A great place to see wildlife is the Highland Wildlife Park. Located only 8 miles south of Aviemore, it is a great day out. If you prefer to explore the National Park yourself and see the wildlife up close or through binoculars, there are a number of local guides who will provide you with a guided service. Highland Wildlife & Birdwatch Safaris offer a range of options for small groups for either shared or exclusive guiding. Speyside wildlife also offer a range of guided days out both in the vicinity of Aviemore and further afield.
If you prefer to just head out yourself, the Cairngorms offer you an exciting day out with an abundance of wildlife and birdlife to see, from an early morning black grouse lek to Osprey diving for trout to the mischievous red squirrel in the pine forests.
Guided Activities
Why not have a tailor-made excursion by a local guide? Arc guiding offer mountain biking, walking, ski touring, wildlife guiding and winter skills training.
Guided Wildlife watching…
Local Wildlife Tour Operator, Speyside Wildlife has over 30 years of experience in organising wildlife-watching day trips, tours and holidays in the UK and Overseas. They cater for a wide variety of wildlife watchers, from the dedicated wildlife enthusiasts to those who simply wish to include some wildlife-watching as part of their holiday. During your stay with them, you may wish to include one of their wildlife experiences within your holiday.
Evening Mammal Watching
Join one of Speyside Wildlife’s friendly, expert guides for an amazing evening’s wildlife watching experience in the Cairngorms. You’ll have the chance of viewing Pine Marten and Badger from the comfort of our spacious and warm hide near Aviemore, on the edge of Inshriach Forest. These wonderful animals come within a few feet of the large picture windows, providing great photo opportunities and views at close quarters. Though the animals are wild, years of understanding their nocturnal habits has ensured incredibly reliable sightings. This fully guided dusk-time watch is the perfect way to spend an evening with a difference and can be booked online.
Guided Wildlife Watching
If you’d like a full day or more of wildlife watching in the Highlands, Speyside Wildlife can help. In such a vast area, where the special wildlife is thinly spread and elusive, you’ll benefit from their unbeatable local knowledge to find the species you most want to see. Your guide will judge the weather, know the terrain and all transport is provided. Whether you want to see Golden Eagle, Harbour Seal, Red Squirrel, Ptarmigan, Bottlenose Dolphins, Crested Tit, Minke Whales, Otters or our more elusive species, we can tailor-make an itinerary to suit your wishes. Full itineraries can be viewed on their website.It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
The Ryvoan bothy is a great place to spend the night in the wilderness and see an early morning black grouse Lek.
