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Autumn at the Wildlife Hide
Autumn is in full swing, and the mammals at the wildlife hide have been very active. Autumn is a key time for all mammals to get as much...

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 22, 20192 min read
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September in the Cairngorms
September saw a huge difference in weather patterns, with storms over America, in the Cairngorms we got a combination of warm days before...

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 4, 20192 min read
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Mice for Dinner at the Wildlife Hide
The nights are rapidly drawing in, the colours on the trees are turning and we have had some very mixed weather. The Wildlife Hide has...

Speyside Wildlife
Sep 20, 20192 min read
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Leaping Pine Martens at the Wildlife Hide
The evening wildlife hide has been very busy with animals, including the usual Wood Mice, Bats and Owls flying by. Summer is coming to an...

Speyside Wildlife
Aug 30, 20192 min read
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Brave Pine Martens at the Wildlife Hide
With summer holiday’s continuing, the wildlife hide has been busy, with a noticeable difference to the daylight getting shorter. Even...

Speyside Wildlife
Aug 20, 20192 min read
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July in the Cairngorms
This month has been filled with warmth, mixed weather and lots of insect action in our wildflower meadows. July is typically a warm month...

Speyside Wildlife
Aug 15, 20192 min read
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Stormy Nights and Interesting Behaviour
We are now in the height of the summer holidays and the wildlife hide has been full of interesting behaviours and some stormy nights....

Speyside Wildlife
Aug 5, 20192 min read
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May/June in the Cairngorms
Snow flurries still occurred throughout May, much to the wildlife’s surprise. Migrant bird such as Cuckoo and Flycatchers were...

Speyside Wildlife
Jul 22, 20192 min read
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NE250 with Julian Sykes and Kate Mennie
Starting with the Cairngorms National Park on the NE250 Ptarmigan This was an inaugural (and not our last) tour of the ‘NE250’, a road...

Speyside Wildlife
May 15, 20192 min read
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Temperatures Rising in the Cairngorms
Wow, what a scorcher! This week has seen temperatures approach mid-twenties in what has been a glorious Easter in the Cairngorms. With...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 24, 20193 min read
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Spring in the Cairngorms
With only a few days of snow flurries, March into April has been reasonably mild in the Cairngorms, with daffodils making an early...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 15, 20192 min read
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Has Spring arrived at the Wildlife Hide?
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...

Speyside Wildlife
Apr 9, 20192 min read
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Scotland’s Big 5 – Wildlife in the Cairngorms
There is no doubt that people visit Scotland for it’s wildlife. It is no African safari, but Scotland has its own unique ‘Big 5’ wildlife...

Speyside Wildlife
Mar 25, 20193 min read
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Rewilding in Scotland Understanding it.
Rewilding is not just about the reintroduction of large carnivores such as Wolf and Lynx, its about the restoration of ecosystems and...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 26, 20193 min read
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January in the Cairngorms
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...

Speyside Wildlife
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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Welcome to the BBC Winterwatch Team
Winterwatch is here! The return of BBC Winterwatch has arrived and if you haven’t heard already, it’s coming from our very own Cairngorms...

Speyside Wildlife
Jan 29, 20191 min read
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Winter Preparations at the Hide
After the busy Summer season at the Wildlife Hide, things have taking a slower approach. The evenings are at their darkest and the...

Speyside Wildlife
Dec 14, 20182 min read
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Summer Showdown at the Hide
The Wildlife Hide has had a busy season this year with the nights now drawing in and Autumn coming to an end. We have had visitors from...

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 15, 20182 min read
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September in the Cairngorms
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...

Speyside Wildlife
Oct 1, 20182 min read
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All Grown-up!
The days are drawing in here in the heart of Speyside and change is clearly afoot. The bright purple on the surrounding hills is ageing...

Speyside Wildlife
Sep 10, 20182 min read
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