A dusk watch from a warm comfortable hide started with an introduction from John, the guide, and then Red Deer approached and started grazing the peanuts. As dark fell the Badgers appeared and up to 6 were within 10 feet of us for about 30 minutes. Unfortunately the star of te show declined showing up - but that's wildlife watching.... More

Evening visit to a hide on the Rothiemurcus Estate between Aviemore and Caingorm. In the middle of nowhere but extremely well designed hide capable of housing a dozen or so people. Deer, Badgers and a Pine Martin came to eat the peanuts scattered outside. Good viewing and photographic opportunities (no need for a long lens). Very capable guide who told... More

Maybe we were just a bit lucky but from the comfort of a nice warm hide and informed by a very knowledgeable guide, John, we got to see a family of Badgers and a Pine Marten. Tremendous. Oh, and a few red deer too. Couldn't have been better

Went on the evening visit to the hide hoping to see badgers, pine marten, deer, etc. Fortunate enough to see 3 badgers within about half an hour of arrival, but nothing else appeared. It was a long evening, not great weather wise, hence probably the lack of other animals. We were still glad we went on the trip, but equally... More

We pre-booked this excusion online before we arrived in Scotland, as I was desperate to have the chance of seeing Pine Martins. Sadly (and although we re-booked to try again a couple of nights later) we were unlucky. Although we saw very close views of female red deer - doing excellent impersonations of a dyson, hoovering up all the peanuts... More

We got so much out of her trips with speyside; we saw many kinds of wildlife and thought the guide - John Picton - was terrific.

Spent the evening with John in the cosy hide. We were worried that we might be unlucky and not see any animals. We need not have worried we saw 6 badgers and a male pine marten. Excellent result. John was a mine of information giving us plenty of information and answering our questions with patience. He was also very good... More

Not much is guaranteed when viewing wildlife, so I'd booked two consecutive evenings on 1st & 2nd of April to increase my chances of photographing pine marten. First evening was a full hide, and despite an 8.30pm to 11.30pm wait, no pine martens. Second evening, with an half full hide, a pine marten was in at 10.00pm feeding in full... More

This was a fantastic evening! The guide was extremely knowledgeable and was able to answer all of our questions. The hide was warm and comfortable but make sure you go to the toilet first and have a supply of sweets in your pocket to keep you going for the 3 hours. It was amazing to see badgers so close and... More