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“I’m Harris, I have recently started with Speyside Wildlife as the new guide of our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms....

The days are short and cold, but winter in the Cairngorms is filled with breathtaking scenes. As we moved from autumn into winter, the...

Pine Martens are solitary creatures and will spend most of their awake time in independent activity. During our evening watches guests...

As we move through the month of October the colours throughout Speyside have transformed into shades of gold, orange and yellow. The...

The animals are beginning to change in appearance as the nights grow darker and the weather colder. Both the Badgers and Pine Martens are...

As the nights are beginning to draw in the forest floor has become carpeted with fallen curled orange leaves. The clan are beginning to...

Throughout the Cairngorms, we have passed by the tipping point of summer and have begun our march towards Autumn with the signs of colder...

Within the clan, our two younger boars are steadily approaching full maturation as they head towards their second year. Although they...

It has been a busy few months in Speyside; the spring quickly rolled into summer....

Our local wildlife is constantly coming into close contact with human settlements and at the hide we benefit from this close...