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For two months now, I have been talking about the warm and dry weather that the Cairngorms has been experiencing. Well July wasn’t much...

As England experienced a heat wave, here in the Cairngorms we welcomed a breeze to our warm air and rain drops to our dry gardens and...

As nights that barely see complete darkness, very slowly begin to take on an earlier hue of dusky grey and July edges further away from...

Here in the beautiful Scottish Highlands we are blessed to have in our midst some of the most beautiful and endangered species in the UK....

It has been the “fourth hottest June ever experienced in Scotland. (BBC NEWS)” with temperate of thirty-two degrees on the last week on...

Pine Martens aren’t always predictable as to when and where they might be seen. On occasions away from the hide I have seen them as I...

Red Squirrel (Judith Nott) The Red Squirrel – possibly one of the most iconic species of the Highlands of Scotland – is much loved by...

The Summer Solstice, or Midsummer is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky of the year and known as the longest day. Here in...

With the lighter evenings, every night at the hide is different as to what and when things will make an appearance. The Badgers are...

Summer has finally arrived in the Cairngorms after what has been a long and cold Winter/Spring. With temperate of around twenty five...

An interesting time all round at the wildlife hide the past couple of weeks. With very light, warm evenings and darkness falling around...

“What a great week we had, full of surprises. After spending one evening visiting our Evening Mammal Hide, where we saw Badgers and two...

The sun has been shining this May, giving us plenty of chances to explore the Cairngorms and what it has to offer. With sunshine and dry...

“It’s always a pleasure to be in Extremadura in the springtime and this year’s holiday was another delight – despite a couple of damp...

Whether you were inclined to be glued to the TV this past weekend or whether you had a pressing engagement to empty your septic tank it...

In a week that has seen the TV BAFTA winners come and go with the usual high drama, our eyes have instead been fixed on the mammals,...

Students on Speyside Wildlife’s year-long course are basking in the knowledge that all their hard work has paid off and they can now...

The temperate is finally getting warmer, the weather has brightened up for the Mayday weekend and the Wildlife Hide is getting busier....

A cold Easter Sunday was followed by another day of snow at the beginning of April here in the Cairngorms. Things have slowly begun to...

The last week of April, the birds are singing, and wildlife is becoming more active. As you walk through open woodland you begin to see...