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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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Ailie Brown
Aug 74 min read
A Walk Along the River Spey
At home in Speyside and Cairngorms, It’s an odd time of year for birding. The adults are hiding away, growing new feathers and taking....
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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
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 28, 20235 min read
Raptor Blog
Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) - One of our commonest raptors and often mistaken for the Golden Eagle, it has been dubbed the ‘Tourist’s...
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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 31, 20234 min read
Botany in Speyside (Part 2)
Hello everyone, it’s Harris here and we are back with part two of ‘Botany in Speyside’. Last time we looked at some of the rarest plants...
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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
Jul 3, 20234 min read
Botany in Speyside (Part 1)
Hi Everyone. For this post I’m going to talk about botany. The Cairngorms is well known for its birds and mammals. But equally as rare...
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Ailie Brown
Jun 28, 20232 min read
A Lunch with a View in the Cairngorms
As any good guide knows, when planning a day out, you don’t only think of the species you hope to see and where you think they might be....
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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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Harris Brooker
Jun 5, 20234 min read
Summer Visitors to the Cairngorms National Park
In this post I’ll be sharing with you our star attractions that appear seasonally in Speyside and the surrounding areas. Some you might...
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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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Harris Brooker
Aug 22, 20221 min read
The Last Days of Summer
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide this summer and there have been some exciting changes made to our hide...
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Harris Brooker
Aug 19, 20225 min read
Why Scottish Alpine Botany is the Best
Speyside Wildlife prides itself in showing our clients the best wildlife Scotland has to offer. So I thought I could give our readers an...
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Harris Brooker
Aug 8, 20222 min read
August is Here
At the Speyside Wildlife Evening Mammal Hide in the Cairngorms, the action has kept going. The Badgers have kept coming, even before I...
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oliverslessor
Aug 2, 20223 min read
A Stunning Scottish Summer Continues in the Scottish Highlands
Now is prime summertime in the Cairngorms and Scottish Highlands and our Guided Days Out throughout July have been fantastic. Most young...
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Ailie Brown
Jul 28, 20222 min read
August in Speyside
August is such a vibrant month for looking for wildlife. In the Cairngorms National Park, the variety of habitats means a variety of...
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