming in. Sometimes...

Harris Brooker
Jun 27, 20222 min read


July in Speyside
July is our quietest month for bird song as most adult birds have finished breeding, are feeding young or recovering from a tiring...

Ailie Brown
Jun 23, 20222 min read


Multitudinous Happenings
The Speyside Wildlife Evening Hide in the Cairngorms National Park will probably always be one of our timeless classics. The Badgers have...

Harris Brooker
Jun 13, 20222 min read


A Scottish Spring and Early Summer in the Cairngorms
Day guiding through mid May to early June in the Cairngorms National Park has shown a nice variety of bird and wildlife species. Our late...

Olly Slessor
Jun 10, 20223 min read


Joyous June
As spring moves into summer in the Cairngorms National Park, we expect warmer weather and lots of activity. Everything looks gloriously...

Ailie Brown
May 27, 20222 min read
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