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Winter can be a quieter time of year for wildlife with many of migratory birds away and the weather more unpredictable. There is plenty...

With the cooler weather in the winter months, it is important to think of the wildlife that are active throughout this time. Birds...

As the year comes to an end, we look back at December in the Cairngorms. With the festive period being in many people minds, it is also...

During the festive period, wildlife also have an important part in Christmas celebrations around the world and here in the Cairngorms....

To conclude this year’s Wildlife Watching Hide, let’s look back at 2019. If you have been following our weekly blogs, you will know all...

View towards Cairngorm Mountain from Loch Morlich (Kate M) The last of the leaves have fallen after a hard frost, snow has made an...

With November quickly coming to an end the mammal’s activity levels are more noticeable and so are the temperatures. The week started...

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...

The winter season has begun, with the clocks going back and dark evening ahead. Our evening wildlife hide continues to have visitors and...

Frosty Autumn morning (Kate M) October has been a month of change. From the change in the seasonal weather, to the behaviours and...

The last official week of the summer season, with the wildlife hide still being visited as the schools go on holiday. Quite a few windy...

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...

The leaves are beginning to fall from the tees and bushes, making it easier to see any animals approaching the hide. This past week the...

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...

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...

With summer holiday’s continuing, the wildlife hide has been busy, with a noticeable difference to the daylight getting shorter. Even...

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

Yellowhammer (Chris Piper) This was our first venture into Yorkshire in the summer and it did not disappoint! Our trip was packed with...

We are now in the height of the summer holidays and the wildlife hide has been full of interesting behaviours and some stormy nights....

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