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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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Harris Brooker
Jul 17, 20232 min read
Midsummer is Here
At our Evening Mammal Hide near Aviemore, the Badgers are still coming regularly to feed and delight our visitors at every turn. There’s...
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Harris Brooker
Jun 19, 20231 min read
June Is Here
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide and the Badgers have been coming every night. No sign of the cubs yet but...
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David Hull
May 22, 20232 min read
Different Ways to Watch Badgers
Watching wildlife up close in the Cairngorms without disturbing it, whilst we sit inside our large hide, protected from midges and the weath
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Ailie Brown
May 18, 20232 min read
Wildlife Tracks, Clues and Poos in the Cairngorms
When we are out and about on our Guided Day’s Out, we are always on the look out for evidence of where wildlife has been. It’s always...
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Harris Brooker
May 8, 20234 min read
Badger Blog
Scottish Badger Week this year is 6-14 May and so we thought this was an ideal time to focus on the other species that people hope to see...
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Harris Brooker
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Spring is Here
At our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide, the Badgers have continued to entertain visitors. They feed peacefully most of the time but now...
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Harris Brooker
Apr 10, 20234 min read
Pine Martens in the Scottish Highlands
One of our most elusive mammals in Britain, the Pine Marten captures human imagination. It is a member of the weasel family Mustelidae,...
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Harris Brooker
Mar 27, 20232 min read
The Days are Getting Longer in Speyside
At our Evening Mammal Watching Hide near Aviemore, the days are getting longer and we are starting later in the evening. We have had up...
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Wayne Gourlay
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Otter Spotting
We are spoiled for choice with amazing wildlife here in the Scottish Highlands. From Golden eagles soaring high above open hills to Red...
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Olly Slessor
Mar 10, 20233 min read
Winter gives way to Spring in the beautiful Scottish Highlands
Spring will soon be here in the stunning Scottish highlands. Our Day Guiding throughout February and early March has been fantastic, with...
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Harris Brooker
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Spring in Speyside Is Almost Here
Our Badgers are still coming in every night with up to eight at a time on occasions. The cubs have grown up over the winter and in the...
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Harris Brooker
Feb 20, 20232 min read
The Martens Landed
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide over the winter. The Badgers are still coming, enjoying...
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Olly Slessor
Feb 7, 20233 min read
Winter continues in the stunning Scottish Highlands
Winter continues in the beautiful Scottish highlands. Our Day Guiding throughout January has been excellent, with some fantastic wildlife...
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Harris Brooker
Feb 6, 20232 min read
February Has Arrived in the Cairngorms
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. The days are getting longer and from the 4th February...
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Harris Brooker
Jan 23, 20232 min read
January Evening Mammal Watching in the Cairngorms
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. January might be a quieter time of year for visitors,...
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Harris Brooker
Jan 2, 20231 min read
A Happy New Year 2023
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide. In the last weeks of 2022 we have had the Badgers coming...
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Harris Brooker
Dec 12, 20221 min read
First Frosts of December
The action has kept going at Speyside Wildlife’s Evening Wildlife Watching Hide, the winter days are now upon us with the first frosts of...
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