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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 4, 20192 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 8, 20192 min read
Extremadura with Darren Rees
Surprises! Ferruginous Duck (Michael Pearcey) My tour-leading year often starts, first of all, with Extremadura in spring and you might...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 1, 20193 min read
Action at the Wildlife Hide
Spring has fully sprung, with nights getting much lighter and milder, wildlife being active and plenty of action at our Wildlife Hide....
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Speyside Wildlife
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Costa Rica 2019 with Roy Atkins
Day One’s Magic Moment! “It was day one and we were rushing for a boat, with some way still to go, when Roger said, “that was a sloth!”...
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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 25, 20193 min read
Scotland’s Big 5 – Wildlife in the Cairngorms
There is no doubt that people visit Scotland for it’s wildlife. It is no African safari, but Scotland has its own unique ‘Big 5’ wildlife...
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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 6, 20193 min read
Is it Catalunya, Cataluñia or Catalonia?
Catalunya, Cataluñia or Catalonia? That’s the question! Can you place it on a map? It’s the north-east corner of Spain, or the Iberian...
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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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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 22, 20192 min read
Black Grouse Lekking – the Greatest Show!
Black Grouse, or Black Cock, with their distinctive red eyebrows, blue-black feathers and an impressive white tail that forms a fan when...
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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
Jan 7, 20192 min read
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Happy New Year! We hope that you all had a good time over the festive period and that the new year brings lots of new wildlife moments...
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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
Oct 1, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Sep 4, 20182 min read
August in the Cairngorms
With the summer coming to an end, the wild heather was at its peak and blooming a vibrant lilac purple that filled the ground throughout...
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