Speyside Wildlife
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 30, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 25, 20183 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 24, 20185 min read
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....
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 11, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 9, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 6, 20183 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jul 2, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jun 25, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jun 19, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jun 15, 20184 min read
Can Capercaillie fly? and other Myths!
Here in the Cairngorms National Park and specifically in Speyside, we are proud and privileged to have one of the UK’s most charismatic...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jun 13, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jun 12, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
Jun 11, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 28, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 26, 20182 min read
Trinidad and Tobago 2018 Trip Report
Asa Wright Centre (Roy Atkins) “Standing on the Asa Wright veranda with coffee in hand as you watch hummingbirds, honeycreepers,...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 23, 20181 min read
Extremadura 2018 Trip Report
“It’s always a pleasure to be in Extremadura in the springtime and this year’s holiday was another delight – despite a couple of damp...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 21, 20182 min read
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...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 15, 20182 min read
And the Mammal Winners are…….
In a week that has seen the TV BAFTA winners come and go with the usual high drama, our eyes have instead been fixed on the mammals,...
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Speyside Wildlife
May 8, 20183 min read
Students Major Success for Wildlife Identification Qualification
Students on Speyside Wildlife’s year-long course are basking in the knowledge that all their hard work has paid off and they can now...
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