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September saw a huge difference in weather patterns, with storms over America, in the Cairngorms we got a combination of warm days before...

This month has been filled with warmth, mixed weather and lots of insect action in our wildflower meadows. July is typically a warm month...

Snow flurries still occurred throughout May, much to the wildlife’s surprise. Migrant bird such as Cuckoo and Flycatchers were...

Wow, what a scorcher! This week has seen temperatures approach mid-twenties in what has been a glorious Easter in the Cairngorms. With...

With only a few days of snow flurries, March into April has been reasonably mild in the Cairngorms, with daffodils making an early...

Is it Winter or Spring? The weather has indeed been changeable in the past few weeks, with what’s called the ‘lambing snow’ hitting the...

It was a wet and windy week at the Wildlife Hide, with brief sightings including footage from our night vision cameras. As we head into...

The warm weather lasted until the end of February, where the mammals behaviour changed as the females start to look ahead to giving birth...

With freezing temperatures at the beginning and temperatures of seventeen degrees by the end, February has felt like a jump into Spring....

The mild weather continues in the Cairngorms and at the wildlife hide. There has been a Spring step in all the wildlife over the last...

Winter is a harsh time for all, especially the wildlife that calls the Cairngorms home. With short daylight hours, gale force winds and...

The first month of the new year is over and we look forward to the year ahead. Until the middle of January, the Cairngorms had...

With a mild start to the year, the weather has certainly turned more Wintery, with snow creating a white blanket on the ground and...

Why the North East The North East of Scotland is maybe less explored than the rest of Scotland, but certainly has a lot to offer. Inland...

After the busy Summer season at the Wildlife Hide, things have taking a slower approach. The evenings are at their darkest and the...

Learn how to identify Scottish wildlife correctly through our Lantra accredited qualification – Wildlife Identification of the...

The cold nights and the storms bringing lots of wind, caused the last of the golden autumn leaves to blow off the trees, leaving them...

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...

October has seen the Cairngorms filled with sunshine and showers, Autumn colours and a change in our wildlife. The Summer visitors have...

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...