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Things Are Heating Up
A lot has happened these past two weeks at our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms. The Badgers are still coming in daily, feeding,...

Harris Brooker
Mar 22, 20222 min read
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February in the Cairngorms
Snow flurries and more windstorms have made February quieter in terms of guiding. The winter wildlife has been enjoying some of the...

katemennie
Mar 12, 20222 min read
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Badgers Up To Their Old Tricks
It’s been quite an exciting week at our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, with the Badgers coming in every night. They’ve been up to...

Harris Brooker
Mar 8, 20221 min read
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Wildlife Identification with Speyside Wildlife
Ailie is part of our current cohort just coming to the end of their Wildlife Identification in the Cairngorms qualification and the...

Ailie Brown
Feb 25, 20225 min read
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Badgers in the Snow
“I’m Harris, I have recently started with Speyside Wildlife as the new guide of our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms....

Harris Brooker
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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Hoar Frost and Sunsets in the Cairngorms, Scotland
The days are short and cold, but winter in the Cairngorms is filled with breathtaking scenes. As we moved from autumn into winter, the...

katemennie
Dec 20, 20212 min read
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Double Trouble
Pine Martens are solitary creatures and will spend most of their awake time in independent activity. During our evening watches guests...
Eve Love
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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Winter Secrets
As we move through the month of October the colours throughout Speyside have transformed into shades of gold, orange and yellow. The...
Eve Love
Oct 25, 20213 min read
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Winter Changes at our Evening Mammal Hide
The animals are beginning to change in appearance as the nights grow darker and the weather colder. Both the Badgers and Pine Martens are...
Eve Love
Oct 11, 20212 min read
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Hungry Badgers
Throughout the Cairngorms, we have passed by the tipping point of summer and have begun our march towards Autumn with the signs of colder...
Eve Love
Aug 31, 20213 min read
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Macho Males
Within the clan, our two younger boars are steadily approaching full maturation as they head towards their second year. Although they...
Eve Love
Aug 17, 20213 min read
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Summer in Speyside
It has been a busy few months in Speyside; the spring quickly rolled into summer....

katemennie
Aug 12, 20213 min read
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Nocturnal Neighbours
Our local wildlife is constantly coming into close contact with human settlements and at the hide we benefit from this close...
Eve Love
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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Precarious Pine Martens
At the Speyside Wildlife Hide, we have been enjoying the glorious summer evenings, a welcome respite from the harsh cold of winter. The...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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Curious Cub
It has been a beautiful and peaceful time at the Speyside Wildlife Mammal Hide and a joy to watch the Badgers continue to nosy their way...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 5, 20213 min read
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The King of Climbers
The Pine Martens have been showing off their skillful climbing abilities at the Speyside Wildlife Hide. With the increasingly later...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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New Beginnings
A week of beautiful weather has had everyone in the Cairngorms breathing a sigh of relief after a particularly tricky cold and wet start...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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New Arrival
We have had an exciting new arrival at the Speyside Wildlife Hide this month. A female Pine Marten with a perfectly placed brown spot in...

Speyside Wildlife
May 25, 20212 min read
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April in the Cairngorms
April showers of the white kind carpeted the Cairngorm National Park this April. We had all four seasons in one month and our wildlife...

Speyside Wildlife
May 14, 20212 min read
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Sociable Sightings
Early Spring is a particularly busy time for the Badgers social life and an array of different social behaviors have emerged. The Badgers...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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