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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Eve Love
Sep 22, 20213 min read
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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
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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
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The King of Climbers
The Pine Martens have been showing off their skillful climbing abilities at the Speyside Wildlife Hide. With the increasingly later...

Speyside Wildlife
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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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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April in the Cairngorms
April showers of the white kind carpeted the Cairngorm National Park this April. We had all four seasons in one month and our wildlife...

Speyside Wildlife
May 14, 20212 min read
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The Inner Hebrides of Scotland
With its rugged coastline, remote islands, blue water and wildlife around every corner, the Coast of Scotland is a popular place to visit...

Speyside Wildlife
May 7, 20212 min read
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Sociable Sightings
Early Spring is a particularly busy time for the Badgers social life and an array of different social behaviors have emerged. The Badgers...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 26, 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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March in the Cairngorms
Although many of you have not had the chance to visit the area for obvious reasons, we hope these blogs keep you up to date and excited...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 5, 20213 min read
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Spring Signs at the Wildlife Hide
The wildlife around our wildlife hide has spring in their steps and activity levels are beginning to increase. As the last of the birds...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 8, 20212 min read
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February in the Cairngorms
February in the Cairngorms has been a month of extreme lows and highs. We have had lows of -19c on the northern side of the National...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 1, 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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January in the Cairngorms
Temperatures in the Cairngorms this month have barely got above zero degrees Celsius, looking set to remain through February. Along with...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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Garden Wildlife and the Big Garden Birdwatch
With the cold weather, we have been experiencing and snow on the ground our wildlife often uses our garden for refuge. Providing food,...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 25, 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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