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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...
David Hull
Dec 4, 20233 min read
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Owls in Speyside, Scotland
In this blog post we’ll talk about the four most regular owl species found in Speyside and in most of Britain. Because most of these are...
Harris Brooker
Oct 23, 20234 min read
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September's Unexpected Twist
The action has kept going at our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide - but there’s been some unexpected twists lately. Towards the end of...
Harris Brooker
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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Starry Nights
As the nights are beginning to draw in the forest floor has become carpeted with fallen curled orange leaves. The clan are beginning to...
Eve Love
Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Spring Signs at the Wildlife Hide
The wildlife around our wildlife hide has spring in their steps and activity levels are beginning to increase. As the last of the birds...
Speyside Wildlife
Mar 8, 20212 min read
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February in the Cairngorms
February in the Cairngorms has been a month of extreme lows and highs. We have had lows of -19c on the northern side of the National...
Speyside Wildlife
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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Close Encounters at the Wildlife Hide
We have been starting the hide earlier now that we are in the darkest month. With the first low-level snow, the wildlife sightings are...
Speyside Wildlife
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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Hide and Seek at the Wildlife Hide
Dark nights are upon us and as the Autumn turns to Winter the feeding and movement of the mammals will begin to change. The wildlife hide...
Speyside Wildlife
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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Autumn Activity and News from the Wildlife Hide
The nights are getting darker and there is a cool nip in the air, leaves are scattering on the ground and signs of autumn are all around....
Speyside Wildlife
Oct 12, 20202 min read
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Change in Season at the Wildlife Hide
We are heading into the Autumn months now at the wildlife hide. Nights are cooling and the outside lighting is becoming essential as we...
Speyside Wildlife
Sep 28, 20202 min read
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Grooming and Fights at the Wildlife Hide
The past few weeks have enjoyed welcoming so many visitors to our new wildlife hide facility. The summer holidays are over, but the...
Speyside Wildlife
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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Feeding Young at the Wildlife Hide
As June comes to an end, we update on the activity at the wildlife hide over the past couple of weeks. With the longest day falling last...
Speyside Wildlife
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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Badger Cubs at the Wildlife Hide
With the warmer weather and light nights, we look at the activity at the wildlife hide over the past couple of weeks. It’s not always...
Speyside Wildlife
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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Diary of a Wildlife Hide – 2019
To conclude this year’s Wildlife Watching Hide, let’s look back at 2019. If you have been following our weekly blogs, you will know all...
Speyside Wildlife
Dec 18, 20193 min read
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Coping with the cold at the Wildlife Hide
With November quickly coming to an end the mammal’s activity levels are more noticeable and so are the temperatures. The week started...
Speyside Wildlife
Nov 25, 20192 min read
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Wildlife Hide Antics
The last official week of the summer season, with the wildlife hide still being visited as the schools go on holiday. Quite a few windy...
Speyside Wildlife
Oct 29, 20192 min read
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Impatient Pine Marten at the Hide
The leaves are beginning to fall from the tees and bushes, making it easier to see any animals approaching the hide. This past week the...
Speyside Wildlife
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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Leaping Pine Martens at the Wildlife Hide
The evening wildlife hide has been very busy with animals, including the usual Wood Mice, Bats and Owls flying by. Summer is coming to an...
Speyside Wildlife
Aug 30, 20192 min read
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Stormy Nights and Interesting Behaviour
We are now in the height of the summer holidays and the wildlife hide has been full of interesting behaviours and some stormy nights....
Speyside Wildlife
Aug 5, 20192 min read
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Continued Watching at our Wildlife Hide…
After the news about our wildlife hide, we were determined not to let this affect the wildlife. Baiting has been continued and we have...
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 4, 20192 min read
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