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At the Speyside Wildlife Hide, we have been enjoying the glorious summer evenings, a welcome respite from the harsh cold of winter. The...

A week of beautiful weather has had everyone in the Cairngorms breathing a sigh of relief after a particularly tricky cold and wet start...

April showers of the white kind carpeted the Cairngorm National Park this April. We had all four seasons in one month and our wildlife...

Many people visit the Cairngorms National Park for its beauty and a chance to see some of the unique wildlife that can be found here....

As we come to the end of March, spring is in the air, the evenings are getting much lighter and the wildlife continue to get more active...

The wildlife around our wildlife hide has spring in their steps and activity levels are beginning to increase. As the last of the birds...

February in the Cairngorms has been a month of extreme lows and highs. We have had lows of -19c on the northern side of the National...

Is spring in the air at the evening wildlife hide? We are coming to the end of the February and the animal’s behaviour begins to change....

There is one mammal in Scotland that mainly people hope to catch a glimpse of diving or lounging on seaweed, the Otter. Here at Speyside...

As snow still falls here in the Cairngorms, we cannot help but think about spring days when we can hopefully welcome you back to the...

Temperatures in the Cairngorms this month have barely got above zero degrees Celsius, looking set to remain through February. Along with...

With the cold weather, we have been experiencing and snow on the ground our wildlife often uses our garden for refuge. Providing food,...

Happy new year from everyone at Speyside Wildlife and of course the wildlife here in the Cairngorms National Park! Thank you to all the...

Hibernation is generally described as a long deep sleep, where animals will slow their metabolism and activity to sleep through the...

December days are short, so it is good to make the most of the daylight hours and fresh air to go wildlife watching. Although we have...

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...

We have been starting the hide earlier now that we are in the darkest month. With the first low-level snow, the wildlife sightings are...

There are many birds and mammals that attract people to the Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park at all times of the year. In the...

It has been a month of early sunsets, woodland walks and time at home this November in the Cairngorms as winter creeps up on us. It has...

The nights are dark, the snow has been in the air and the wildlife has been active in the evening watch hide. With fewer visitors, the...