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Summer Showdown at the Hide
The Wildlife Hide has had a busy season this year with the nights now drawing in and Autumn coming to an end. We have had visitors from...
Speyside Wildlife
Oct 15, 20182 min read
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September in the Cairngorms
Although Summer is at an end, some days have had warmth in the air with a mix of light showers and sunny spells. Autumn colours began to...
Speyside Wildlife
Oct 1, 20182 min read
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All Grown-up!
The days are drawing in here in the heart of Speyside and change is clearly afoot. The bright purple on the surrounding hills is ageing...
Speyside Wildlife
Sep 10, 20182 min read
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What do Badgers look like?
Here in the Highlands of Scotland we are blessed with an abundance of rich wildlife, sometimes literally on our doorstep! While Badgers...
Speyside Wildlife
Aug 1, 20183 min read
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A Scottish Summer Continues
As England experienced a heat wave, here in the Cairngorms we welcomed a breeze to our warm air and rain drops to our dry gardens and...
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 30, 20182 min read
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Nights that barely see complete darkness…
As nights that barely see complete darkness, very slowly begin to take on an earlier hue of dusky grey and July edges further away from...
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 25, 20183 min read
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What is a Pine Marten?
Here in the beautiful Scottish Highlands we are blessed to have in our midst some of the most beautiful and endangered species in the UK....
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 24, 20185 min read
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June in the Cairngorms
It has been the “fourth hottest June ever experienced in Scotland. (BBC NEWS)” with temperate of thirty-two degrees on the last week on...
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 11, 20182 min read
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Pine Marten Fun
Pine Martens aren’t always predictable as to when and where they might be seen. On occasions away from the hide I have seen them as I...
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 9, 20182 min read
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The Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel (Judith Nott) The Red Squirrel – possibly one of the most iconic species of the Highlands of Scotland – is much loved by...
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 6, 20183 min read
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Scotland or the Mediterranean?
For over a month now the weather has been dry and sunny with last week recording the hottest temperatures of thirty-two degrees. With...
Speyside Wildlife
Jul 2, 20182 min read
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Midsummer Fun at the Hide
The Summer Solstice, or Midsummer is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky of the year and known as the longest day. Here in...
Speyside Wildlife
Jun 25, 20182 min read
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Summer Nights at the Hide
With the lighter evenings, every night at the hide is different as to what and when things will make an appearance. The Badgers are...
Speyside Wildlife
Jun 19, 20182 min read
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May in the Cairngorms
Summer has finally arrived in the Cairngorms after what has been a long and cold Winter/Spring. With temperate of around twenty five...
Speyside Wildlife
Jun 13, 20182 min read
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Late Nights and Kit Delight
An interesting time all round at the wildlife hide the past couple of weeks. With very light, warm evenings and darkness falling around...
Speyside Wildlife
Jun 12, 20182 min read
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Speyside 24/7 2018 Trip Report
“What a great week we had, full of surprises. After spending one evening visiting our Evening Mammal Hide, where we saw Badgers and two...
Speyside Wildlife
Jun 11, 20182 min read
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Light, Cameras, Action!
The sun has been shining this May, giving us plenty of chances to explore the Cairngorms and what it has to offer. With sunshine and dry...
Speyside Wildlife
May 28, 20182 min read
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Love is in the Air….
Whether you were inclined to be glued to the TV this past weekend or whether you had a pressing engagement to empty your septic tank it...
Speyside Wildlife
May 21, 20182 min read
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Who’s Watching..?
The temperate is finally getting warmer, the weather has brightened up for the Mayday weekend and the Wildlife Hide is getting busier....
Speyside Wildlife
May 7, 20182 min read
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I Spy…At The Hide
The last week of April, the birds are singing, and wildlife is becoming more active. As you walk through open woodland you begin to see...
Speyside Wildlife
Apr 30, 20182 min read
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