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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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A Busy Hide as the Nights Lighten
This week has brought back the colder weather, delivering us ‘lambing snow’ and the Badgers have been making prompt appearances at the...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 19, 20212 min read
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Secret Lives of Badgers – Hide Update
As we come to the end of March, spring is in the air, the evenings are getting much lighter and the wildlife continue to get more active...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Badgers becoming active at the Wildlife Hide
Is spring in the air at the evening wildlife hide? We are coming to the end of the February and the animal’s behaviour begins to change....

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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For the Love of Otters
There is one mammal in Scotland that mainly people hope to catch a glimpse of diving or lounging on seaweed, the Otter. Here at Speyside...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 15, 20213 min read
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Snow Continues at the Wildlife Hide
As snow still falls here in the Cairngorms, we cannot help but think about spring days when we can hopefully welcome you back to the...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 8, 20212 min read
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New Year at the Wildlife Hide
Happy new year from everyone at Speyside Wildlife and of course the wildlife here in the Cairngorms National Park! Thank you to all the...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 18, 20212 min read
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Footprints in the Snow
There is nothing quite like waking up to a blanket of snow that has fallen overnight. The dull browns of the winter countryside are now...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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Close Encounters at the Wildlife Hide
We have been starting the hide earlier now that we are in the darkest month. With the first low-level snow, the wildlife sightings are...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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Acrobatics at the Wildlife Hide
The nights are dark, the snow has been in the air and the wildlife has been active in the evening watch hide. With fewer visitors, the...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 24, 20202 min read
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Special Guest at the Wildlife Hide
The Autumn storms have passed over and the nights are drawing darker at the wildlife hide. Since opening in July we have watched the...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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Autumn Activity and News from the Wildlife Hide
The nights are getting darker and there is a cool nip in the air, leaves are scattering on the ground and signs of autumn are all around....

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 12, 20202 min read
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Nice Surprise at the Wildlife Hide
We will look back at the past fortnight and what has been active at our wildlife hide. the weather has been changeable, but the lighter...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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Birds, Bats and Badger fun at the Wildlife Hide
We have been keeping an eye on the action at our new wildlife evening hide, to give you fortnightly updates since we cannot welcome any...

Speyside Wildlife
May 25, 20202 min read
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Wildlife Hide – Moving in
The nights are getting lighter, giving us more opportunities to watch and update you all on the action at our new wildlife hide. The...

Speyside Wildlife
May 11, 20202 min read
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Hide Update
We are back with our evening mammal hide updates to share with you all. As many of you know, after our hide burnt down last May, we have...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 27, 20202 min read
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November in the Cairngorms
View towards Cairngorm Mountain from Loch Morlich (Kate M) The last of the leaves have fallen after a hard frost, snow has made an...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 10, 20192 min read
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Coping with the cold at the Wildlife Hide
With November quickly coming to an end the mammal’s activity levels are more noticeable and so are the temperatures. The week started...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 25, 20192 min read
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Surprise Sighting and Snowy Tracks – Wildlife Hide
The Cairngorms is getting colder and at the wildlife hide the first of the snow arrived last week. The change in weather also means a...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 18, 20192 min read
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An Old Friend at the Wildlife Hide
The winter season has begun, with the clocks going back and dark evening ahead. Our evening wildlife hide continues to have visitors and...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 12, 20192 min read
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