Speyside Wildlife
An Old Friend at the Wildlife Hide
The winter season has begun, with the clocks going back and dark evening ahead. Our evening wildlife hide continues to have visitors and...
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Speyside Wildlife
Nov 5, 20192 min read
October in the Cairngorms
Frosty Autumn morning (Kate M) October has been a month of change. From the change in the seasonal weather, to the behaviours and...
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Speyside Wildlife
Oct 22, 20192 min read
Autumn at the Wildlife Hide
Autumn is in full swing, and the mammals at the wildlife hide have been very active. Autumn is a key time for all mammals to get as much...
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Speyside Wildlife
Oct 4, 20192 min read
September in the Cairngorms
September saw a huge difference in weather patterns, with storms over America, in the Cairngorms we got a combination of warm days before...
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Speyside Wildlife
Sep 20, 20192 min read
Mice for Dinner at the Wildlife Hide
The nights are rapidly drawing in, the colours on the trees are turning and we have had some very mixed weather. The Wildlife Hide has...
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Speyside Wildlife
Aug 15, 20192 min read
July in the Cairngorms
This month has been filled with warmth, mixed weather and lots of insect action in our wildflower meadows. July is typically a warm month...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 22, 20192 min read
May/June in the Cairngorms
Snow flurries still occurred throughout May, much to the wildlife’s surprise. Migrant bird such as Cuckoo and Flycatchers were...
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Speyside Wildlife
Apr 24, 20193 min read
Temperatures Rising in the Cairngorms
Wow, what a scorcher! This week has seen temperatures approach mid-twenties in what has been a glorious Easter in the Cairngorms. With...
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Speyside Wildlife
Mar 19, 20192 min read
Braving the Weather at the Wildlife Hide
It was a wet and windy week at the Wildlife Hide, with brief sightings including footage from our night vision cameras. As we head into...
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Speyside Wildlife
Mar 11, 20192 min read
Inquisitive Visitors to the Hide
The warm weather lasted until the end of February, where the mammals behaviour changed as the females start to look ahead to giving birth...
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Speyside Wildlife
Mar 4, 20192 min read
February in the Cairngorms
With freezing temperatures at the beginning and temperatures of seventeen degrees by the end, February has felt like a jump into Spring....
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Speyside Wildlife
Feb 19, 20192 min read
New Visitors to the Wildlife Hide
The mild weather continues in the Cairngorms and at the wildlife hide. There has been a Spring step in all the wildlife over the last...
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Speyside Wildlife
Feb 11, 20192 min read
Winter Survival for Wildlife in the Cairngorms
Winter is a harsh time for all, especially the wildlife that calls the Cairngorms home. With short daylight hours, gale force winds and...
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Speyside Wildlife
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Wintery month at the Wildlife Hide
With a mild start to the year, the weather has certainly turned more Wintery, with snow creating a white blanket on the ground and...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jan 14, 20192 min read
North East 250
Why the North East The North East of Scotland is maybe less explored than the rest of Scotland, but certainly has a lot to offer. Inland...
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 30, 20182 min read
New Year, New Birding….
Do you keep a year list? You should try it. It makes the New Year particularly exciting – everything is new for the list!! Why do it?...
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 14, 20182 min read
Winter Preparations at the Hide
After the busy Summer season at the Wildlife Hide, things have taking a slower approach. The evenings are at their darkest and the...
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 14, 20187 min read
Santa goes birding…
Santa had not been a birder for long. It started one day when he felt less than his usual cheerful self. “Every year is the same!” he...
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 13, 20182 min read
What’s that Bird? – Wildlife ID Qualification
Learn how to identify Scottish wildlife correctly through our Lantra accredited qualification – Wildlife Identification of the...
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 3, 20182 min read
November in the Cairngorms
The cold nights and the storms bringing lots of wind, caused the last of the golden autumn leaves to blow off the trees, leaving them...
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