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Harris Brooker
Sep 234 min read
Beaver Blog
Following the recent re-introduction of Beavers to the Cairngorms National Park we wanted to take this month to focus on this incredible
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Harris Brooker
Mar 113 min read
Scottish Wildcat in the Cairngorms National Park
One of our rarest and most elusive mammals, the Scottish Wildcat, epitomises the Scottish Highlands. Sometimes referred to as the...
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Harris Brooker
Oct 23, 20234 min read
Owls in Speyside, Scotland
In this blog post we’ll talk about the four most regular owl species found in Speyside and in most of Britain. Because most of these are...
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Harris Brooker
Aug 28, 20235 min read
Raptor Blog
Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - One of our commonest raptors and often mistaken for the Golden Eagle, it has been dubbed the ‘Tourist’s...
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Harris Brooker
Jul 31, 20234 min read
Botany in Speyside (Part 2)
Hello everyone, it’s Harris here and we are back with part two of ‘Botany in Speyside’. Last time we looked at some of the rarest plants...
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Harris Brooker
May 8, 20234 min read
Badger Blog
Scottish Badger Week this year is 6-14 May and so we thought this was an ideal time to focus on the other species that people hope to see...
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Wayne Gourlay
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Otter Spotting
We are spoiled for choice with amazing wildlife here in the Scottish Highlands. From Golden eagles soaring high above open hills to Red...
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Wayne Gourlay
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Shining a Light on November Nights
As we edge into November, the days are becoming shorter, and the nights are getting noticeably colder. However, the Evening Mammal Hide...
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Harris Brooker
Aug 22, 20221 min read
The Last Days of Summer
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide this summer and there have been some exciting changes made to our hide...
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Harris Brooker
Apr 19, 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...
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Harris Brooker
Apr 4, 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...
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Harris Brooker
Mar 22, 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,...
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Harris Brooker
Mar 8, 20221 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...
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Stuart Housden
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Ultimate Uists 3-11 June with Stuart Housden
“It is now officially spring and I am looking forward to leading our Ultimate Uists holiday to the wildlife rich landscape of these...
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Speyside Wildlife
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Antarctica 2021 with Jean Brown
Along with 8 other guests, Jean was able to travel on her much-anticipated trip to Antarctica at the end of 2021 with our guide, Roy...
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Roy Atkins
Jan 28, 20223 min read
Trip Report - Antarctica 2021
"We felt very lucky that this trip even happened! If Omicron had reared its head earlier who knows, but there we were in November….. on a...
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Eve Love
Nov 22, 20213 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...
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Eve Love
Oct 25, 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...
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Eve Love
Oct 11, 20212 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...
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Eve Love
Sep 22, 20213 min read
Starry Nights
As the nights are beginning to draw in the forest floor has become carpeted with fallen curled orange leaves. The clan are beginning to...
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