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May/June in the Cairngorms
Snow flurries still occurred throughout May, much to the wildlife’s surprise. Migrant bird such as Cuckoo and Flycatchers were...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 22, 20192 min read


Continued Watching at our Wildlife Hide…
After the news about our wildlife hide, we were determined not to let this affect the wildlife. Baiting has been continued and we have...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 4, 20192 min read


NE250 with Julian Sykes and Kate Mennie
Starting with the Cairngorms National Park on the NE250 Ptarmigan This was an inaugural (and not our last) tour of the ‘NE250’, a road...

Speyside Wildlife
May 15, 20192 min read


Our Evening Mammal Hide
We are saddened to report, that in the early hours of Saturday morning (11 May) our Evening Mammal Hide, based on Rothiemurchus burned...

Speyside Wildlife
May 13, 20191 min read


Action at the Wildlife Hide
Spring has fully sprung, with nights getting much lighter and milder, wildlife being active and plenty of action at our Wildlife Hide....

Speyside Wildlife
May 1, 20193 min read


Temperatures Rising in the Cairngorms
Wow, what a scorcher! This week has seen temperatures approach mid-twenties in what has been a glorious Easter in the Cairngorms. With...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 24, 20193 min read


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


North East 250
Why the North East The North East of Scotland is maybe less explored than the rest of Scotland, but certainly has a lot to offer. Inland...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 14, 20192 min read
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