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Harris Brooker
Nov 43 min read
Evening Wildlife Watching Hide Update October 2024
Our monthly sightings update from our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms.
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Harris Brooker
Oct 214 min read
Lagomorphs – Rabbits and Hares in Speyside
During your visit to the Cairngorms, some of the common species you will see include rabbits and hares.
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Harris Brooker
Oct 74 min read
Evening Wildlife Watching Hide Update October 2024
Our monthly sightings update from our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms.
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Harris Brooker
Sep 234 min read
Beaver Blog
Following the recent re-introduction of Beavers to the Cairngorms National Park we wanted to take this month to focus on this incredible
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Harris Brooker
Sep 94 min read
Evening Wildlife Watching Hide Update September 2024
Our monthly sightings update from our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms.
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Ailie Brown
Jul 84 min read
Gardening for Wildlife
It is by far, my favourite thing to do other than birdwatching. Gardening! It may not be everybody’s idea of fun....
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Harris Brooker
Apr 223 min read
April 2024 Evening Mammal Hide Update
Badger Sightings The cold period that kept the Badgers inside their setts has long since passed. There’s still eight of them and the...
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Harris Brooker
Mar 263 min read
March 2024 Evening Mammal Hide Update
Badger Sightings The Badgers continue to come in and feed at our hide near Aviemore, now that the winter has passed it is warmer and that...
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Harris Brooker
Mar 113 min read
Scottish Wildcat in the Cairngorms National Park
One of our rarest and most elusive mammals, the Scottish Wildcat, epitomises the Scottish Highlands. Sometimes referred to as the...
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Ailie Brown
Mar 44 min read
Wildlife Inspired Hobbies
Something we do very well at Speyside Wildlife is watch wildlife. We go to all corners of Scotland and the world, in pursuit of some of...
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Harris Brooker
Feb 263 min read
Hide Update February 2024
Badgers A trickle of normality is returning following the end of winter at our hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms. The Badgers have...
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Harris Brooker
Feb 124 min read
Finches of Speyside
This blog focuses on finches, a group of colourful songbirds known for their diet of seeds and insects. It will discuss how to recognise...
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Harris Brooker
Feb 23 min read
January 2024 Evening Mammal Hide Update
Our local Badgers Winter is a quieter time at the hide for Badgers. Stormy and cold weather can sometimes keep them at bay and when they...
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David Hull
Dec 4, 20233 min read
December 2023 Mammal Hide Update
Autumn in the Cairngorms is a good time to view the mammals from the hide, they now have their thick winter coats and come in to feed and...
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Ailie Brown
Nov 20, 20233 min read
A Deep Slumber in Speyside has Begun.
The air in the Cairngorms is noticeably colder, the days are becoming shorter and nature is slowing down. In the past few weeks, I have...
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Harris Brooker
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Monthly Hide Update
Here is our monthly update from our hide near Aviemore in the Cairngorms. Our Local Badger Clan - There are at least eight Badgers in our...
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Harris Brooker
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Monthly Hide Update
Here is our monthly update from our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore. Badgers - They’ve been coming in every day...
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Harris Brooker
Sep 25, 20234 min read
Red Deer Rut
Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) are the largest species of deer in the UK and its largest land animal. They can stand up to one metre...
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Harris Brooker
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Monthly Hide Report
Here is our monthly update from our Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore. Badgers - The Badgers have continued to amuse...
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Harris Brooker
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Evening Wildlife Watching Hide Update
Our Local Badger Clan - There are at least nine Badgers in our group, one of which is a cub from this year which took almost a month to...
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