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Summer is Nearly Here
Our Pine Martens are still coming in regularly to our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms near Aviemore. Their summer moult is nearly...

Harris Brooker
May 17, 20221 min read


Spring Guided Days Out - Scottish Specialities and Spring Migrants
Our Guided Days Out, through April and early May, have been truly fantastic; with a nice mixture of both Scottish specialities showing...

Olly Slessor
May 12, 20223 min read


The Evenings are Getting Busier!
The Speyside Wildlife Evening Hide in the Cairngorms keeps getting busier with both people and mammals and continues to throw surprises...

Harris Brooker
May 2, 20222 min read


Spring in Speyside
Things to look and listen for during Spring in Speyside… I’ve had the pleasure recently during our Guided Days Out in the Cairngorms...

Ailie Brown
Apr 29, 20222 min read


Spring Advances in Cairngorms
The Speyside Wildlife Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms National Park is only getting busier as the year goes on. The Badgers and the...

Harris Brooker
Apr 19, 20222 min read


The Nights are Getting Lighter
With the lighter evenings after the clocks have changed, our groups are meeting later at our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, as we...

Harris Brooker
Apr 4, 20222 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Summer in Speyside
It has been a busy few months in Speyside; the spring quickly rolled into summer....

katemennie
Aug 12, 20213 min read


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


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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