August is a quieter month for wildlife sightings, but there is still plenty to be found, both within the Cairngorms National Park and beyond. One day, I took some guests out within the National Park and along the Moray coast. We started in a moorland area, where we managed to see Mallards and a Red Breasted Merganser with chicks. As there wasn’t much else happening, we moved to a lochside and found Mallards, Goldeneyes, Little Grebes and two Slavonian Grebes with a chick. We

The nights are getting earlier as the year goes on, but there are still plenty of things to see from our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide, with plenty of sightings of Badgers, Pine Martens, the Scottish Wildcat, Red Deer, Roe Deer, Wood Mice and Bank Voles. Hopefully there’ll be many more things to see as August approaches. Badgers There are still plenty of Badgers appearing and there are at least six in the family just now. One night, the dominant male Badger came in while it

August is such a vibrant month for looking for wildlife. In the Cairngorms National Park, the variety of habitats means a variety of...