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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
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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
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Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Happy New Year! We hope that you all had a good time over the festive period and that the new year brings lots of new wildlife moments...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 7, 20192 min read
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Winter Preparations at the Hide
After the busy Summer season at the Wildlife Hide, things have taking a slower approach. The evenings are at their darkest and the...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 14, 20182 min read
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Autumn at the Wildlife Hide
The season is coming to and end now, with the night’s drawing in and clocks changing at the weekend. After a warm Summer, the Autumn...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 5, 20182 min read
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October in the Cairngorms
October has seen the Cairngorms filled with sunshine and showers, Autumn colours and a change in our wildlife. The Summer visitors have...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 1, 20182 min read
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Summer Showdown at the Hide
The Wildlife Hide has had a busy season this year with the nights now drawing in and Autumn coming to an end. We have had visitors from...

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 15, 20182 min read
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September in the Cairngorms
Although Summer is at an end, some days have had warmth in the air with a mix of light showers and sunny spells. Autumn colours began to...

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 1, 20182 min read
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All Grown-up!
The days are drawing in here in the heart of Speyside and change is clearly afoot. The bright purple on the surrounding hills is ageing...

Speyside Wildlife
Sep 10, 20182 min read
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A Scottish Summer Continues
As England experienced a heat wave, here in the Cairngorms we welcomed a breeze to our warm air and rain drops to our dry gardens and...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 30, 20182 min read
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Nights that barely see complete darkness…
As nights that barely see complete darkness, very slowly begin to take on an earlier hue of dusky grey and July edges further away from...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 25, 20183 min read
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What is a Pine Marten?
Here in the beautiful Scottish Highlands we are blessed to have in our midst some of the most beautiful and endangered species in the UK....

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 24, 20185 min read
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Pine Marten Fun
Pine Martens aren’t always predictable as to when and where they might be seen. On occasions away from the hide I have seen them as I...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 9, 20182 min read
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Scotland or the Mediterranean?
For over a month now the weather has been dry and sunny with last week recording the hottest temperatures of thirty-two degrees. With...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 2, 20182 min read
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Midsummer Fun at the Hide
The Summer Solstice, or Midsummer is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky of the year and known as the longest day. Here in...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 25, 20182 min read
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Summer Nights at the Hide
With the lighter evenings, every night at the hide is different as to what and when things will make an appearance. The Badgers are...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 19, 20182 min read
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May in the Cairngorms
Summer has finally arrived in the Cairngorms after what has been a long and cold Winter/Spring. With temperate of around twenty five...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 13, 20182 min read
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Late Nights and Kit Delight
An interesting time all round at the wildlife hide the past couple of weeks. With very light, warm evenings and darkness falling around...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 12, 20182 min read
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Speyside 24/7 2018 Trip Report
“What a great week we had, full of surprises. After spending one evening visiting our Evening Mammal Hide, where we saw Badgers and two...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 11, 20182 min read
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Light, Cameras, Action!
The sun has been shining this May, giving us plenty of chances to explore the Cairngorms and what it has to offer. With sunshine and dry...

Speyside Wildlife
May 28, 20182 min read
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