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March 2024 Evening Mammal Hide Update
Badger Sightings The Badgers continue to come in and feed at our hide near Aviemore, now that the winter has passed it is warmer and that...

Harris Brooker
Mar 26, 20243 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 Highland Tiger, they are about the same size as a domestic cat but bulkier. They have greyish fur with black stripes and a thick club-like tail, with three to five black bands on it, with no line running down. The Wildcat is said to look more ‘serious’, which emphasises its wild nature, far from the comparative gentleness of domestic cats. Contrary

Harris Brooker
Mar 11, 20243 min read


Hide Update February 2024
Badgers A trickle of normality is returning following the end of winter at our hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms. The Badgers have...

Harris Brooker
Feb 26, 20243 min read


January 2024 Evening Mammal Hide Update
Our local Badgers Winter is a quieter time at the hide for Badgers. Stormy and cold weather can sometimes keep them at bay and when they...

Harris Brooker
Feb 2, 20243 min read


Monthly Hide Update
Here is our monthly update from our hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms. Our Local Badger Clan - There are at least eight Badgers in our...

Harris Brooker
Nov 6, 20231 min read


Monthly Hide Update
Here is our monthly update from our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore. Badgers - They’ve been coming in every day...

Harris Brooker
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Monthly Hide Report
Here is our monthly update from our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore. Badgers - The Badgers have continued to amuse...

Harris Brooker
Sep 11, 20231 min read


Evening Wildlife Watching Hide Update
Our Local Badger Clan - There are at least nine Badgers in our group, one of which is a cub from this year which took almost a month to...

Harris Brooker
Aug 14, 20231 min read


Midsummer is Here
At our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore, the Badgers are still coming regularly to feed and delight our visitors at every turn. There’s...

Harris Brooker
Jul 17, 20232 min read


June Is Here
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide and the Badgers have been coming every night. No sign of the cubs yet but...

Harris Brooker
Jun 19, 20231 min read


Different Ways to Watch Badgers
Watching wildlife up close in the Cairngorms without disturbing it, whilst we sit inside our large hide, protected from midges and the weath

David Hull
May 22, 20232 min read


Spring is Here
At our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide, the Badgers have continued to entertain visitors. They feed peacefully most of the time but now...

Harris Brooker
Apr 24, 20231 min read


The Days are Getting Longer in Speyside
At our Evening Mammal Watching Hide near Aviemore, the days are getting longer and we are starting later in the evening. We have had up...

Harris Brooker
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Spring in Speyside Is Almost Here
Our Badgers are still coming in every night with up to eight at a time on occasions. The cubs have grown up over the winter and in the...

Harris Brooker
Mar 6, 20232 min read


The Martens Landed
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide over the winter. The Badgers are still coming, enjoying...

Harris Brooker
Feb 20, 20232 min read


February Has Arrived in the Cairngorms
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. The days are getting longer and from the 4th February...

Harris Brooker
Feb 6, 20232 min read


January Evening Mammal Watching in the Cairngorms
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. January might be a quieter time of year for visitors,...

Harris Brooker
Jan 23, 20232 min read


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


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


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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