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Speyside Wildlife
Feb 3, 20202 min read
January in the Cairngorms
The first month of the year has been a mix of sunshine, showers, storms and snow. With the unseasonable weather continuing, buds are...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jan 28, 20202 min read
5 Key Winter Species of the Cairngorms
Winter can be a quieter time of year for wildlife with many of migratory birds away and the weather more unpredictable. There is plenty...
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 23, 20192 min read
Wildlife playing a part in Christmas Traditions
During the festive period, wildlife also have an important part in Christmas celebrations around the world and here in the Cairngorms....
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 10, 20192 min read
November in the Cairngorms
View towards Cairngorm Mountain from Loch Morlich (Kate M) The last of the leaves have fallen after a hard frost, snow has made an...
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Speyside Wildlife
Nov 18, 20192 min read
Surprise Sighting and Snowy Tracks – Wildlife Hide
The Cairngorms is getting colder and at the wildlife hide the first of the snow arrived last week. The change in weather also means a...
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Speyside Wildlife
Nov 12, 20192 min read
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
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
Apr 15, 20192 min read
Spring in the Cairngorms
With only a few days of snow flurries, March into April has been reasonably mild in the Cairngorms, with daffodils making an early...
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Speyside Wildlife
Apr 9, 20192 min read
Has Spring arrived at the Wildlife Hide?
Is it Winter or Spring? The weather has indeed been changeable in the past few weeks, with what’s called the ‘lambing snow’ hitting the...
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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 5, 20192 min read
January in the Cairngorms
The first month of the new year is over and we look forward to the year ahead. Until the middle of January, the Cairngorms had...
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