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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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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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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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Footprints in the Snow
There is nothing quite like waking up to a blanket of snow that has fallen overnight. The dull browns of the winter countryside are now...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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July in the Cairngorms
With travel restrictions relaxed here in Scotland, we have been able to explore the Cairngorms in July. Being the height of summer, the...

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Aug 3, 20203 min read
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Feeding Young at the Wildlife Hide
As June comes to an end, we update on the activity at the wildlife hide over the past couple of weeks. With the longest day falling last...

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Jun 29, 20202 min read
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Badger Cubs at the Wildlife Hide
With the warmer weather and light nights, we look at the activity at the wildlife hide over the past couple of weeks. It’s not always...

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Jun 8, 20202 min read
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April in the Cairngorms
April has been unseasonably warm and dry as I am sure a lot of us appreciate as we spend more time at home or outside. This does mean...

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May 4, 20202 min read
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Bhutan – Part Two
Bhutan is split into 19 districts, each of which is administered from a Dzong, or fortified monastery. These are hugely important...

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Apr 29, 20203 min read
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Bhutan- Land of the Thunder Dragon – Part One
When I was a small boy, growing up in the Borders, my father and I shared a passion for geography, maps in particular. We had in the...

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Apr 29, 20204 min read
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Attracting Wildlife and Involving Children
Each month, we will be giving you simple ideas of how to attract and help the wildlife in your garden or wild spaces. We hope that these...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 6, 20202 min read
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March in the Cairngorms
March has been a month of firsts. First spring arrival, first flowers appearing, first day of spring. It has been mild most of the month...

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Mar 30, 20202 min read
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Taking Time to Experience Wildlife
Whether you are at home or out on your daily walk, wildlife experiences can happen anytime and can often brighten up your day. It may...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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Nature on your Doorstep
As the weather is beginning to change and the spring equinox is upon us, days begin to get longer, and we are noticing changes...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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Surprise Sighting and Snowy Tracks – Wildlife Hide
The Cairngorms is getting colder and at the wildlife hide the first of the snow arrived last week. The change in weather also means a...

Speyside Wildlife
Nov 18, 20192 min read
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British Columbia 2019 with Roy Atkins and Julian Sykes
Pod of Orcas (Julian Sykes) We set out into Johnstone Straight with high hopes that we might see Orca. The captain seemed pretty...

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 9, 20192 min read
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Yorkshire in Summer with Sally Nowell
Yellowhammer (Chris Piper) This was our first venture into Yorkshire in the summer and it did not disappoint! Our trip was packed with...

Speyside Wildlife
Aug 8, 20191 min read
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Best of Yorkshire’s Wildlife
How many people know just what incredible wildlife there is in Yorkshire? More to the point, how have the folk of Yorkshire kept it under...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 2, 20193 min read
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Is it Catalunya, Cataluñia or Catalonia?
Catalunya, Cataluñia or Catalonia? That’s the question! Can you place it on a map? It’s the north-east corner of Spain, or the Iberian...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 6, 20193 min read
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