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December in the Cairngorms
As the year comes to an end, we look back at December in the Cairngorms. With the festive period being in many people minds, it is also...
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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 18, 20193 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Dec 11, 20194 min read
Tanzania April 2020 – Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater the Maasai Mara and more!
Northern Tanzania is exceptional – filled with Nature Reserves and National Parks it is simply one of the best wildlife viewing areas in...
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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 25, 20192 min read
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...
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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 29, 20192 min read
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...
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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 9, 20192 min read
British Columbia 2019 with Roy Atkins and Julian Sykes
Pod of Orcas (Julian Sykes) We set out into Johnstone Straight with high hopes that we might see Orca. The captain seemed pretty...
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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
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Sep 20, 20192 min read
Mice for Dinner at the Wildlife Hide
The nights are rapidly drawing in, the colours on the trees are turning and we have had some very mixed weather. The Wildlife Hide has...
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Speyside Wildlife
Aug 30, 20192 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Aug 29, 20195 min read
Botswana 2019 Memories with Jane Nickerson (Guest)
My long-awaited trip to Botswana provided me with a myriad of experiences which I had only dreamt of. This is not a diary or day by day...
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Speyside Wildlife
Aug 20, 20192 min read
Brave Pine Martens at the Wildlife Hide
With summer holiday’s continuing, the wildlife hide has been busy, with a noticeable difference to the daylight getting shorter. Even...
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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
Aug 8, 20191 min read
Yorkshire in Summer with Sally Nowell
Yellowhammer (Chris Piper) This was our first venture into Yorkshire in the summer and it did not disappoint! Our trip was packed with...
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