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Winter is upon us in the superb Scottish Highlands
Now with the much shorter days and colder temperatures, winter is well and truly here in the beautiful Scottish highlands. Our Day...

Olly Slessor
Jan 6, 20233 min read
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A Happy New Year 2023
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. In the last weeks of 2022 we have had the Badgers coming...

Harris Brooker
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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First Frosts of December
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide, the winter days are now upon us with the first frosts of...

Harris Brooker
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Autumn ends and Winter begins in the beautiful Scottish Highlands
The autumn has come to an end and now the winter is upon us in the stunning Scottish highlands; our Day Guiding throughout November and...

Olly Slessor
Dec 9, 20223 min read
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The Last November Nights
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Mammal Hide and as the year winds down, several things become apparent. The...

Harris Brooker
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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Delightful December
Frosty mornings and cool crisp air decorates Speyside during the month of December. After colder nights, smaller birds are forced to...

Ailie Brown
Nov 25, 20222 min read
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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...
Wayne Gourlay
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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A Fantastic Autumn Continues in the Scottish Highlands
Autumn continues in the beautiful Scottish Highlands - our Guided Days Out throughout October and early November have been wonderful. ...

Olly Slessor
Nov 11, 20223 min read
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October is at an End
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. The Pine Martens have been coming in regularly, at this...

Harris Brooker
Oct 31, 20222 min read
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Nothing like November
During November in the Cairngorms, things sometimes look a little bit darker and the trees look a bit bare, however this is the month for...

Ailie Brown
Oct 28, 20222 min read
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An October Fest
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. The Pine Martens have been coming in recently, sitting...

Harris Brooker
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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An incredible autumn in the Scottish Highlands
The autumn migration is now well and truly underway; our day guiding throughout late September and early October has been superb. Some...

Olly Slessor
Oct 14, 20223 min read
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National Badger Day 6 October 2022
Badgers have a particular defensive use for their facial stripes. Their bold pattern acts as war paint to intimidate potential predators...

Harris Brooker
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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September's Unexpected Twist
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide - but there’s been some unexpected twists lately. Towards the end of...

Harris Brooker
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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Enchanting October
Oh October! Lovely warm orange colours and crunchy leaves underfoot and in the Cairngorm’s National Park, nature’s natural firework...

Ailie Brown
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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A Special September
The action has kept going at Our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. September is well underway and the mammals have been coming along as...

Harris Brooker
Sep 20, 20222 min read
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An Amazing Autumn Begins in the Cairngorms and on the Black Isle
Now it is autumn migration and our Day Guiding throughout August and early September has been excellent. There has been wonderful bird...

Olly Slessor
Sep 18, 20223 min read
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Autumn is Officially Here
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. We’ve had a Pine Marten visiting four nights in a row,...

Harris Brooker
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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Spendid September
September is a month of change, a change in colour, a change in weather and a change in wildlife. The Cairngorms National Park has so...

Ailie Brown
Aug 30, 20222 min read
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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...

Harris Brooker
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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